32-year-old Kukaua Keli’iho’oluhi Kaupe Bright was charged in connection to a July 9 robbery involving Hawaii County employees in downtown Hilo.
Bright, whose bail was set at $12,100.00 was charged with the following offenses:
- First-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle
- Third-degree assault
- Fourth-degree theft
- Unauthorized possession of personal confidential information
Bright will make his initial Hilo District Court appearance today.
On July 9, HPD officers responded to Ponahawai Street after two men reported they had been assaulted while conducting a drone survey for the County of Hawaiʻi when several angry men began walking towards them.
While the victims began loading their equipment into their vehicle in an attempt to leave, the men stopped them and questioned what they were doing in the area.
After the victims informed them of who they were, two of the men began assaulting the victims who received injuries to their faces, with one victim sustaining a chipped tooth. One of the suspects reached into the vehicle and took a driver’s license and drone pilot license belonging to one of the victims.
Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident to call Detective Jeremy Kubojiri of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2378, or via email at jeremy.kubojiri@hawaiicounty.gov
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