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Escaped work furlough inmate arrested in Waikiki

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT

Kiana Kaauwai, an extended furlough inmate, was reported missing, Tuesday afternoon, from the YWCA Fernhurst work furlough home in Makiki.

Police have arrested a 30-year-old furlough inmate in Waikiki after she was reported missing from the YWCA Fernhurst work furlough home in Makiki.

Kiana Kaauwai, a Women’s Community Correctional Center inmate who is in the extended furlough program, was reported missing from the furlough home just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The Hawaii Department of Public Safety said she was not authorized to leave the site.

Kaauwai is serving time for first-degree burglary.

Police arrested her at or near the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger on Kalakaua Avenue at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree escape.

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