Police arrested alleged prison furlough violator Shawn Travis Kaawa on Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Police arrested alleged prison furlough violator Shawn Travis Kaawa on Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park. The 35-year-old Keaau man was charged with escape and contempt
Police arrested alleged prison furlough violator Shawn Travis Kaawa on Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
The 35-year-old Keaau man was charged with escape and contempt of court and was scheduled for a Monday court appearance.
Kaawa, who was convicted on a drug paraphernalia charge, failed to report to Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Hilo on Sept. 28, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Inmates in the extended furlough program live and work outside the facility but must check in at various times throughout the month.
