Hilo, Hawaiʻi – Frank William Funes, 43, of Pāhoa, has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term for burglary and assault offenses stemming from a violent incident that occurred on July 8, 2021, at a residence in Hawaiian Beaches. Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced the sentencing.
According to reports, Funes broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and proceeded to stab her with a buck knife multiple times. The victim sustained stab wounds to her left chest, right chest, left armpit, left arm, and left posterior chest. She also suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the attack.
Funes appeared in Hilo Circuit Court for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. After hearing arguments from both parties, the Court imposed the maximum penalties allowed by law. Funes received a ten-year prison term for Burglary in the First Degree and a five-year prison term for Assault in the Second Degree. The Court ordered these sentences to be served consecutively, resulting in a total prison term of fifteen years.
Back in September 2024, a Hilo jury found Funes guilty as charged of Burglary in the First Degree. The jury also found Funes guilty of Assault in the Second Degree, which was an included offense to the original charge of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree.
Burglary in the First Degree is classified as a Class B felony offense, carrying a potential penalty of either a ten-year prison term or four years of probation with up to eighteen months in jail. Assault in the Second Degree is a Class C felony offense, which carries a potential penalty of either a five-year prison term or five years of probation with up to twelve months in jail.
The felony investigation was handled by Detective Gavin Kagimoto, from the Office of Professional Standards / Criminal Intelligence Unit (formerly of the Area I Juvenile Aid Section) of the Hawaiʻi Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Heipua Ahloy and Haʻaheo Kahoʻohalahala.