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Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Josephine Miranda   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for 23-year-old Josephine Miranda, who is wanted for for bail jumping and contempt of court. She is described as 5-foot-7, 130 pounds with brown eyes and long black hair. She has no permanent address but […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14025845 Jeffrey Keanaaina   Media Release A Kona man is in police custody after being charged with seven offenses stemming from two vehicle break-ins. On September 24, Kona Patrol officers responded to a condominium on the 75-5700 block […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14024536 Jeffrey De Castro   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police located 29-year old Jeffrey DeCastro of Hilo who was wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery on September 15. On September 19, he was arrested on suspicion of robbery. […]

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

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14025868 Christopher Wright   Media Release A Hawaiʻi Island man has been charged with numerous offenses stemming from the burglary of a barn in Kailua-Kona. On Sunday (September 28), Kona Patrol officers responded to a 3:30 p.m. report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14026001 Bryce Feary   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 29-year-old Bryce D. Feary of Hilo, who was wanted on warrants. He was arrested in Hilo on Monday night (September 29) and charged with four counts of probation revocation. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 22, 2014, through September 28, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14022429 Taniamae Faris   Media Release A Puna woman is in police custody after being charged with three offenses in connection with a confrontation in August. On August 25, Puna Patrol officers responded to a 6:52 p.m. report of an affray in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Bayfront Highway in Hilo is closed to traffic between Pauahi Street and Waianuenue Avenue due to high surf and might be closed through the weekend, depending on surf conditions. The public is advised that due to the KWXX Downtown Hoʻolaulea block […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Aloha Exchange board member Joey Estrella presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Officer Roberto Segobia   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Roberto Segobia on Thursday (September 25) as East Hawaiʻi “Officer of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a Craigslist scam that lists houses for rent. A person posing as the landlord claimed to be out of the country living in Nigeria and asked potential renters to send a money order […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department has added to its website a link to a service that allows victims and witnesses to be notified when undocumented foreign nationals are released from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Often, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14025130 Joshua Leiataua   Media Release A Kona man was arrested after a dog alerted its owner that strangers were breaking into his truck. On Sunday (September 21), Kona Patrol officers responded to the old industrial area of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14017655 Teani Evangelista   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo girl, who was reported missing. Teani Evangelista was last seen in Hilo on July 6. She is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-4, 140 pounds with brown hair and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 15, 2014, through September 21, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 11 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Paoule Phone: 961-2305   Media Release A temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect along a portion of Kapiʻolani Street on Saturday, October 4. Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., traffic will flow in the Puna direction only on Kapiʻolani Street between Hualālai […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14025048   Jeb Thurlby   Media Release The discovery of an intruder in a neighbor’s house has led to his arrest for the break-in and for commercial promotion of marijuana. Kaʻū Patrol officers responded to a 2:51 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Sergeant Zachary Fernando Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C14025122   Media Release A 53-year-old Puna man died Sunday (September 23) in waters off Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach. Kaʻū Patrol officers responded to a 12:08 p.m. call Sunday reporting a possible drowning. When they arrived, they learned that 53-year-old Reginald Awaa of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14023302 Michael Mccrum Isaac Akina   Media Release Two Kona men were charged with several offenses after being found in a stolen boat. On Thursday afternoon (September 18), a 42-year-old Kailua-Kona man reported that his outboard motor had […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14023825 Ronald Altura   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with burglary under a state law that provides for enhanced sentencing for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency. On September 8, a 35-year-old Puna man reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police closed Pakalana Street in Honokaʻa to the general public at 9:45 a.m. Thursday (September 18) while students from Honoka‘a Elementary, Intermediate and High Schools were evacuated as a precaution due to a chemical odor in the area. During the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14024785   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a reported residential robbery Wednesday night (September 17) in Puna. At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, police received a call of a robbery at a home in the Fern Forest subdivision in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C14023078 Abraham Verece Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 34-year-old Keaʻau man wanted in connection with several abuse of a family or household member, terroristic threatening and firearms cases. Abraham Verece is described as 5-foot-8, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14011668 Composite rendering of suspect   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an attempted robbery in May in Puna. On May 2 at about 8:30 p.m., police responded to the Pāhoa 7-11 convenience store after receiving a report that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14024536 Jeffrey De Castro   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a Hilo man wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery in Hilo on Monday (September 15). South Hilo patrol officers responded to a home on Pilipaʻa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. M14051666   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam from a caller claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. A 65-year-old Hilo man was told that he had won a car and millions of dollars and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14022592 Brent Verbois   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 56-year-old man who was reported missing. Brent Verbois, who has no permanent address, was last seen in Hilo on August 24. He is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-9, 155 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 8, 2014, through September 14, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Marvin K. Troutman Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C14024108   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man who died Wednesday (September 10) from injuries he received in a single-vehicle collision on Kohala Ranch Road and Olomana Road in the Kohala Ranch gated […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Officer of the Year: Kalae Lee Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Kalae Lee as “Officer of the Year” in a luncheon ceremony Friday (September 12) at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. Lee was honored for his successful […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release As Puna prepares for the approaching lava flow, residents are reminded that enhanced penalties apply to certain crimes committed during a state of emergency. Hawai‘i County Mayor Billy Kenoi proclaimed a state of emergency for the Puna District beginning […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533   Media Release (update) The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds the public that it will make an “active shooter” presentation during an afternoon meeting in Laupāhoehoe on Tuesday (September 16). The presentation will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in the Humanities Room at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14023169 Rylen Resurreccion Waiwaiole   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year Hilo boy who was reported missing. Rylen H. Resurreccion-Waiwaiole was last seen in Hilo on April 27. He is described as 5-foot-6, 160 pounds with brown eyes, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-224 Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe, anonymous disposal. