HONOLULU — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Hawaii), published as received.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that ten people were charged in an indictment that was unsealed on May 6, 2026, on charges including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm.

The ten indicted individuals are:

  • Navy Kapeli, a/k/a “Tiny,” “Unc,” 38, of Oahu
  • Joshua Militante-Hanamaikai, a/k/a “Sparx,” 25, of Oahu
  • Samuel Kaolulo, 54, of Oahu
  • Dallas Jardine, 24, of Oahu
  • Kenneth Taylor, 39, of Oahu
  • Alabanza Tuimalealiifano, a/k/a “Insane,” 39, of Oahu
  • Kaylam Kumos, 18, of Oahu
  • Oriana Holmes, 38, of Oahu
  • Taiana Kapeli, 54, of Hawaii
  • Douglas Keliikuli, 37, of Oahu

N. Kapeli, Militante-Hanamaikai, Kaolulo, Jardine, Taylor, Kumos, Holmes and T. Kapeli face a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.  Jardine has also been charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes.  N. Kapeli, Tuimalealiifano, and Keliikuli are accused of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court filings, the drug trafficking organization led by Kapeli and Militante-Hanamaikai had large quantities of methamphetamine shipped to Hawaii.  The organization, sometimes referred to as H-Mob, used juveniles to store narcotics and firearms at the Puuwai Momi Housing complex.  Investigators seized at least twenty pounds of methamphetamine during the investigation.  Additionally, several firearms were seized when search warrants were executed at multiple locations on May 6, 2026, including locations within the Puuwai Momi Housing complex.

Image 1.  Items seized during execution of May 6, 2026 search warrants.

In a separate conspiracy, Tuimalealiifano, an inmate at Halawa Correctional Facility, had Navy Kapeli pick up a pound of methamphetamine and deliver it to Keliikuli, a guard at the prison.  Keliikuli then brought the methamphetamine into the prison where it was seized by investigators.

If convicted, the defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for the drug charges and a maximum of life imprisonment, plus a term of supervised release.  Jardine also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for the gun charge.

The charges in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.  In the case of conviction, any sentence would be imposed by a United States District Judge based on the statutory sentencing factors and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Coast Guard Investigative Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, Honolulu Police Department, and Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannette Graviss is prosecuting the case.

This prosecution was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.  The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.  Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders.  In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children.  The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  HSTF Hawaii comprises agents and officers from ICE-HSI, FBI, ATF, CBP, CGIS, DCIS, DEA, DSS, IRS-CI, NCIS, USMS, USPIS and HHIDTA with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii.