A Naalehu man, 31, has been arrested for first-degree robbery after a violent crime spree in Volcano on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hawaii County Police Department.
At 4:43 p.m., police dispatch received multiple calls about a reckless driver heading Hilo-bound on Highway 11 within the Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. A man was allegedly driving recklessly with a stolen white Dodge pickup truck, forcing oncoming vehicles off the roadway and causing several traffic collisions, according to a news release.
As officers responded to the call, a 62-year-old woman called police and reported her Hummer H3 had been carjacked at gunpoint near Highway 11 and Luna Ikena Road.
The suspect was later identified as Pomaikai Olson who reportedly left the white pickup truck in the roadway and f