A 39-year-old Maui man has pleaded guilty to shipping 8.5 kilograms of methamphetamine and 6 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego to Kahului, admitting he intended to distribute the drugs once they landed on the island. Isaiah Okudara entered the plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, and now faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in federal prison.
Okudara pleaded guilty Friday to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, according to Maui News. As part of the plea, he admitted mailing three parcels collectively containing the meth and cocaine from San Diego to Kahului on Feb. 12, per the same outlet. He also acknowledged that he planned to distribute the drugs to others, the paper reports — a detail that moves the case from simple possession into full-scale trafficking territory.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Hawaii office separately stated that U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson announced Okudara pled guilty on October 2, 2026, to the same charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. The Maui News says Okudara pleaded guilty Friday, and KITV identifies that Friday as October 2, 2026.
What Okudara Is Facing at Sentencing
Okudara faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million and a term of supervised release, Maui News reports. He is scheduled for sentencing Feb. 10 before U.S. District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park, according to the same report. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannette Graviss is prosecuting the case, the outlet notes.
As KITV reported, Okudara admitted mailing the parcels and planning to distribute the drugs once they reached Maui. The FBI and Maui Police Department investigated the case together, according to Maui News.
Part of a Recurring Pattern Between the Mainland and Hawaii
Shipping drugs through the mail from California to Hawaii has shown up in federal and local cases for years. In 2016, a man convicted in a federal case involving six pounds of crystal methamphetamine mailed to Hawaii inside a toaster was sentenced to 18 years in prison, according to KCRA.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has pointed to a year-long investigation that led postal inspectors to a mother-and-son operation convicted of conspiring to ship roughly 8,400 drug parcels containing an estimated 75 pounds of methamphetamine across the country through the mail.
