Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating two men wanted for questioning in connection with an “incident” Wednesday fronting a Hilo business.
On Thursday, a 20-year-old man reported to police that shortly before midnight on Wednesday he was contacted outside a restaurant on Kamehameha Avenue by one man known to him and subsequently entered a vehicle that stopped in front of the restaurant. Once inside, the 20-year-old was reportedly restrained by another man and then assaulted by both men, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
The 20-year-old managed to escape from the vehicle, which was last seen leaving the parking lot onto Kamehameha Avenue, according to police.
Police have identified the driver as Waylen Keone Carenio Jr., a 21-year-old who was last known to reside in Waimea. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds with a medium build, fair complexion, short brown hair and brown eyes. Carenio has multiple tattoos including both arms tattooed from the shoulder to the wrist, “KEONE” on his abdomen, and “FBI” in cursive on his lower back.
He was last seen operating a light-colored, four-door sedan that may be an import. The license plate number is unknown.
The second man was identified as Turner Kaimana Au, 24, of Hilo. Au is described as part Hawaiian, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with green eyes and short brown hair that is sometimes dyed blond, according to police. He may also wear a mustache and goatee.
Au also has several tattoos, including a scantily clad woman on his back, “Harley Jane” on his left chest, intertwined black strands and a skull on his right forearm and Polynesian designs on his left forearm, according to police.
Police warned that the men may be armed and therefore should not be approached. Anyone who sees them should call the 911 or the department’s nonemergency line.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident should call Detective Robert Almeida at 961-2386 or the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.