Hawai‘i Island police arrested two individuals following the execution of a search warrant in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision.
Yesterday morning, officials executed a search warrant at a 29th Avenue residence. The primary target, 20-year-old Noa A.K. Lolohea, had left prior to police arrival, however officers arrested 28-year-old Kennedy Miyasato of Hilo, an acquaintance of Lolohea, for first-degree hindering prosecution.
Lolohea was being sought in connection with a Sept. 17 incident in which he allegedly threatened a 38-year-old man with a firearm and discharged the weapon multiple times. No injuries were reported.
Police later located Lolohea in Kea‘au, where he was arrested without incident on the following outstanding warrants:
• First-degree reckless endangering
• First-degree terroristic threatening
• Ownership or possession prohibited (firearm)
• Place to keep: pistols or revolvers
• Carrying or possessing a loaded firearm on public highways
• Driving without a valid driver’s license
• Fourth-degree theft
• Habitual property crime
• Failure to appear
Both Lolohea and Miyasato remain in custody as the investigation continues.
