eyes, and wearing a skeleton mask and a blue jogging suit. Aiea High School principal Richard Honda told the police that the description matched Appellee who lived adjacent to the school.
Three police officers proceeded to Appellee's residence and were met at the door by Appellee. After identifying himself to the officers, Appellee was asked to step aside, and a police sergeant proceeded to speak with Mrs. Fye, the babysitter.
At the time of the incident, Appellee's mother and step-father were out of the state. Mrs. Fye was retained to care for Appellee and his younger brothers. The police informed Mrs. Fye that Appellee might have been involved in the incident at the high school. Mrs. Fye was then asked whether Appellee owned a skeleton mask and a blue joggingsuit. When she replied that Appellee's step-father had a skeleton mask, the police asked her to look in Appellee's room for the mask and the blue jogging suit. These items were eventually found after a search under Appellee's bed and of his dresser drawers.
Mrs. Fye had a note from Appellee's mother authorizing Mrs. Fye and her husband to "handle all medical care and legal matters" for the children. Appellee's room, however, was never entered by Mrs. Fye, or even by Appellee's family without Appellee's consent. Appellee's mother specifically instructed Mrs. Fye that Appellee's room was to be left alone, that she did not have to clean it, and that laundry was to be left outside the door in the absence of Appellee.
Mrs. Fye was never asked whether she