{"id":758,"date":"2026-06-25T10:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=758"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:05:45","slug":"honokaa-man-accused-of-using-social-media-to-solicit-sex-from-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=758","title":{"rendered":"Honokaa man accused of using social media to solicit sex from minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Honokaa man for allegedly using a social media platform to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=756\">Volcano man accused of noncompliance with sex offender registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kainalu Palik was arrested Monday without incident. He was charged Tuesday with first-degree electronic enticement of a child. He remains in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail and is scheduled to appear Thursday in Kona District Court.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, the investigation was initiated June 17 after a report that Palik had exchanged sexually explicit messages with a 14-year-old girl over the course of several days using Snapchat.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=754\">Solbakken hails Haaland as Norway reach knockout round<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact West Hawaii Juvenile Aid Section Detective Carrie Akina at (808) 326-4646, ext. 3278, or Carrie.Akina@hawaiipolice.gov. Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Anonymous tips may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>First-degree electronic enticement of a child is a Class B felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, upon conviction.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=752\">Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes \u2018with open arms\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honokaa man accused of using social media to solicit sex from minor &#8211; Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Honokaa man accused of using social media to solicit sex from minor - 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