Hawaiʻi Police Department has continued enforcement of the Governor’s and the Mayor’s orders to stay home unless going out for essential service, and to not gather in groups. The enforcement efforts have been primarily in cases of non-compliance after verbal warnings or when in conjunction with unrelated calls for service.
During the ninth week spanning (May 20-26, 2020), specific to the offense of “Prohibited Acts” (Emergency Management), Hawaiʻi Police Department officers arrested two persons, and cited three persons, (total of 5 violations), broken down by district as follows:
- Puna District: 1 person arrested, 1 person cited
- Kona District: 1 person arrested
- South Kohala District: 1 person cited
- Kaʻū District: 1 person cited
None of the past week’s statistics involved visitors violating the 14-day travel self-quarantine.
During this past week: Other unrelated criminal offenses, which prompted the police response and subsequent arrest of the suspects, involved Unauthorized Control of Propelled Vehicle (UCPV) and an outstanding Bench Warrant. Some of the behavior exhibited by violators to whom citations were issued consisted of disregarding repeated warning by police, and loitering/consuming alcohol in a closed park.
The Hawaii Police Department’s ninth week combined total enforcement stands at 352 individual offenses (100 arrests, 240 citations issued, and 12 additional cases).