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DCR Employee Julianne Kaniaupio Charged With Fraud, Theft, Official Misconduct

The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Special Investigation and Prosecution Division (SIPD) charged DCR employee Julianne Kaniaupio on April 8, 2026, with nine criminal counts including Fraud as a class B felony, two counts of Official Misconduct, Credit Card Theft, Fraudulent Use of Credit Card, Unauthorized Possession of Confidential Personal Information, Attempted Theft in the Second Degree, Identity Theft in the Third Degree, and Theft in the Third Degree. Kaniaupio is accused of stealing a credit card containing $8,960.11 from the out-processing paperwork of an inmate set for release at Hālawa Correctional Facility and withdrawing $500 in cash before the card was deactivated. Arraignment is scheduled for April 27, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. in case State v. Kaniaupio, 1CPC-26-0000464.

DCR Employee Charged with Fraud, Theft, Identity Theft

The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Special Investigation and Prosecution Division charged DCR employee Julianne Kaniaupio with nine criminal charges including Fraud, Official Misconduct, Credit Card Theft, Fraudulent Use of Credit Card, Unauthorized Possession of Confidential Personal Information, Attempted Theft in the Second Degree, Identity Theft in the Third Degree, and Theft in the Third Degree. Kaniaupio allegedly used her position to steal a credit card containing $8,960.11 from an inmate's out-processing paperwork and withdrew $500 in cash before the card was deactivated.