Work furlough inmate fails to return to Hale Nani in Hilo

East Hawaii News September 1, 2023, 5:24 PM HST Mark Kahalewai Mark Kahalewai, a work furlough inmate at Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Hilo on ...

September 2, 2023
10:16 AM

East Hawaii News September 1, 2023, 5:24 PM HST Mark Kahalewai Mark Kahalewai, a work furlough inmate at Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Hilo on the Big Island, failed to return from a furlough pass as scheduled by 2 p.m. Friday. Big Island police and state sheriffs were notified. Kahalewai is 65 years old, 5-foot-9 and weighs 185 pounds. He is bald with a gray goatee or moustache and brown eyes. He is serving time for first-degree assault and now faces an added escape charge when found.