On Thursday, Deputy Sheriffs assigned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport arrested 43-year-old Julia Leilani Kaulukukui for allegedly attempting to travel from Honolulu to Hilo with nearly two pounds of methamphetamine in her carry-on bag. The drugs were discovered during a routine security checkpoint search. Sheriffs notified the Narcotics Enforcement Division (NED). NED agents responded to the scene and initiated an immediate investigation into the large amount of drugs confiscated. NED’s forensic lab testing confirmed the substance was meth.  

Kaulukukui was formally charged by the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office with one felony count of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree. Her bail was set at $30,000.  Kaulukukui is scheduled to make her initial appearance in Honolulu District Court on Monday.