Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C15004568
Mario Hernandez
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 42-year-old Puna man who is wanted on a bench warrant.
Mario Hernandez of Keaʻau is wanted for failure to appear. He is also wanted for questioning in connection with forgery and drug investigations. He is described as 5-foot-11, 215 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2378 or wendall.carter@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.