Community: 10-17-22 Police Arrest and Charge Puna Man for Attempted Murder and Firearm Offenses

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 45-year-old Jarrett Kaimoku Kaneshiro, of Puna, with attempted murder, criminal trespass, and numerous firearm-related offenses, following a domestic-type incident that led to a firearm being discharged on Highway 11 near the intersection of Highway 130, on Friday afternoon, October 14, 2022.

At 12:00 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2022, after conferring with the County Prosecutors Office, detectives charged Kaneshiro with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree criminal trespass, place to keep pistol/revolver, carrying/use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, carrying or possessing a loaded firearm on public highways, and ownership/possession firearm prohibited. His bail is set at $1,111,000.

The charges against Kaneshiro stem from an incident reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, when Puna patrol officers responded to a report from a female victim that Kaneshiro fired a handgun at her vehicle while she was seated within. The bullet struck the back passenger’s side window of the vehicle, nearly missed the victim, before becoming lodged just behind the driver’s seat.

Kaneshiro fled the scene heading towards Hilo on Highway 11 in a stolen white 2008 Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck. At 12:51 a.m. Saturday morning, October 15, 2022, Puna patrol officers located and arrested Kaneshiro at a residence on Ali‘i Kane Street in Volcano.

Kaneshiro remains in police custody pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2022, in Hilo District Court.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting on Friday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. on Highway 11 near the intersection with Highway 130, to contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Clarence Acob at (808) 961-8839 or email him at Clarence.Acob@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.