Overview
- Police say a 45-year-old man reported being punched and kicked at about 1 a.m. Tuesday at a Kanoa Street residence in Hilo and later sought treatment at Hilo Benioff Medical Center.
- Officers arrested Penn at 11:50 a.m. on Lehua Street without incident, set bail at $1,000, and released him after he posted it.
- An initial appearance is scheduled for December 2 at 1 p.m. in Hilo District Court.
- This is reported as his sixth arrest in 2025 following earlier incidents involving family members and alleged protection-order violations.
- In October, Judge Peter Kubota ordered a competency and criminal-responsibility evaluation in Third Circuit Court, with a related hearing slated for January 2026.