Boa constrictor is killed on Pali Highway
A motorist apparently ran over and killed a 5-foot-long boa constrictor on Pali Highway near the entrance to the Nuuanu Reservoir on Sept. 22, the state Department of Agriculture said Monday.
The motorist pulled over, picked up the snake and took it to a relative’s home, the department said. The driver called the department the next day, and after Plant Quarantine Division inspectors picked up the snake, they went directly to the area where it was found but did not find evidence of any other snakes. Snakes are illegal to possess and transport to Hawaii.
Captain Cook woman ID’d as dead snorkeler
A snorkeler who died after she was found floating in Kua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Friday has been identified as Carol Vandermyden, 44, of Captain Cook, police said Monday.
Police are investigating the possible drowning and ordered an autopsy.
2 men charged in robbery, assault in Hilo
Hawaii Countypolice have charged two men in the robbery and assault of a Hilo man Saturday.
Jacob Anthony Blanco, 18, of Hilo was charged with second-degree robbery and third-degree theft. His bail was set at $11,000.
Dustin C.M. Snedeker-Abadilla, 22, of Pahoa was charged with second-degree robbery, first-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, fourth-degree criminal property damage and third-degree assault. His bail was set at $4,750.
At 3:27 a.m. Saturday police responded to a report that a 19-year-old man was being assaulted in front of a business on the 1700 block of Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo.
Witnesses told police two men apparently were involved and that one suspect punched the victim while the second took his cellphone.
The man reported being assaulted a second time after he tracked down his cellphone to a house in Hilo, police said.
One of the suspects damaged the man’s vehicle after the assault, police said. The victim sustained minor injuries and declined treatment.
Police were able to track the phone to a location off Kalanianaole Avenue in Hilo. They recovered the cellphone and arrested two men at 4 a.m.
