Kona man faces assault, imprisonment charges Kona man faces assault, imprisonment charges ADVERTISING A 43-year-old Kailua-Kona resident is multiple charges stemming from a reported incident earlier this year in South Kona. Robert Kanuela Tanoai, also known as “Boomer,” turned himself
Kona man faces assault, imprisonment charges
A 43-year-old Kailua-Kona resident is multiple charges stemming from a reported incident earlier this year in South Kona.
Robert Kanuela Tanoai, also known as “Boomer,” turned himself in about 7:10 a.m. Tuesday at the Kona police station, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Tanoai was wanted by police on warrants for assault and other offenses.
The warrants stem from Feb. 4 when police received a report of a possible domestic incident in the Kealakekua Ranch Center’s parking lot. En route, officers learned a vehicle carrying the man and woman involved in the incident had left.
While searching for the vehicle, officers responded to a report of a woman at the Honaunau Post Office who told police she had been assaulted. Further investigation revealed the assault was connected to the original call, reporting the possible domestic incident. Police also determined the victim had been held against her will, threatened and assaulted, according to police.
Tanoai was charged Tuesday with unlawful imprisonment, terroristic threatening and two counts assault, according to police. He is being held on $100,000 bail pending an initial court appearance slated for today.
Matson lowers
fuel surcharge
Matson Navigation Co. is decreasing its fuel surcharge effective Sunday.
Matson will lower the fuel surcharge by 3.5 percentage points, according to a prepared statement released Monday.
Citing declines in bunker fuel prices, the company is reducing the charge from 45.5 percent to 42 percent for Hawaii service. The charge will drop to 38.5 percent for service in Guam, Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands.
For most Hawaii customers the decrease represents a reduction of shipping costs ranging from $80 to $140 per container, according to the company.
Matson last adjusted in February its Hawaii service fuel surcharge with an increase of 5 percentage points. That increase followed three consecutive decreases in 2011, according to the company.
Police arrest 17
for suspected DUI
Police arrested 17 drivers for suspected drunken driving between June 4 and Sunday; five were involved in traffic accidents and one was younger than 21.
Police have made 630 suspected DUI arrests this year compared with 648 during the same period in 2011, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Kona officers arrested 10 motorists while South Hilo and Puna officers arrested three in each district. South Kohala officers arrested one motorist.
There have been 657 major accidents this year compared with 613 during the same period last year.
To date, there have been 14 traffic fatalities on Big Island public roadways, compared with 11 fatalities during the same period in 2011, according to police. To date, four of those fatalities were related to drugs and one to alcohol.
Alaska adds Anchorage-Kona nonstop flight
Alaska Airlines is adding a new weekly service between Anchorage, Alaska, and Kona, beginning Nov. 10.
The nonstop service runs through April 7.
“Our loyal customers have been asking for Kona flights for years and we’re delighted to expand our Aloha service to give Alaskans convenient, nonstop access to another great Hawaiian Island,” said Marilyn Romano, Alaska Airlines’ regional vice president for Alaska. “Our customers will be able to enjoy Alaska Airlines’ unique brand of service to and from Kona while earning 2,876 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles each way.”
The flights leave Anchorage at 1:15 p.m. and arrive in Kona at 7 p.m., local time. Return flights leave at 10 a.m., landing in Anchorage at 5:35 p.m., local time.
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