LIHUE — Several jurors arrived ready to begin the trial of a former Department of Land and Natural Resources officer charged with 30 counts of sexual assault Monday morning, but were surprised when clerks told them it had been rescheduled.
LIHUE — Several jurors arrived ready to begin the trial of a former Department of Land and Natural Resources officer charged with 30 counts of sexual assault Monday morning, but were surprised when clerks told them it had been rescheduled.
“I took off from work,” said one man as he walked away. “I wasted a day.”
At least five jurors were observed walking near courtroom six where the trial for Tarey William Kahana Low, 54, a Kapaa man who allegedly sexually assaulted a female minor from June 29, 2007 through Feb. 14, 2014, was supposed to take place.
It is the jurors’ responsibility to call in on Friday to check if the trial is still scheduled to begin the following Monday, said Alton Amimoto, deputy chief court administrator. The court does not mail out notices, he said.
A sign notifying the jurors of the cancellation was posted near the entrance of the courthouse Monday morning.
Low is charged with 26 counts of sexual assault in the first degree, which is a class A felony, and four counts of sexual assault in the third degree.
His trial date was rescheduled to April 25, per a stipulation filed by both parties on Nov. 12, the Thursday before his trial was set to start.
Low is a former branch chief for the state’s DLNR Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement. He started as a DNLR Enforcement Officer on April 2, 1990.
He became the Kauai district manager in November 2001 and retired on June 1, 2009.
Low served with KPD during the 1980s.
