Ian Lind: Why Are Prosecutors Still Pursuing Criminal Charges Against The US Surgeon General? 0 A third man who was with Adm. Jerome Adams and his aide has already seen his case reduced to a non-criminal citation. But Honolulu is going after Adams with prosecutors who normally handle felonies.
Hawaii has gotten a healthy dose of bad press as a result of Honolulu prosecutors’ decision to file a criminal complaint against U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and his special assistant, Dennis Anderson-Villaluz. The men had been cited for entering Kualoa Regional Park in alleged violation of Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Aug. 18 emergency proclamation, “Act Now Honolulu – No Social Gatherings.”
After an initial court hearing, prosecutors filed criminal misdemeanor charges against the pair. Misdemeanor convictions are punishable by up to a $5,000 fine or up to a year in jail, or both.
Adams and Anderson-Villaluz were stopped by two Honolulu police officers as the men were getting back in their car after walking through part of Kualoa Regional Park to get to the ocean on Sunday morning, Aug. 23, less than 24 hours after they arrived in Honolulu to assist the state and county with their surge in COVID-19 testing.
