HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu police have opened a missing persons case for Jonnaven Monalim, who was last heard from after leaving his Ae Street residence in Kapolei on Nov. 5, at around 7:13 p.m.
Police said Monalim has not been seen or heard from since, and his family is concerned for his safety and well-being.
Monalim has a criminal record spanning from the 1980s to the early 2000s. He was also the star witness in the 2004 Pali Golf Course shooting trial and was an informant for the government.
His recordings ultimately led to his family member, Rodney Joseph Jr., and Ethan Motta being sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
“It was a big deal, because, number one, that’s something that’s frowned upon in the west side, I’ll tell you that,” explained Monalim family attorney Michael Green. “And these were family members, at least one was so it was, in my view, it could be a problem down the road. I mean, where, you know, people could be very patient and payback can be really awful.”
Police were seen searching the Pearl City industrial area on Thursday afternoon with K9s, drones and homicide detectives.
According to family attorney Michael Green, Monalim’s girlfriend said his hearing aid was found in the Pearl City area, and his phone had been pinged at the location, too. Sources tell KHON2 two bullet casings were also found at the scene, along with blood, but no sign of Monalim.
“You kind of think the inevitability for those things to be found, the physical evidence to be found, the blood, the hearing aid and the casings and not the body that you know, everybody’s thinking about it, but you don’t want to say it,” Green added.
He said it’s unlike Monalim to not be in contact with his family for this long.
“You know, if we haven’t heard from him by now, I’m very bothered by that,” Green said.
Green said police are testing one of the son’s DNA to see if it matches the blood found at the scene.
“I know there’s a team of officers, homicide guys and crew guys that are working on this, and they’ve been all over the place, searching homes and different areas and doing DNA testing, so I would think by Monday or Tuesday, if they don’t find them, it may be that they never will,” Green said.
Monalim is described as five foot eight inches tall and 215 pounds with brown eyes and was wearing a gray t-shirt, dark colored shorts and shoes.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call HPD at 808-955-8300.