Police blotter, Mountain View

The J. Hara Store, Kurtistown: foodstuffs, dog collars and leashes in a locked cabinet in the back corner, pet food, toiletries, and then at the front again, a small forest of fishing poles; behind a counter, a rack of guns. "No cash register," the sign reads. At the registers near the door a poster reads "Justice4Jolene"; Jolene had smiled warmly for the camera. She wore a Steelers jersey. As Bryant fills the water jugs at the off-grid store, I google her name. Killed by her husband on April  8, 2018. His service revolver was found nearby; he too was dead by gunshot to the head. 


"Jolene Rae K. Kapua-Allison, 54, of Mt. View, died on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Hilo Medical Center. She was born on January 11, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was employed with Roberts Hawaii and J. Hara Store. She was a former employee for Longs Drugs and Big Island Candies. She was also a member of Hui Maka’i Motorcycle Club and Blue Knights Motorcycle Club."


Just up Highway 11 we pass a memorial for a police officer who died Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Pots of flowers, some flags, mostly American. Bryant's dad asked if it was a car accident. He was 46, served in the police force for 10 years, had three small children. Killed by Justin Joshua Waiki, last known address Las Vegas. Killed in a shoot-out with police in South Point, the southernmost place in the United States.

“Uncle Bronson was a really good listener,” he said. “And I can tell you, hours he would spend listening to the kupuna, sitting around, hearing the stories from other people. … And he would tell stories, but his stories were a little different than most people’s. Other people, you would listen to their stories, and there’s a theme running through all their stories. In every story, they’d come out the hero. But Uncle Bronson’s stories, he didn’t mind coming out not the hero. He didn’t mind looking a little foolish or a little silly. As long as it made you laugh, he was fine.”

Hiebert said his uncle “found a purpose through a promise” which led him to become a foster parent, adoptive parent and police officer.

Ryan Davis reportedly told the detective, “He attacked my wife. She’s pregnant. I had to kill him.” March, 2019, Mountain View.

According to the 2010 census, the population of Mountain View was 3,924.