A father and his daughter were charged Monday for allegedly assaulting Honolulu police officers during a large brawl Friday night after a high school football game in Kalihi.
Kaeo Keoki Montalbo, 39, and his daughter, Naehu Montalbo Wong, 18, did “intentionally or knowingly cause bodily injury, to wit, physical pain and/or impairment of physical condition,” to a pair of officers trying to break up the fight, according to police.
The two were charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer.
The father was originally arrested on suspicion of assaulting a law enforcement officer and harassment. His daughter, Naehu, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a law enforcement officer, harassment and resisting arrest.
Kaeo Montalbo has four state convictions, three for misdemeanor theft and a harassment offense, according to state court records. His most recent conviction was for the Nov. 13, 2012, theft of more than $100 worth of merchandise from a Kmart.
Montalbo Wong has no prior criminal convictions.
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Kaeo is free after posting an $11,000 bond Monday. His daughter is free after posting a $6,000 bond. They are scheduled to make their initial appearances in state court Wednesday.
The father and daughter were arrested at 1564 N. King St. at 9:41 Friday night after police were called to break up a large fight after the Farrington Governors were blanked by the Campbell Sabers, 37-0, in Kalihi.
At about 9:29 p.m.,
District 5 patrol officers
responded to a “large altercation fronting Farrington High School,” according to a Honolulu Police Department statement.
When officers tried to break up the fight, Montalbo Wong allegedly hit a 50-year-old female officer in the face. Her dad Kaeo, who is 5 foot, 11 inches and weighs 240 pounds, allegedly kicked a 25-year-old officer in the groin.
Honolulu Emergency
Medical Services personnel treated both officers who later took themselves to Kuakini Hospital for further treatment.
Friday’s fight was the second at Farrington this year connected to tensions arising from a football game.
An Aug. 2 video went viral on social media showing a man trying to fight with Saint Louis School Crusader football coaches during a preseason scrimmage. Coaches and fans from from both teams could be seen in footage online stepping in to stop the fight. Saint Louis
officials reported the incident to Honolulu police.
In a statement to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, state
Department of Education
officials said the safety of students, staff and school communities is “a top priority.”
“High school sports should be a time to support our student-athletes — not a setting for fights, threats or violence. We expect everyone attending school events to conduct themselves with respect and aloha. Our students are watching, and adults must set the example,” read the statement.
Disciplinary actions are enforced when “behavior puts others at risk” and the department’s student misconduct and discipline
policy applies during all DOE-sponsored events, regardless of location or time.
“However, incidents that occur off campus and outside of school-sanctioned activities typically fall outside a school’s direct jurisdiction and are handled by law enforcement, if appropriate,” according to the DOE.
The department and schools work closely with campus security and law enforcement to implement “safety protocols at athletic events, including increased adult supervision, visible security presence, and coordination with police when needed,” officials said
“Schools also have the authority to remove disruptive individuals from events and, when necessary, ban them from campus,” read the statement. “We continue to remind everyone: if you see something, say something. We all have a role to play in keeping our students and school events safe.”
So far this year there have been instances where individuals, including parents or adult spectators, have been banned from attending games or entering campus due to inappropriate behavior.
“Schools have the authority to take those actions when necessary to maintain a safe environment for students and staff,” said the DOE.
The arrest of Montalbo and his daughter came a day after interim Honolulu Police Chief Rade K. Vanic highlighted an increase of assaults on officers.
Honolulu police officers are being attacked 21% more than they were during the same period last year. As of Oct. 7, there had been 35 assaults on HPD officers in 2025, six more than the 29 cases from Jan. 1, 2024, to Oct. 7, 2024.
Twenty-six adults and two juveniles were arrested and charged in 2025 with alleged assault on officers. Four others were arrested, but not charged; prosecutors declined to pursue two adult complaints; and one resulted in the death of the
offender.
