Ocean View grow raid leads to $505,000 bail on marijuana and gun charges
After a 17 December 2025 search of an empty Jasmine Drive home in Ocean View found 397 marijuana plants and large quantities of processed cannabis, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested Jordin Trevena-Garon, 42, on 5 January 2026 and charged him with commercial marijuana promotion and firearms offences; bail was set at $505,000.
🇺🇸 Jasmine Drive, Hawaiian Oceanview Estates, Ocean View, Hawaiʻi County · Hawaii, United States
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 397
- Cannabis
- 184.9 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- USD 1,437,630
On 17 December 2025 vice officers and Kaʻū patrol executed a search warrant at a home in the
92-8600 block of Jasmine Drive in Hawaiian Oceanview Estates, Ocean View; the house was empty when
police entered.[1][2] They recovered about 397 marijuana plants, 364 pounds (roughly 165 kg) of
processed marijuana, 19,814 grams of marijuana concentrate, 1.2 grams of cocaine and four firearms.[1][2] Police estimated the narcotics were worth $1,437,630 and seized more than $14,600 in cash, a
2000 Ford F-350 valued at $40,000 and a Honda utility vehicle valued at $16,000 for forfeiture.[1][2]
After further investigation, vice officers arrested 42-year-old Jordin Trevena-Garon of Ocean View
on 5 January 2026.[1][2] He was charged with five counts of prohibited firearm ownership or
possession, three counts of first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana, first-degree promotion of
a harmful drug, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and mandatory firearms registration.[1][2] Bail was set at $505,000 and he was held for an initial court appearance on 6 January.[1][2]
Sources
- (Update) Man Charged in Connection with Large Drug Bust in Ocean View. Hawaiʻi Police Department, 6 January 2026.
- Ocean View man arrested after police search marijuana grow operation. Hawaii News Now, 7 January 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Police valued the seized narcotics at $1,437,630; the figure includes 1.2 g of cocaine alongside the cannabis.
- The initial December release said the investigation was ongoing and named no suspect until the January arrest.
- No plea or trial date was reported in these accounts.