Multi-Agency Operation Leads to Major Drug and Weapons Seizure in Pāhoa

On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Hawai‘i Police Department’s Vice Section, in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), executed a federal search warrant at two residences on Oceanview Parkway in the Black Sand subdivision in Pāhoa.

During the search, officers recovered:

• 289 grams of methamphetamine
• 459 grams of cocaine
• More than 1,700 grams of methamphetamine oil
• 7 firearms
• More than 6,000 rounds of ammunition
• More than $14,000 in US currency

Possible explosive devices and bomb-making materials were also discovered.

On Wednesday, June 25, FBI, Maui, and Kaua‘i Police Department bomb technicians secured and removed two partially constructed pipe bombs, as well as black powder, flash powder, and other explosive materials. A methamphetamine conversion lab was also located on the property.

One male suspect, 54-year-old Shannon Hostetler, of Pāhoa, was arrested on multiple drug, firearm, and explosives-related charges and he remains in custody. This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone who wants to report a tip anonymously regarding wanted individuals or illegal firearms may call Hawai‘i Island Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.