From Hawaii Island Police: Big Island police are looking for a 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man who escaped from a correctional facility Tuesday (August 14.). Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar was seen fleeing from Hale Nani off Route 11 Tuesday at about 2 p.m. He is described as Caucasian, about 5-foot-7, about 170 pounds with blue eyes and short reddish-blond hair. He has a tattoo along his entire right arm. And within the past 24 hours he’s been seen in the Kainaliu and Kailua-Kona areas. Although Jeffries-Hamar is not considered dangerous, police warn the public against contacting him and…




