Two Kailua-Kona men charged with attempted murder in Holualoa stabbing
Two Kailua-Kona brothers were charged with attempted second-degree murder after a Holualoa stabbing, jolting the tight-knit Kona coffee village.
Hawaii Island police arrested and charged two Kailua-Kona men after a Holualoa stabbing that rattled West Hawaii’s tight-knit neighborhood network. Investigators identified the men as 25-year-old Brandon Damian Urzua and 27-year-old Brayan Damian Urzua, and both face attempted second-degree murder and related offenses.
The Hawaii Police Department later described the case as a Holualoa stabbing and said the charges rose to attempted murder. Police photos showed Brayan Damian Urzua on the left and Brandon Damian Urzua on the right, matching the identities tied to the arrests. The violent episode happened over the weekend before the July 21 update, and it was also described as a graduation party affray, pointing to a celebration setting and raising questions about how a social gathering turned violent.
That detail matters in Holualoa, where serious violence is unusual enough to cut quickly through family, school and business circles. Apple Maps lists Hōlualoa as an unincorporated community in Hawaii County with 8,538 residents, an elevation of 320 feet and an area of 14 square miles. The same listing puts the population at 8,538 in the 2010 census, up from 6,107 in 2000. The Hōlualoa village website describes the community as an art enclave in Kona coffee country, a place where homes, farms and small businesses sit close enough that news of a stabbing can spread fast.
The criminal case now moves through the court system, where the attempted second-degree murder charges will shape the next steps for Brandon Damian Urzua and Brayan Damian Urzua. Those charges carry a different weight than an ordinary assault case, signaling that investigators believe the violence crossed into an attempted killing rather than a fight that got out of hand.
Public safety in the area is also tied to the daily rhythm of the village itself. Hawaii Police Department event listings show a Coffee With a Cop event held in Hōlualoa at Uncle Kimo’s Coffee Shop next to the Hōlualoa Garden & Kitchen Restaurant, a reminder that police work and neighborhood life often overlap closely there. For Holualoa and nearby Kailua-Kona, the immediate concern is how quickly this case advances and what the court record says about how the stabbing began.
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