Alleged Big Island kidnapper appears in Kona court

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Duncan Mahi, the man charged with kidnapping a Big Island teenager in September, appeared in court on Thursday mornin...

January 27, 2023
3:00 AM

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Duncan Mahi, the man charged with kidnapping a Big Island teenager in September, appeared in court on Thursday morning. Court documents, released after Mahi's arrest, told of the frightening 22 hours that the teen was held captive. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You According to court documents, Mahi threatened the teen and her boyfriend with a knife, and forced her to 'restrain' her boyfriend before she was abducted. Court documents said the teen recounted being shackled and kept inside a yellow bus behind Mahi's home and being forced to smoke methamphetamine.

Nicole Nuunoa