Ten indicted in drug trafficking conspiracies in Homeland Security Task Force investigation

Date: May 7, 2026

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Honolulu, HI - United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that ten people were charged in an indictment that was unsealed on May 6, 2026, on charges including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm.

The ten indicted individuals are:

• Navy Kapeli, a/k/a "Tiny," "Unc," of Oahu
• Joshua Militante-Hanamaikai, a/k/a "Sparx," of Oahu
• Samuel Kaolulo of Oahu
• Dallas Jardine of Oahu
• Kenneth Taylor of Oahu
• Alabanza Tuimalealiifano, a/k/a "Insane," of Oahu
• Kaylam Kumos of Oahu
• Oriana Holmes of Oahu
• Taiana Kapeli of Hawaii
• Douglas Keliikuli of Oahu

N. Kapeli, Militante-Hanamaikai, Kaolulo, Jardine, Taylor, Kumos, Holmes and T. Kapeli face a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana. Jardine has also been charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. N. Kapeli, Tuimalealiifano, and Keliikuli are accused of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court filings, the drug trafficking organization led by Kapeli and Militante-Hanamaikai had large quantities of methamphetamine shipped to Hawaii. The organization, sometimes referred to as H-Mob, used juveniles to store narcotics and firearms at the Puuwai Momi Housing complex. Investigators seized at least twenty pounds of methamphetamine during the investigation. Additionally, several firearms were seized when search warrants were executed at multiple locations on May 6, 2026, including locations within the Puuwai Momi Housing complex.

In a separate conspiracy, Tuimalealiifano, an inmate at Halawa Correctional Facility, had Navy Kapeli pick up a pound of methamphetamine and deliver it to Keliikuli, a guard at the prison. Keliikuli then brought the methamphetamine into the prison where it was seized by investigators.

If convicted, the defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for the drug charges and a maximum of life imprisonment, plus a term of supervised release. Jardine also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for the gun charge.

IRS, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Coast Guard Investigative Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, Honolulu Police Department, and Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannette Graviss is prosecuting the case.

This prosecution was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Hawaii comprises agents and officers from ICE-HSI, FBI, ATF, CBP, CGIS, DCIS, DEA, DSS, IRS-CI, NCIS, USMS, USPIS and HHIDTA with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.