Hawaiʻi Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Captain Richard Sherlock
Phone: 961-2213
Report No. C15016638
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a report of damage to an observatory at the summit of Mauna Kea.
Officers responded to a report late Saturday night (June 6) of what appeared to be a “bullet hole” in a door at the Subaru Telescope at the Mauna Kea summit.
The damage reportedly occurred sometime between Friday evening and Saturday evening.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call Officer Nelson Cacho at 961-2213 or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.