Domestic Violence in Hawaii County
🚨 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Big Island Captain Cook Man Arrested Following Barricaded Standoff in South Kona 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: May 20, 2026 A 43-year-old Captain Cook man was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night, May 19, 2026, following a barricade situation in South Kona involving a firearm and a young child. Police arrested 43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook for multiple counts of first-degree terroristic threatening, and abuse of a family or household member. At 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the 85-4000 block of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Captain Cook following reports of a domestic dispute involving Camacho and his 25-year-old girlfriend. Police learned that Camacho had allegedly assaulted the woman and was armed with a firearm while holding their 2-year-old daughter. Upon arrival, officers observed Camacho carrying the child and what appeared to be a rifle. Camacho refused officers’ commands and barricaded himself inside the residence. During the incident, Camacho repeatedly yelled at officers to shoot him and was observed pointing what appeared to be three different looking firearms at officers and at the child he was holding. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/captain-cook-man-arrested-following-barricaded-standoff-in-south-kona/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/captain-cook-man-arrested-following-barricaded-standoff-in-south-kona/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com