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A 24-year-old Kailua-Kona woman and a 26-year-old California man were arrested for drug offenses Monday (April 12). Following a traffic stop at 10 a.m. on Route 190 near the Waikoloa junction, investigators from the Area II Vice Section served a search warrant on the sedan the pair occupied. Police recovered 11 grams of crystal methamphetamine […]

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Hawai’i Police Department officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old California man with methamphetamine trafficking on Monday (September 15). Kauiokuualoha Hirakawa of La Mesa, California, was arrested after Hilo vice officers served a search warrant at his hotel room on Banyan Drive and recovered four ounces of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice.” The drugs have a wholesale […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As the Lingle-Aiona Administration has moved aggressively to protect residents, employers and businesses from the harmful effects of drug abuse, there is evidence meth is becoming less of a menace across the state, Lt. Gov. James Aiona said. “The number of meth labs fell from 17 in 2005 to zero last year, due […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai’i Police Department accepted $112,718 in federal grant money on Friday (June 5) to target drug trafficking organizations on the island of Hawai’i, especially those that traffic in “ice.” The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas grant for calendar years 2009 and 2010 is from the Office of National Drug Control Policy out […]

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