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Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Sergeant Greg Yamada Phone: 962-2716 Report No. C15019900 Dillion Revilla   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Honomū man who is wanted for escape. At 5 p.m. Tuesday (July 7) police were arresting Dillion Revilla for a firearms offense at Kamaee Falls in the Ninole […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15019653 Joshua Domen Draven Torres-Souza Media Release (update) A Puna man has been charged with an assortment of offenses stemming from an incident early Monday (July 6) that injured a police officer attempting to make a traffic stop. A second […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Lorenzo Artienda Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15010396 Missing: Makaala Pea Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo girl who was reported missing. Makaala Pea was last seen in Hilo on April 7. She is described as 5-foot-6, 130 pounds with brown eyes and black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 29, 2015, through July 5, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release (update) The public is reminded that the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA ®) will arrive on Hawaiʻi Island next Monday (July 13) to examine the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s policies and procedures, administration, operations and support […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Scott Dewey Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 257 Kaniaulono Anzai Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 24-year-old Waikoloa man who is wanted on four outstanding bench warrants. Kaniaulono Anzai is wanted on two counts of probation revocation and two counts of contempt […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Scott Dewey Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 257 Halatoa Fakatoumafi Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man who is wanted on two outstanding bench warrants for contempt of court. Halatoa Fakatoumafi is described as 5-foot-10, 240 pounds with brown eyes and short black hair. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Scott Dewey Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 257 Farren Kanuha   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 21-year-old Kailua-Kona woman wanted on four outstanding bench warrants. Farren Kanuha is wanted on two counts of contempt of court and two counts of violating probation. She is described […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15019653   Media Release A Hawaiʻi Island police officer required hospital treatment after being injured while attempting to make a traffic stop in Hilo early Monday morning (July 6). At 12:40 a.m. Monday, South Hilo Patrol officers initiated a traffic […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15018972 Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old Hilo woman wanted on an outstanding bench warrant. Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita is wanted for contempt of court. She is also […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15019257   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking witnesses to an encounter Wednesday (July 1) between a Japanese tourist and two unknown men in the Waikoloa resort area. At 5:23 p.m. Wednesday, South Kohala officers responded to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C15017953   Media Release (update) A 23-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle crash along the Hāmākua Coast on June 19. Michael T. Moore of Laupāhoehoe was pronounced dead at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Darren Cho   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Darren Cho as “Officer of the Month” for July in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (July 1) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Cho was honored […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone : 961-2350 Hilo 4th of July road closure map Media Release The Hawaiʻi police Department announces road closures for 4th of July festivities in Hilo: Bayfront Highway (Route 19) from Waiānuenue Avenue to Pauahi Street will be closed July 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 22, 2015, through June 28, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA ®) will arrive on Hawaiʻi Island on July 13 to examine the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s policies and procedures, administration, operations and support services. The purpose is to verify that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant  B J Duarte Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15016262 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person wanted in connection with a theft. On May 30, 2015, an unknown person entered the Keaʻau Shell gas station and used the victim’s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15018186   Media Release (update No. 2) A 20-year-old Kona man has died from injuries he received in a domestic dispute on June 21. Ezra Barro of Kailua-Kona was pronounced dead at 4:44 a.m. Sunday (June 28) at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone:  965-2716 Report No. C15018911   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for any information about a large affray and the discharge of a firearm Sunday afternoon (June 28) at the Pohoiki boat ramp in Puna. Responded to a 4:10 p.m. call reporting that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15004677 Rear image Front image Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a photographic image of a suspect involved in an attempted burglary at a business establishment on the 1100 block of Kīlauea Avenue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15015954 Cheyanne Collins Isaac Abrojena   Media Release A man and a woman are in police custody after being found in a stolen pickup truck. At 9:50 a.m. Wednesday (June 24), Kaʻū Patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Lieutenant Allan Watanabe Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C15017394   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help with information about a burglary in Ninole along the Hāmākua Coast. At 6 p.m. on June 13, police responded to a report of a burglary on the 22-1000 block […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Aloha Exchange board member Joey Estrella presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Detective Scott Amaral. Detective Jesse Kerr shares the honor but was unable to attend the ceremony. He will receive his award at a future date.   