44-year-old Edward Fuhrmann, photo courtesy Hawaii Police Department

HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK, Hawaii – A Puna man has been arrested and charged in connection with a marijuana growing operation on two properties in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision.

Hawaii County Police say they executed a search warrant at a home on H Street in HPP on Wednesday, July 24. There they found 145 marijuana plants growing outside and in a shed that had been converted to an indoor-growing room. They also recovered 359 grams of dried marijuana from the shed and 13.32 pounds of dried processed marijuana packaged in 28 plastic bags from inside the house.

Police arrested the resident, 44-year-old Edward Fuhrmann, at 1:25 p.m. They later recovered 45 additional plants growing on a vacant lot on 8th Avenue.

Fuhrmann was charged that evening with two counts of first-degree promotion of marijuana , one count of attempted first-degree promotion of marijuana and three counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. His bail was set at $36,000. He was released from the Hilo police cellblock after posting bail.