#explosive device
Kula man, convicted felon, sentenced to 40 months for possessing explosive powder
Jess Kiesel Lee, 43, of Kula, Maui, was sentenced last week by US District Judge Jill A. Otake to 40 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for possessing, as a convicted felon, explosive powder. According to court records, Lee set off an improvised explosive device (“IED”)—a homemade firework—near Kaʻamana Street in Kula, on or before Aug. 7, 2024. Officers with the Maui Police Department later encountered multiple IEDs near that location.
Maui man pleads guilty to illegally possessing explosive device and powders
Robert Francis Dumaran, 47, of Kahului, entered a plea agreement, pleading guilty to possessing explosive powders as a convicted felon and possessing an unregistered destructive device. Sentencing for Dumaran is set for Feb. 2, 2025, before United States District Judge Jill A. Otake.
Unexploded ordnance washes ashore on Lānaʻi, Army contacted for response
Personnel from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources contacted police after locating a piece of unexploded ordnance, which they said washed onshore at Hulopoʻe Beach Park on Lānaʻi.
