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Hawaii teen faces 10-year sentence for stealing pet pig, killing it to cheat in $1K hunting contest

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Hawaii teen faces 10-year sentence for stealing pet pig, killing it to cheat in K hunting contest


A Hawaiian teenager is facing up to 10 years in prison after he and pal stole a woman’s pet pig and slaughtered it to cheat their way into a $1,000 hunting contest prize.

Jayden Jarnesky-Magana, 19, and accomplice Krys Ryan Saito-Carino, 20, allegedly snatched “Eddie” from Sarah Haynes’ Maui farm last May and then filmed their dogs viciously attacking the poor creature in a sham hunting video they posted on social media.

They proceeded to kill and gut Eddie and entered him at the last minute in a local “biggest pig” hunting contest — but the hunters there became suspicious after noting that the pig had been neutered and was much heavier than the typical wild pigs entered into the contest.

Eddie the pig was stolen and killed last year, allegedly by two teens trying to cheat their way to winning prize money. Facebook / Kitty Charm Farm

“Nobody believed him,” Haynes told KHON2.

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Eddie was even too heavy for the two men to carry from their truck to the weigh-scale, Haynes said, but they ended up walking away with the $1,000 prize money for the biggest pig hunted.

Jarnesky-Magana and Saito-Carino were both arrested and charged in August with animal cruelty later last year following a police investigation, Maui Now reported.

In January Jarnesky-Magana changed his plea from not guilty to no contest and is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday on felony counts of first-degree animal cruelty and livestock theft — which each carry a five-year max sentence. 

Saito-Carino, is expected to also change his plea to no contest on Wednesday, according to KOHN2.

Haynes has organized a rally outside of the Wailuku courthouse to raise awareness about animal cruelty.

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Sarah Haynes said she doesn’t want to “ruin” the teens’ lives but believes they should be punished. Facebook / Kitty Charm Farm

“Eddie was super friendly,” Haynes said. “Little kids could hug him, you know, he’d sit. You could get him to bark like a dog. I mean, he was just the most adorable, sweet, gentle soul.”

She had adopted the pig several years ago and brought him to her Kitty Charm Farm in Haiku after he was found running around Kihei with scars and rope burns, presumably because he was used to train hunting dogs.

“And you know, his life started with cruelty, and I was determined to make that go away for life. And, unfortunately it ended the same way it started, you know, with hunting dogs.”

Eddie was rescued after he was likely abused by his previous owners and used for training hunting dogs. Facebook / Kitty Charm Farm

“I don’t want to ruin anybody’s life and I don’t think there’s any possibility of them getting the 10 years, but what I would like to see, I would like to see a punishment,” he added.

“This wasn’t an innocent mistake, this wasn’t confusion about the law. This was a planned attack on my pet,” she added.

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Ways you can protect your family and home during and after hurricane season

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s hurricane season technically ends this weekend, advocates say now is the time to ramp up emergency preparedness efforts for next season.

Honolulu Neighborhood commission chair Larry Veray joined us with what community leaders are doing.

The commission made a it a priority for Year 2026 to educate all neighborhood residents and provide them advice on how to fortify their homes and high rises to minimize the loss of life and property in a severe disaster like extreme hurricanes and wildfires.

“There are over 80,000 wooden homes on Oahu,” said Veray. “With a Category 3-5 hurricane, many houses will lose their roofs and begin to disintegrate with windows and walls followinging.”

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Veray also facilitates guest presenters for the Pearl City Neighborhood Board next year and ask Hawaii legislators to facilitate a town hall meeting next year.

Click here for more information on the neighborhood board.



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Suspect apprehended during Thanksgiving restaurant robbery

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Police responded to an armed robbery call shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

According to police, a 36-year-old man entered a closed restaurant at 1910 Ala Moana Blvd. and allegedly pointed what appeared to be a handgun at two employees.

One employee was able to flee, but the second was reportedly assaulted and had her property taken.

Police officers arrived while the suspect was still at the scene and detained him.

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The suspect was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.



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Chef Chris is a Native Hawaiian Chef born and raised on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i. Chef Chris grew up on the east side, in Kāneʻohe, and was taught from a young age to truly appreciate eating food directly from the ‘āina (land) and kai (sea), learning how to gather, fish, spear fish, and go torching from his father who was a huge influence on teaching him Hawaiian culture from a young age.



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