(Update) Two Men Wanted on Warrants Arrested and Charged in Separate Incidents in Ka‘ū

Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section arrested and subsequently charged two men in the Ka‘ū district who were wanted for outstanding bench warrants during separate incidents in the Ocean View area.  

Andrew Amon, age 29 of Ocean View, was arrested at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at a residence on the 92-8600 block of Orchid Parkway in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision.

After conferring with the Hawai‘i County Prosecutor’s Office, Amon was charged later that same day with the following offenses:

• First-degree theft (automobile)
• Unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle
• Second-degree assault
• Abuse of a family/household member
• Three counts of third-degree assault
• Second-degree criminal property damage
• Two counts of fourth-degree criminal property damage
• Habitual property crime
• Violation of terms and condition of probation
• Contempt of court

His total bail was set at $116,100. Amon was slated to appear in both Kona District and Circuit Court on Monday, April 14.

Amon is also a suspect in a separate theft investigation and that investigation will be sent to the Hawai‘i County Prosecutor’s Office to be reviewed.

The second individual, 23-year-old Kaleo Mello of Nā‘ālehu was arrested on Monday April 14 after Hawai‘i Police Department issued a media release asking for assistance in locating Mello, who was wanted on two warrants and considered armed and dangerous.

Based on tips provided to police, detectives located and arrested Mello at a residence in the Green Sands subdivision in Nā‘ālehu. He was subsequently charged with:

• First degree burglary
• Second-degree theft
• Unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle

Mello’s total bail was set at $3,000 and he is scheduled to appear in Kona Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 15.

The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating both wanted individuals.