From West Hawaii Today:

Police have arrested a 23-year-old Kona man whose threatening text messages prompted schools in Waimea and Honokaa to lock down their campuses Monday morning.

Lyle Kawika Pascubillo of Kailua-Kona was being held at the Kona police cellblock on suspicion of three terroristic threat offenses, police said. Detectives are continuing their investigation.

Hamakua patrol officers received a complaint from a 25-year-old Honokaa woman, who reported receiving numerous threatening telephone calls and text messages from an unknown source.

Text messages received by the woman made reference to the threat of violent actions taking place at schools in Waimea and Honokaa.

Police contacted officials at the schools and notified them of the threats. As a precaution, school officials placed the following schools under lockdown: Honokaa High and Intermediate, Honokaa Elementary, Waimea Elementary, and Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School. Read the full story.

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Photo courtesy LukeGordon1.

—Chad Blair