Puna pair wanted for robbery, warrants
Puna pair wanted for robbery, warrants
Hawaii Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 31-year-old Puna man and a 25-year-old Puna woman, both wanted for outstanding arrest warrants in addition to questioning in an unrelated robbery investigation being conducted by detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigation Section.
Early Wednesday morning, a victim reported his vehicle, a 2011 Toyota Tacoma bearing Hawaii license plates HMF-880, being stolen. During the incident, one of the suspects was reported to have brandished a machete. The victim was forced out of his vehicle on Ahuna Street in Hilo prior to the responsible parties leaving the area in his truck.
Leroy Daniel Kekaula Castro III is described as 5-feet 7-inches, 150 pounds with brown eyes and short black hair. He is known to frequent the Hilo and Puna areas.
Kandace Kehaulani Iaukea is described as 5-feet 7-inches, 155 pounds, brown eyes and black hair with a star-type tattoo on the back of both hands and tattoos to both forearms. She is known to frequent the Hilo and Puna areas also.
The public is advised not to approach either Castro or Iaukea who police consider to be armed and dangerous.
Police ask anyone with information on their whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Detective Aaron Carvalho at 961-2272 or aaron.carvalho@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those 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.
36 nabbed for DUI
During the week of Sept. 4-10, Hawaii Island police arrested 36 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Four of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 800 DUI arrests compared with 741 during the same period last year, an increase of 8 percent.
There have been 909 major accidents so far this year compared with 977 during the same period last year, a decrease of 7 percent.
To date, there were 24 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 26 fatalities, compared with 17 fatal crashes (three of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 20 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 41.2 percent of fatal crashes and 30 percent of fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.
Unemployment falls to 10-year low
Hawaii’s jobless rate fell to a 10-year low of 2.6 percent last month.
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Thursday the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point from July. The rate was last this low in April 2007.
Department Director Linda Chu Takayama says a 2.6 percent jobless rate means Hawaii is essentially at full employment. That’s when nearly everyone who wants a job has one. The jobless rate under full employment reflects mostly a temporary churn of job losses and gains.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in August.
The state says the construction industry and temporary worker sector added jobs. Jobs declined in transportation, utilities and retail.
By West Hawaii Today staff and wire sources