HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021929 KPD NR 2 Los Angeles travelers arrested for falsified travel documentsDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 29, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
(808) 241-1600
2 Los Angeles travelers arrested for falsified travel documents
LIHUʿE – Two travelers from Los Angeles were arrested around noon on Tuesday for uploading
falsified documents into the Hawaiʿi Safe Travels portal in an attempt to avoid the state’s travel
quarantine requirements.
Lazar Hayward Jr., 34, and Raven Randle, 33, of California, travelled from LAX to Līhuʿe Airport
via a direct American Airlines flight. Both travelers had registered their trip in the Hawaiʿi Safe Travels
portal and had uploaded falsified negative Covid-19 test documents into the system.
The documents were flagged by the Safe Travels application. Hawaiʿi travel-screening officials
with the Hawaiʿi National Guard and Roberts Hawaiʿi then alerted the Department of the Attorney
General’s Investigations Division, along with the Kauaʿi Emergency Management Agency and Kauaʿi
Police Department (KPD) officials.
The Attorney General’s Investigations Division then proceeded to conduct a thorough
investigation into the matter and collaborated with Kauaʿi police who arrested the two individuals for
Unsworn Falsification, HRS 710-1063.
“The Department of the Attorney General values its partnership with the Kauaʿi Police
Department and the Kauaʿi Emergency Management Agency and appreciates their collaboration in
enforcing COVID-19 rules and efforts to keep Kauaʿi communities safe,” said Special Assistant to the
Attorney General Gary Yamashiroya.
After being booked for the offenses, Hayward and Randle were released pending investigation
and driven back to Līhuʿe Airport where they caught a direct flight back to Los Angeles.
A court date has not yet been set.
“These arrests highlight the continuing efforts between the Attorney General’s investigators,
other State officials and County law enforcement to keep Hawaiʿi safe,” said Patrol Services Bureau
Assistant Chief Mark Begley. “We also want to thank the vast majority of our visitors and residents who
respect and follow the safety protocols that are in place during their travel to Hawaiʿi.”
Raven Randle Lazar Hayward Jr.
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