Police presence in Kaloli Point area

[hawaiideborah]

Anyone know what was happening today around 5 pm on Lemiwai (F) near corner of Beach?
10 police vehicles !
Crime scene tape and a man in restraints!
How can we find out what happened?
Thanks.

[opihikao]

On the news tonight (I think HawaiiNewsNow/K5 or KGMB) someone was shot to death, suspect was on the loose for a few hours, and now in police custody.

Waiting for the official statement from HCPD.

[taropatch]

I guess the shooting took place at Nanawale, but the suspect was apprehended at Kaloli.

http://www.hawaiipolice.com/nanawale-shooting-05-20-13

[hawaiideborah]

Thanks for helping find out.
It was pretty disturbing to see all the police and crime scene tape.

[opihikao]

More on this story:

http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/another-...index.html

NANAWALE ESTATES, Hawaii —Hawaii County police officers are trying to piece together what led to the killing of a Big Island man Monday afternoon.

Police ended up with a pair of crime scenes after they were called to a home in Nanawale Estates, located on the southeastern side of the island.

After receiving an initial report of a shooting, officers arrived at the home and found a man inside, dead from gunshot wounds.

After finding the man's body, police began a search for the suspect. That search took them to Hawaiian Paradise Park, where just a short time later they had a man in custody.

"Apparently, the subject was an acquaintance of a resident here. Information police developed brought us to this location," said Lt. Gregory Esteban, with Hawaii Co. Police Department.

Esteban added that the suspect was arrested without incident and is now behind bars. He reportedly lives in Nanawale Estates as well.

Nanawale Estates is a small community on the Big Island, but it has been frequently in the news. Even though there are only about 1,400 people who live there, it's a place where several serious crimes have happened in just the past few years.

Those crimes include a major meth lab bust and other murders.

In the latest Big island case, the suspect hasn't been charged yet, but police expect to file murder charges in the slaying.



Personally, I'm getting totally disgusted with these ongoing murders, and all criminal acts in Puna. For those who chant, "leave Puna alone, we want it to stay the same, etc.", NO thank you.

I wish it was the same when I was a keiki, when you didn't have to roll your windows up and lock your doors driving through Pahoa town where they piss and puke on the sidewalks! Leave Puna the way it is, and we'll get more and more of this kind of behavior. Where did the old values go? Where did we go so wrong in Puna? (Rhetoric, obviously) What is the value of a life nowadays? Unbelievable.

Sickened by all of this. (Apologies for the rant. Really getting frustrated with ALL this going on in Puna.) God help us all.[!]JMO.

[nana valley]

No apologies; I think you said it well. I live in Nanawale. So sad to hear of this-- the second murder in 5 months. Very sad.

He who hoots with owls at night cannot soar with the eagles in the morning.

[nanawaledeej]

I also find this quite disturbing as a new resident of the Nanawale community. Though we will not actually be living there full time until next week, add this crime to our breakin last week, and loss of appliances as well as the ripping off of our lawn mower last month. Lets just say we feel rather vunerable to it all and wonder if our life dream of retirement to the Puna area is the right one to make. Am anxious to hear from you all that these fears seem greater than they are and Puna really is the right place to be.

Mahalo DJ

[riverwolf]

My wife and I live in Nanawale (back area) and we love it. We feel safe.Sorry to hear what happened. We have never experienced anything scary here.
It's a great community and very pretty ( once you get past the side by side houses near the front). If you are into birds it's a bird paradise.

riverwolf

[nanawaledeej]

TY again fir the positive affermation Riverwolf, hope we cross paths someday diwn at the bottom of the hill.
DJ