Media Release The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15015215 Aaron Castro   Media Release A 28-year-old man who is being featured on the television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” has been arrested and charged with three offenses. Aaron Raymond Castro was arrested Monday after turning himself in at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release Police are advising motorists to be on the lookout for survey teams standing along major Hawaiʻi Island streets and highways this Friday through Tuesday (June 26 through June 30). The teams will be taking part in the state’s annual seat […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C15018439 Ulises Consuegra   Media Release A 44-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning (June 24) after blocking access to construction workers who were en route to the summit of Mauna Kea to work on the Thirty Meter Telescope. Ulises Consuegra of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15018186   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have released a Kailua-Kona woman who was arrested early Monday in connection with a domestic dispute that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition. On Tuesday afternoon (June […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15017442 Christiansan Kaawa   Media Release A Kona man has been charged with three offenses after a truck was stolen earlier this month. At 11:10 a.m. on June 14, a 61-year-old Kailua-Kona man reported that his pickup truck with an attached […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 15, 2015, through June 21, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15018186   Media Release A Kona man is in critical condition following a domestic dispute Sunday night (June 21). At 10:05 p.m. Sunday, Kona Patrol officers were at Kona Community Hospital for an unrelated case when a 20-year-old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C15017953   Media Release Five people were injured—one critically—in a three-vehicle crash Friday (June 19) on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Highway 19) at Maulua Gulch along the Hāmākua Coast. Responding to a 9:14 a.m. call, police learned that a 2003 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15017525   Media Release (update) A decomposed body found Monday off the road leading to the Hilo airport has been identified through fingerprints as a 72-year-old Hilo man with no permanent address. His identity is being withheld pending notification of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. Ca5017715   Media Release A 23-year old man died following a motorcycle crash Wednesday night (June 16) near the 25-mile marker in the Volcano area of Puna. He has been identified as Ronson Bento of a Volcano address. Responding to an 8:34 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15017658   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a body off the Saddle Road. At 11:10 a.m. Tuesday (June 16), officers responded to a report of an unattended truck off the 15-mile marker of Saddle Road. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266   Media Release With the start of the summer season, Hawaiʻi Island police advise the public to take precautions against car thefts and thefts of items from within vehicles. This time of year, more cars are parked at beach parks […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Community Policing Officer Corina McLellan Phone: 961-8121 FAX: 961-8845 Teams from the HI-PAL Girls Volleyball League pose in the gym at the Hilo Armory.   Media Release Sixty-six girls from seven teams participated in the 2015 HI-PAL Girls Volleyball League from April 2 through May 28. Games […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying persons responsible for a spike in graffiti in Hilo. Between May 1 and June 16, police received 10 reports of graffiti in Hilo. This compares with three reports in March and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Nancy Haitsuka Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 249 Report No. C15017596 Alexander Springer   Media Release A 48-year-old man has been charged with a felony after a dozen televisions were smashed while customers shopped at a “big box” store in Kailua-Kona. At 6:49 p.m. Monday (June 15), Kona Patrol officers responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 8, 2015, through June 14, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15017525   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a decomposed body in Hilo. At 8:37 a.m. Monday (June 15), South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a body off the road leading to the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15013652 Lyndal Gilliland   Media Release A 22-year-old Kona man who was wanted for escape has been located. Lyndal Gilliland was arrested in Kailua-Kona at 1:45 p.m. Friday (June 12). After consulting with county prosecutors, detectives from the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Peter Fuerte Aaron Raymond Castro Albert Espaniola Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights men wanted for questioning for robbery, reckless endangering and driving a stolen vehicle. The new episode begins airing Friday (June […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15016932 Logan Kahele Bishop   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 25-year-old man who is wanted on a bench warrant for violating probation. Logan Kahele Bishop of Nāʻālehu is also wanted for questioning in connection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15016442   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Tuesday (June 9) on a man’s body found Friday (June 5) under Nanue Bridge in Umauma has determined that he died from injuries consistent with a fall from a height. Detectives have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14032903 Polaris Ranger utility vehicle   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help with information about a burglary in December in the Keaukaha Military Reserve in Hilo. At 9 a.m. on December 8, police responded to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15003607   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help with information about a burglary in February in the Sunrise Ridge subdivision in Hilo. At 1:30 p.m. on February 2, police responded to a report of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15016638   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have determined that damage to an observatory at the summit of Mauna Kea was not a bullet hole. A detective investigated the scene Monday (June 8) and determined that a hole in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 1, 2015, through June 7, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. […]

