LIHU‘E — The Garden Island’s weekly Most Wanted column is a victim of its own success, as the collaboration with the newspaper and Kaua‘i Police Department with tips from members of the public has substantially lessened the number of KPD
LIHU‘E — The Garden Island’s weekly Most Wanted column is a victim of its own success, as the collaboration with the newspaper and Kaua‘i Police Department with tips from members of the public has substantially lessened the number of KPD active warrants for arrest.
As a result of around 60 percent of those pictured in the Most Wanted column being arrested and the 20 names of those wanted on other warrants being so successful, KPD and newspaper leaders have agreed to scale back the weekly feature to once a month.
The partnership has helped take criminals off the streets, a county press release states.
The program began in July 2009, and of the 207 individuals pictured in the weekly Most Wanted feature, 125 were either captured (oftentimes as a result of citizen tips on the wanted people’s whereabouts) or turned themselves in.
A weekly listing of 20 subjects with outstanding bench warrants has also produced great results, the release states.
“I would like to extend a big mahalo to The Garden Island and the public for their assistance and support of the Kaua‘i’s Most Wanted program, and I encourage the community to continue to provide information on wanted individuals,” said KPD Chief Darryl Perry.
With the high number of warrants served over the last year and the filing of non-serviced warrants due to subjects leaving the island and moving to the Mainland or other locales, KPD’s active warrant list has been reduced significantly.
So, the Most Wanted article will now run monthly rather than weekly.
“Collaboration is what it’s all about,” said Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. “Mahalo to both KPD and The Garden Island for creating this partnership that is obviously benefiting our community in a big way.”
Currently, the majority of KPD’s active bench warrants are for contempt of court charges, which were handed down for a number of reasons, including failure to appear at scheduled court hearings and/or failure to comply with court-ordered terms.
It is not uncommon for an individual to have multiple bench warrants for contempt of court simply because he or she did not show up at a hearing or continually violated terms of a court order.
As new warrants are handed down by the courts, they will be reviewed for possible placement in the Most Wanted article.
See the latest 20 names of those wanted on bench warrants above.
The following people are wanted by the Kaua‘i Police Departmenton various arrest warrants. For more information, or to offerinformation or to verify whether the following people are stillwanted, call KPD dispatch at 241-1711.
• Sherilee P. Kapahu, 43, of Makaweli
• Tali F. Katoa, 49, of Kapa‘a
• Janeene Kauhola, 48, of Lihu‘e
• Brandi Kaui, 20, of Kapa‘a
• Marlene Kaui, 44, of Anahola
• Randall Kaui, 45, of Anahola
• Wally Kawahalau, 45, of Kekaha
• Juanita Kawamoto-Brown, 50, of Honolulu
• Kimberly Keane, 32, of Lihu‘e
• Gail Kerley, 58, of Waipouli
• Barbara King, 67, of Kapa‘a
• Christopher L. Kinnemore, 34, of Koloa
• Kourtenie L. Kinney, 19, of Koloa
• Kevin M. Kirchell, 46, of Lihu‘e
• Elden Kirifi, 43, of Lihu‘e
• Glenn J. Kirste, 45, of Kapa‘a
• Ora Klattenhoff, 40, of Kapa‘a
• Mark A. Kleinedler, 31, of Braselton, Ga.
• Gregory I. Kline, 28, of Hanalei
• Rustam K. Klutke, 44, of Kapa‘a
