Hawaii island police arrested a Hilo man Monday in connection with an early morning robbery of a downtown Hilo business.

At 3:59 a.m. police were called to a business in the 500 block of Kilauea Avenue after a man took two bottles of liquor from a shelf, then shoved an employee into a sales rack before running out of the store. The suspect was seen getting into the passenger seat of a dark sport utility vehicle, last seen heading Puna-bound on Kilauea.

The victim, a 61-year-old man, was not seriously injured.

Police arrested Makali‘i Kahumoku-Jose, 22, near the Mooheau Bus Terminal in Hilo at 9 a.m. and took him to the cellblock. He was later charged with one count of second-degree robbery and third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug.

He remains in police custody in lieu of $26,000 bail and is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in South Hilo District Court.

Anyone who might have information about this incident is asked to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Aaron Carvalho at 961-2272 or Aaron.Carvalho@hawaiicounty.gov.

2 suspects charged in Puna home burglary

Hawaii island police have charged Jesse Campbell, 32, of Pahoa and Destiny Kaleiwahea, 22, of Volcano in connection with a residential burglary in Puna that left two officers injured last week.

On Friday afternoon Hawaii island police responded to a report of an active burglary at a home on North Puni Mauka Loop in Puna. Upon their arrival the suspects were spotted leaving the residence and getting into a silver-colored Toyota sedan, later determined by investigators to have been stolen in October from Banyan Drive in Hilo.

As officers were speaking with the male driver, he reversed the car and dragged them a short distance before getting stuck on an embankment. The suspects attempted to flee on foot but were captured after a brief chase.

Campbell was charged with two counts of first-degree assault of a police officer and one count each of first-degree burglary and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. His bail was set at $55,000.

Kaleiwahea was charged with one count of first-degree burglary and for outstanding warrants. Her total bail was set at $5,450.

Both suspects remain in the Hilo cellblock pending their initial appearance this afternoon in South Hilo District Court.

Anyone who might have information about these incidents is asked to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or reach Detective Dean Uyetake at 961-2379 or Dean.Uyetake@hawaiicounty.gov.

Pair sought in armed robbery of cabdriver

A male and female remained at large after robbing a taxi driver Saturday in the Diamond Head area, police said.

Police said the two suspects caught a cab from Waikiki to Diamond Head at about 4:40 a.m.

Upon arriving at their destination, the male pulled out a weapon and demanded money from the driver, a 44-year-old man, police said.

The two suspects fled in an unknown direction.

Police opened a first-degree robbery investigation.