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 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C15016442   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police initiated a coroner’s inquest case after a body was found Friday morning (June 5) under a bridge along the Hāmākua Coast. In response to a 9:10 a.m. call, officers were assigned to the the Nanue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Chandler Nacino   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Chandler Nacino as “Officer of the Month” for June in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (June 3) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Nacino was honored […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C15001871 Missing: Kuuipo Taketa   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who was reported missing. Kuuipo Taketa was last seen in Kona on January 19. She is described as 5-foot-2, 115 pounds with black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C15015922 Media Release A Puna man faces one felony and three misdemeanors after being arrested in a sexual assault investigation. At about 4:10 a.m., Sunday (May 31), police responded to a location in Pāhoa after receiving a report of an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15016068   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body of the woman found Monday (June 1) in Umauma Stream. She was identified through fingerprints Tuesday (June 2) as 62-year-old Bobbie Jackie Carnathan of Kailua-Kona, who was reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C15015745   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Monday (June 1) on the body of 47-year-old Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona determined that he died from internal injuries caused by being struck by the bill of a swordfish. The death was ruled […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15016054 Media Release The lifeless body of the swimmer who went missing Monday morning (June 1) in waters off OTEC Beach was located Monday afternoon. Fire Department personnel located him approximately 25 yards off short submerged in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Justin Hooser Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15016110   Media Release An unidentified man died following a single-vehicle crash Monday night (June 1) in the Puʻuanahulu area of the Kona District. Responding to a 10:56 p.m. call, police determined that  a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C15016068   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found Monday (June 1) in Umauma Stream. In response to an 11:28 a.m. call reporting a body in the stream, North Hilo District officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Captain Chad Basque Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 263 Report No. C15016054 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a missing person case in connection with a swimmer last seen in waters off OTEC Beach. In response an 11:49 a.m. call reporting a possible swimmer in distress, Kona Patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 25, 2015, through May 31, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15015933 Ten weed whackers similar to this were stolen from the Panaʻewa zoo.   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of weed whackers over the weekend from Hawaiʻi County’s Panaʻewa Zoo. Sometime between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Sunday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant William Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Report No. C15015745   Media Release A 47-year-old fisherman died Friday (May 29) in Kailua-Kona during a fishing accident. Responding to a 10:48 a.m.call, police learned that a swordfish had been observed in Honokōhau Harbor and that fisherman Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona had jumped into the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15015498 Patrick Elaban   Media Release A Puna man faces a felony offense after struggling with a store employee who tried to detain him for shoplifting. At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 26) police responded to a home improvement store on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Aloha Exchange board member Curtis Chong presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Officer Mark Arnold.   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Mark Arnold on Thursday (May 28) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Acting Sergeant Justin Hooser Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15015470   Media Release (update) A moped passenger injured in a crash with a dump truck Tuesday (May 26) has died from her injuries. Twenty-nine-year-old Mokihana Choy of Kailua-Kona was pronounced dead at The Queen’s Medical Center […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Acting Sergeant Justin Hooser Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15015470   Media Release A Kona woman is in critical condition following a crash between a moped and a dump truck in Kailua-Kona. At approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday (May 26), the moped was merging onto the southbound […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 18, 2015, through May 24, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121 FAX: 961-8845 Waiākea Warriors   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League partnered with the Andrews Basketball Association and Waiākea Intermediate REACH program, and 107 youths from 10 teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” basketball high school and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release In conjunction with the Ironman 70.3 Hawaiʻi qualifier event for the Ironman World Championship,  a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on Old Puakō Road in the South Kohala District on Saturday (May 30). On that date between 4:30 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15015205 Forrest Keesler   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the Puna man who was arrested for murder on Saturday (May 23). At 3:30 p.m. Sunday (May 24), 18-year-old Forrest Keesler of Mountain View was charged with second-degree murder. His bail […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15015205   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a murder investigation in connection with an incident in Puna on Saturday morning involving a father and son. At approximately 9:15 a.m. Saturday, police officers responded to a reported domestic incident […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Media Release Māmane Street in Honokaʻa will be closed to traffic Friday (May 22) between Plumeria and Puakolo to accommodate the Western Week block party. The road will be closed between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Parking is available at the Honokaʻa Park and Sports […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawai’i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121 FAX: 961-8845 Media Release One-hundred seventy-two youths from 25 teams participated in the HI-PAL Panaʻewa Benefit “Click It or Ticket” Basketball Championships this past weekend at Panaʻewa Park. In the 10-and-under division, NSP claimed the title, Andrews Hawks were runners-up and Fly […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C14014853   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 17-year-old Rillian Woods of Nānāwale, who was reported missing. He was found Wednesday (May 20) in Pāhoa in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Albert Espaniola Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 36-year-old man wanted