The man accused of stealing the identity of a Kaua‘i resident who never returned from a mid-summer trip to the Philippines was denied bail yesterday in Honolulu Circuit Court. Hank Jacinto, also known as Henry Calucag, is charged with first-degree
The man accused of stealing the identity of a Kaua‘i resident who never returned from a mid-summer trip to the Philippines was denied bail yesterday in Honolulu Circuit Court.
Hank Jacinto, also known as Henry Calucag, is charged with first-degree identity theft, theft and second-degree forgery charges for allegedly forging documents and taking property belonging to former Kaua‘i resident John Elwin, who lived on the island for more than 30 years.
Elwin’s body was identified at the end of October in the Philippines.
In September, Hank Jacinto asked for a bail reduction after it had originally been set at $50,000. Instead, he was ordered to be held without bail.
Honolulu Circuit Court judge Michael Town denied the opportunity for Jacinto to post bail yesterday, upon which Jacinto’s girlfriend, Debbie Anagaran, slated to be Jacinto’s sponsor, walked out of the courtroom.
Jacinto has been linked with two other missing men, one of whom is Arthur Young, first reported missing 16 years ago after traveling to the Philippines. Anagaran had been living in Young’s home after it had been signed over to her. Douglas Ho, who was reported missing last month, was one of Jacinto’s business associates.
Ho and Jim Gage are named as vice presidents in an online business that names Jacinto as president, the Philippine Missions Foundation. Gage appeared in court on behalf of the defense yesterday to testify that he, in fact, is not missing, and that he and Jacinto were business associates.
Jacinto’s previous convictions include serving less than a year in prison for check floating and a 16-month sentence for using false identification to buy a car.
Jacinto’s trial is scheduled for Jan. 22 in Honolulu Circuit Court.
