#mental patient escape

Extradition Hearing Set for Hawai‘i State Hospital Escapee

Saito was given the choice to either admit his identity and agree to extradition back to Hawaiʻi or ask for a hearing to be scheduled to contest extradition. Saito chose the latter option.

Atty Gen: Saito’s Escape was “Premeditated, Intentional and Planned”

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health is placing a total of seven Hawaiʻi State Hospital employees on off-duty status without pay pending the investigation.

UPDATE: Manhunt Expands to Maui for Dangerous Escapee

Maui police have confirmed that a man who escaped from the Hawaiʻi State Hospital on Sunday, boarded a flight to Maui.