The 32-year-old made his initial appearance in Hilo District Court on Monday where his bail was set at $282,000 and he was ordered to appear for preliminary hearings on Thursday and April 4.
Logan Arruda-Lorenzo, 32, of Hilo has been charged in relation to the theft of two Jeep Wranglers, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and methamphetamine possession offenses.
A 32 year-old man has been charged for theft of a van from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and of a rolling toolbox and contents from a Hilo residence.