Police seek man wanted on outstanding warrant

The Hawaii Police Department Area II Criminal Investigations Section is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Jake Branch.

Branch is wanted for an outstanding warrant of arrest, according to police. He is described as being 6 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 285 pounds, and is known to frequent the Kona, North and South Kohala, and Ka’u districts.

Anyone with information on Branch’s whereabouts should contact the department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311 or Detective Kayla Makino-Kahuli of the Area II Criminal Investigations Section at (808) 326-4646, ext. 277.