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Police Investigating $360k Theft At Kamehameha Schools
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by Big Island Video News
on Nov 17, 2023 at 4:51 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

KEAUʻAU, Hawaiʻi - No arrests have been made in this case, and police say they are not identifying a suspect at this time.

(BIVN) – An internal theft of more than $360,000 over a period of three years at the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi campus in Keaʻau is under police investigation.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department issued this news release on Friday:

On Thursday morning, November 16, 2023, Area I Criminal Investigation Division personnel met with Kamehameha Schools administrators, who reported that a former employee of the school embezzled more than $360,000 over a period of approximately three years.

Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are reviewing the internal investigation documents provided by the school, identifying witnesses that may need to be interviewed, and drafting search warrants for various institutions.

No arrests have been made in this case, nor is there a timeframe of when that may occur; police are not identifying a suspect at this time, and will defer any further comment to Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i administrators.

Anyone with information relative to this investigation may call Detective Paul Mangus with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at (808) 961-2383, or via email at Paul.Mangus@hawaiicounty.gov.


Filed Under: Puna Tagged With: Kamehameha Schools, Keaau

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