A 34-year-old Honolulu woman is to appear in Honolulu District Court in May after she was charged with beating up a 67-year-old man at a downtown park.
Crina Holt of downtown Honolulu was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, police said Wednesday. Her bail is $1,000.
The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. April 21 at Kamalii Park behind the fire station at Fort Street Mall and South Beretania Street.
The victim told police he was walking home when he stopped at Kamalii Park, where an umbrella-carrying woman and a man approached him. The woman demanded his wallet and jewelry and poked him in the face with the umbrella, injuring his eye, and when the victim refused to give up his belongings, the woman punched him in his face several times until he fell against a wall, according to police. The two suspects allegedly proceeded to kick the man in his stomach and head while he was against the wall.
The victim held on to his valuables but lost his cane. He told police he was able to run away and last saw Holt swinging his cane at him as he ran off. He sustained cuts and scrapes in the attack, police said.
The next morning, the victim was walking home when he spotted the woman sitting in the same park. He called police, and officers arrested her at the scene.
Ching Nagata is confirmed to 6-year term as Hilo judge
The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Deputy Prosecutor Darien W.L. Ching Nagata as the newest district judge in Hilo.
Ching Nagata, who joined the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in 1998, will replace Judge Barbara Takase, who is retiring.
Ching Nagata will serve a term of six years.
Kekaha man gets 20 years for assaulting child relative
Kauai Circuit Judge Randal G.B. Valenciano sentenced a 40-year-old Kekaha man Thursday to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a relative when she was 6 and 7.
Steven Westerman was found guilty of five counts of first-degree sexual assault after a weeklong trial in January.
Leads sought in the theft of 3 federal vehicles
Hawaii island police are requesting the public’s help for information after someone stole three federal government vehicles in Hilo early Tuesday.
A gray 2011 Ford pickup, a white 2014 Ford flatbed and a black 2013 Ford Explorer were taken from the 600 block of Aohoku Place, police said. All the vehicles had federal license plates.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 935-3311 or officer Donovan Kohara at 961-2272.
