MEDIA RELEASE

Albert Manners

Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old man wanted on three warrants.

Albert Aukai Manners is wanted on a $15,000 contempt of court warrant for failing to appear in court for a hearing on eight criminal charges, including driving under the influence and assaulting a police officer. He is also wanted on no-bail warrants for violating terms of release on bail in an assault case and a domestic abuse case.

He is described as 5-foot-8, 155 pounds with brown eyes and short black hair. He has numerous tattoos on his neck and chest. His address is unknown.

Police ask that anyone with information on his whereabouts contact Lieutenant Gregory Esteban at 961-2252 or gesteban@co.hawaii.hi.us. Citizens may also call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

UPDATED (9:13 AM on 1/12/2015)

Albert Aukai Manners

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 29-year-old Albert Aukai Manners, who has been wanted for more than two years.

With the assistance of deputies from the Department of Public Safety’s Sheriff Division, police arrested Manners at 12:22 p.m. Thursday (January 8) at a home in the Ainaloa subdivision in Puna.

He was taken to the Hilo police cellblock, where was charged with first-degree bail jumping and four counts of contempt of court. He is being held without bail until his initial court appearance scheduled for Friday (January 9).

Manners was featured on “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” in November 2012.