Trial set for late September in Kailua arson

The 25-year-old Kapolei man charged with setting fire to an Enchanted Lake home in May over an unpaid bill will go on trial in late September.

Ozane Alexander Mosley Jr. entered a plea of not guilty Monday morning at his Circuit Court arraignment. His trial on a first-degree arson charge was set for the week of Sept. 30. He is being held at Oahu Community Correctional Center in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Mosley was identified following the May 17 fire by tissue, blood and human skin left at the Kupau Street home. Vapors from the liquid allegedly used by the suspect to spread the blaze caused an explosion when the liquid was lit on fire, police said.

Mosley was treated for burns the night of the fire but told police the burns were from a cigarette he had lighted while refueling his girlfriend’s car.

API Corp, a real estate company that owns the home, said there was a dispute with the contractor, Hono­­lulu Home Improvement, which is run by the suspect’s family, a police statement said. The real estate company had withheld final payment of $2,500 because it believed remodeling work was substandard and needed to be corrected.

The DNA profile obtained from the samples matched those of the suspect, whose information was on file because he is a convicted offender, police said.