for contempt of court. Albert Espaniola Jr. is also wanted for questioning in a reckless endangering case. He is described as “local,” approximately […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15014128 Kainoa Lindo Mei Tanaka Dylan Alcain Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police charged a Captain Cook man and two other persons following a crime spree in West Hawaiʻi. On the morning of May 16, Kona Patrol officers responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14020319 Burglary Suspect Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whose image was recorded on a surveillance camera during a burglary in the Eden Roc subdivision of Puna. Police ask anyone who […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15014801 Duane Grace   Media Release A Captain Cook man was charged with 20 offenses following an argument involving a handgun in a Kona parking lot. At 10:35 a.m. Tuesday (May 19), Kona Patrol officers responded to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Report Number C15014922 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a suspected burglary and arson at a Puna business that resulted in approximately $20,000 in property damage. Puna Patrol Officers responded to a 2:15 a.m. call Thursday (May 21) reporting a structure fire at Verna’s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121 FAX: 961-8845 Waiākea Titans Gold: Front row, from left—Shesley Martines, Guyson Ogata, Kiaʻi Apele, Mikey Bugado. Back row—Officer Ryan Domingo, Rekky Prudencio, Magnus Namohala-Roloos, Kawai Kiko, Kilohana Haasenritter Media Release More than 250 youths from 29 teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 11, 2015, through May 17, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C150145   Interior photo of a suspect Exterior photo of the suspects   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a burglary at a supermarket Sunday (May 17). At approximately 1:35 a.m., two males broke into warehouse of a supermarket on the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are informing the public that the enforcement period for the National “Click It or Ticket” campaign starts today (May 18) and runs through June 1. During this period, police will increase island wide enforcement of seat belt and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15014186 Paiea Young   Media Release A Hilo man is being held on a terroristic threatening charge in connection with a confrontation Thursday (May 14) in Hilo. At 8:12 a.m. Thursday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15003553 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person whose image was recorded on a surveillance photo obtained in connection with a burglary in Waikoloa in February. On […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14026680 Surveillance Image 1 Surveillance Image 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying persons whose images were recorded on a surveillance photo recently obtained in connection with a burglary last […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Lorenzo Artienda Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15012588 View 1 View 2 View 3 View 4   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of a fuel tanker from Honomū last month. The custom made 500 gallon diesel fuel tanker was on a double-axle trailer on Old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14030577 Luke Kaniaupio   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested an inmate at Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in connection with a burglary last year at a business in Kurtistown. On July 31, 2014, someone entered a flower warehouse on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14030577 Kaipo Anakalea Kahakai Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a burglary in Hilo last year at a gymnasium on Shipman Street in Hilo. On October 18, a 42-inch Hisense brand […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15013807   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating reports of shots fired late Sunday (May 10) in Hilo. At 10:08 p.m. Sunday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to the upper Waiākea area of Hilo, where several residents said they […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Daylan Asuncion Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15014076 Andrarene Grammer   Media Release A 49-year-old Hilo woman faces a felony charge for allegedly attempting to steal fruit from a lychee orchard. At 8:20 a.m. Wednesday (May 13), Puna District officers responded to Railroad Avenue in Keaʻau, where a 60-year-old man […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14030577 Unknown person No. 1 Unknown person No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men wanted for questioning in connection with a burglary in Hilo last year. On October 18, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 4, 2015, through May 10, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 27 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Scam reward postcard   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are again warning the public about mail scams intended to obtain victims’ credit card information. In this latest scam, victims are mailed a “Notice of Reward” card claiming the recipient has won what appears to be […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Candles burn during a Police Week ceremony in honor of Officers Manuel Cadinha, William “Red” Oili, Ronald “Shige” Jitchaku and Kenneth Keliipio.   Media Release Fifth graders from Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School in Mountain View were among the members of […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Acting Sergeant Justin Hooser Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15013725   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the motorcycle passenger who died Saturday evening (May 9) in a three-vehicle collision Saturday on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway. He was identified as 47-year-old Sean Henshaw of Ocean […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Acting Sergeant Justin Hooser Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15013725   Media Release A 47-year-old Kailua-Kona man and his passenger died in a three-vehicle collision Saturday evening (May 9) on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway near the 94-mile marker. The 47-year-old man was identified as Rick Dupont. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release Police Week festivities on Hawaiʻi Island will be held next week (May 10-16). Police Week is a nationally recognized week of activities in support of police work and in recognition of officers who have died or been disabled in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Justin Gaspar as “Officer of the Month” for May in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (May 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Gaspar was honored for his investigative skills, particularly in […]