A federal charge against Patrick Keola Hufana follows alleged damage to a window at Honolulu’s U.S. Passport Office on Oct. 16. The case is charged under a law that covers damage to federal property; the reported repair estimate is far above the statute’s $1,000 threshold, but the allegation has not been proven.
What the charge alleges
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, citing court documents, reported that Hufana, 41, is accused of striking the window twice with a wrench. The paper said he then ran across Punchbowl Street and allegedly tried to enter nearby Kaahumanu Hale First District Court without using the public entrance’s screening station; state sheriff deputies took him into custody.
The newspaper reported that a General Services Administration field office manager estimated repairs would likely cost more than $70,000. That is a reported estimate, not a court determination of the final damage amount. The charge remains an allegation.
The statutory threshold and possible penalty
Under 18 U.S.C. § 1361, damage or attempted damage to federal property exceeding $1,000 is punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s text of the law. The reported estimate is above that threshold, but it does not establish that Hufana committed the alleged act or determine the outcome of the case.
