Full Notification

Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area II
Lieutenant Michael Hardie
Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266
Report No. 24-079296

Media Release

Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 44-year old Kailua-Kona man for a robbery that took place at a  financial institution in Kailua-Kona on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at approximately 3:24 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an active robbery at a bank on the 75-5600 block of Palani Road in Kailua-Kona.

Police determined that a male suspect had entered the bank, produced a note demanding money and fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one in the bank was physically injured.

After further investigation, to include witness interviews and a review of video surveillance, police identified the suspect as 44-year old Brandan Patrick Nicholson, of Kailua-Kona.

Nicholson, who was last seen heading North on Kuakini Highway, was located nearby and was subsequently placed under arrest at 4:37 p.m.

The Area II Criminal Investigation Section continued the investigation.

On August 30, 2024, a search warrant was executed on a backpack that Nicholson was in possession of during the incident and a total of $2808.00 in U.S. currency was recovered.   

On August 30, 2024, after conferral with the County Prosecutor’s Office, Nicholson was charged with Robbery 2, Theft 2, and an outstanding bench warrant.  The total bail set for Nicholson was $125,000.00.  

Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information relative to this investigation to call Detective Len Hamakado of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 326-4646, Ext. 224, or via email at [email protected].