A former Pearl City man was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Wednesday to 29 years and 10 months in prison for producing images of a minor boy engaged in sexually explicit conduct and making the images available on the Internet.

U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson also ordered that Ray K. Yokoyama, 54, register as a sex offender and undergo a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term.

Watson said Yokoyama was previously convicted of impersonating a law enforcement officer and failed to accept responsibility for his conduct.

Yokoyama has been detained at the Federal Detention Center since his arrest Jan. 18, 2013.

U.S. Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni said that according to information in court, Yokoyama produced child pornography using a minor on two occasions in 2009, distributed child pornography over an Internet file-sharing network in July 2012 and possessed child pornography in January 2013.

According to an FBI affidavit filed in 2013, the investigation was started after an undercover agent in Dallas downloaded child pornography from a computer in Hawaii.

Agents traced the computer to Yokoyama’s home in Pearl City, and executed a search warrant for the residence. Agents recovered computer storage media, including a disk that contained images of a minor boy engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

In court proceedings, Yokoyama admitted taking pictures of a minor boy engaged in sexually explicit conduct. According to information provided in court, the boy was approximately 9 at the time.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Divers assist pair near falls

Hawaii island firefighters rescued a couple injured Thursday afternoon below the falls near Piihonua Bridge in Hilo.

Two rescue divers were deployed to a pond at about 2:10 p.m. from the Fire Department helicopter and helped the man and woman into a net. The two were transferred to an ambulance, treated and transported to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition.

Deals offered for Lanai party

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development has announced a special travel package for Maui residents to attend the upcoming 5th Friday Town Party in Lanai City on July 31.

The office has teamed up with Expeditions Ferry and the Lanai Chamber of Commerce to provide transportation between Maui and Lanai, including a special late-night ferry that departs Manele Harbor at 9:30 p.m. Expeditions’ last ferry to Maui on a regular day is at 6:45 p.m.

The 5th Friday Lanai Package includes a round-trip ferry ride between Lahaina Harbor and Manele Harbor, round-trip ground transportation between Manele Harbor and Lanai City, and an event passport. Visitors may collect passport stamps from participating businesses to enter a free prize drawing.

Residents and visitors may choose to leave Lahaina on the Expeditions ferry at 9:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m. or 3:15 p.m.; however, the return departure from Manele Harbor is limited to 9:30 p.m. only.

The cost for the package is $60 per adult and $50 per child, and the trip can be booked online at goo.gl/i1S2RP