Police are searching for a Puna man who is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on Halloween. ADVERTISING Police are searching for a Puna man who is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on Halloween. At
Police are searching for a Puna man who is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on Halloween.
At 11:30 p.m. Saturday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of an unconscious man in a parking lot on the 100 block of Hema Street. Witnesses reported that the victim had been involved in an affray with another man and that the other man had left the area.
The victim, a 49-year-old Hilo man, was taken to Hilo Medical Center with a head injury and later transferred to The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu, where he remains in critical condition, police said.
Police want to question 31-year-old Kallen Imade, whose last known address was in Mountain View. He is described as 5-foot-6, 155 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Grant Todd at 961-2385 or grant.todd@hawaiicounty.gov.
People who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
