Two Laumaka Work Furlough Center inmates were reported missing from a 1:45 a.m. headcount Saturday morning, the Department of Public Safety said.
Inmates George Goings and Michael Salas were both community custody inmates in the work furlough program. Community custody is the lowest classification status, the department said.
Goings, 43, was serving time for various drug charges and possession of a prohibited firearm. His next parole consideration hearing is scheduled for September.
Goings is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 207 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Salas, 26, was serving time for second-degree robbery. His next parole consideration hearing is also scheduled for September.
Salas is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
17 rescued in large south swell
A large south swell kept lifeguards busy on Sunday with 17 rescues and nearly 600 preventive actions along Oahu’s south shore.
The swell, forecast to produce waves 6 to 8 feet in height, was expected to build overnight Sunday and gradually diminish through Monday.
Ocean Safety officials are advising the public to know the risks before entering the water and to not test their capabilities.
In an unrelated incident, a shark sighting prompted Ocean Safety to post warning signs at Pokai Bay.
The shark, estimated at 6 to 8 feet in length, was spotted about 70 yards offshore, according to Ocean Safety.
Woman charged in assault case
A 28-year-old woman was charged with assaulting a police officer with a picket sign during a protest Saturday in Waikiki.
Police said the McCully woman took a sign from a picketer fronting a Waikiki hotel and struck the officer in the face with it when he attempted to retrieve the sign about 7 a.m.
The officer sustained minor injuries.
Police arrested Jessica Barrett about 45 minutes later near the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel on Kalakaua Avenue near Kapahulu Avenue for investigation of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer.
She was charged Saturday afternoon with misdemeanor second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and was released after posting $250 bail.
Police said the woman was not part of the protest. Police and a hotel worker did not have information on what the protest was about.
