Posted at 9:42 p.m., Monday, August 20, 2007
Felon accused with rental car break-in at Mokuleia
Advertiser Staff
A 40-year-old man was charged with allegedly breaking into the rented car of a visiting Canadian couple Saturday at Mokuleia.Joseph M. Kahawai, who has no permanent local address, is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail after being charged with unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.
Kahawai, who has 32 prior convictions, is also being held on an $11,000 misdemeanor warrant.
The visitors called police after allegedly witnessing Kahawai breaking into their convertible by tearing open the top.
