On trial is Henry Calucag Jr., also known as Hank Jacinto, charged with multiple counts of identity theft, credit card fraud and fraudulent use of a computer.

Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter told a Circuit Court jury that Calucag fraudulently obtained ownership of a piece of property owned by John Elwin after Elwin disappeared during a trip to the Philippines last summer.

Authorities are still investigating possible homicide charges related to the death of Elwin but that aspect of the case was not mentioned to the jury.

Also still under investigation are two other disappearances in the Philippines of men who had business dealings with Calucag.

Calucag's lawyer, Mark Kawata, told the jury that his client is a world-class polo player who met Elwin through the sport in the early 1990s and became involved in business ventures with him. He said Elwin transferred title to the Kaua'i piece of property to Calucag as partial compensation for debts Elwin owed to Calucag.

Allegations that Calucag substituted the signature page from an earlier vehicle transfer to the later real estate deed are false and can't be proven by the state, Kawata said.