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative being sponsored in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14023044 Scott Taira   Media Release A 21-year-old man already in jail facing burglary and theft charges has been charged with another burglary. The latest charge stems from a reported burglary August 31. On that date, neighbors reported that they […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Marvin K. Troutman Sr. Phone: 326-4646 Ext 229 Report No. C14024108   Media Release A 50-year-old Salt Lake City, Utah, man died following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon (September 10) in Kohala Ranch. His name is being withheld pending positive identification. Responding to a 4:05 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14021768 Unknown man   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a forgery last month in Hilo. The man shown in this photograph is suspected of using counterfeit money at a fast-food restaurant in Downtown Hilo on the morning of August 18. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 1, 2014, through September 7, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six 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 Wahine Ryders Stingrays   Media Release Fifty-six youths from eight teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” 14-and-under basketball championships this past weekend at Carvalho Park in Hilo. In the open division finals, Kona Stingrays edged Hoop Dreams Gold 33-29 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14023454 Scott Taira   Media Release A 21-year-old man is in police custody after a concerned citizen reported a burglary at a neighbor’s house in Pepeʻekeo. In response to a 10:30 a.m. call Thursday (September 4), police learned that a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala Patrol Officer Thomas Koyanagi Phone: 885-3080 Report No. C14021498 Missing: Hokulani Anakalea-Kahakai   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Kamuela boy who was reported missing. Hokulani Anakalea-Kahakai was last seen in Kamuela on August 14. He is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-8, 180 pounds with short black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Detective Renee Morinaka Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 301 Report No. C14017224 Rayner Kinney Jr.   Media Release A 62-year-old Kaʻū man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and other offenses in connection with a domestic dispute in May. On May 23, an 85-year-old Ocean View man reported that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Lieutenant Juergen Canda Phone: 887-3080 Steven Schwartz   Media Release Thanks to a tip to Crime Stoppers, Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 41-year-old Steven Schwartz of Hilo, who was wanted for contempt of court and violating probation. He was arrested in Kamuela on Friday (August 29) and charged with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 25, 2014, through August 31, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation during an afternoon meeting in Laupāhoehoe on September 16. The presentation will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in the Humanities Room at the Laupāhoehoe Community Library. It is designed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Josiah Konanui   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 35-year-old man wanted on a $1,000 bench warrant for contempt of court. Josiah Ikaika Konanui has no permanent address but frequents the Puna area. He is described as 5-foot-11, 185 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14022977 Joshua Resun   Media Release A Hilo man has been charged with three offenses in connection with an assault Saturday evening (August 30) in Hilo. At 7 p.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old Hilo man reported that while he was in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14023020   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a home invasion burglary early Sunday (August 31) in Puna. In response to a 3 a.m. report, Puna Patrol officers responded to a home on the 15-1700 block of 25th Avenue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a significant increase in reported car break-ins over the past three months, particularly in the Waiākea Uka and Kaūmana areas of Hilo. Most of the break-ins took place overnight with wallets or other personal information being […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Steven Schwartz   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 41-year-old Hilo man wanted for violating probation and contempt of court. Steven Schwartz is described as 5-foot-8, 180 pounds with brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. Police ask anyone with information on his […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Kekoa McKeague   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 29-year-old Waikoloa man wanted for violating probation. Kekoa Makana McKeague is described as 6-foot-1, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Hilo Exchange Club President Andy Iwashita presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Officer Dwight Walker.   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Dwight Walker on Thursday (August 28) as East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month” […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-2350   Media Release Now that school and college are back in session, Hawaiʻi Island police remind the public to follow all traffic laws that apply to operators of bicycles, mopeds and skateboards and to watch for pedestrians. Bicycles Bicyclists must follow all traffic laws that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Juvenile Aid Section Detective Scott Kurashige Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 304 Report No. C14017870   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 16-year-old Shania Akiona of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday evening (August 27).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Juvenile Aid Section Detective Scott Kurashige Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 304 Report No. C14017870   Missing: Shania Akiona   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 16-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who was reported missing. Shania Akiona was last seen in Kailua-Kona on July 8. She is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-2, 105 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14022196   Media Release A 27-year-old Hilo man is back in jail after being arrested in connection with a reported escape Friday (August 22) from the Hale Nani correctional facility. Kalaikona Fukuhara was located in Hilo on Sunday (August 24) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 18, 2014, through August 24, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Matthew Kaaihue Phone: 961-8121   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police remind the public that the law allows service animals into businesses and other public places where pets are not allowed. These service animals are described as any guide, signal or service dog, or other animal individually trained to provide […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14022318 Found Box   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of a box with contents that was turned in to police as found property on August 24. The box was discovered in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C14022019   Sean Duyser    Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 46-year-old Kona man on suspicion of escaping from the Hale Nani correctional facility early Thursday morning (August 21). South Hilo Patrol officers arrested Sean Duyser of Kailua-Kona in Hilo […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Randy Morris Phone: 326-4646, ext 258   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League in West Hawaiʻi held its annual Summer Basketball League at the Kekuaokalani gymnasium in Kailua-Kona during the month of July. The league included teams from Honokaʻa to Kaʻū with more […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 11, 2014, through August 17, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C14021493 These persons are wanted for questioning in a graffiti case.   Media Release Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying two people wanted for questioning in connection with a criminal property damage case. Graffiti was placed on the elevator and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police will increase enforcement of drunk driving as part of a national campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” which started August 15 and runs through September 1. During the campaign, police will conduct 20-30 sobriety checkpoints island […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Robert Hatton Report No. C14021518 Phone: 965-2716 Fernando Lopez   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Puna boy who was reported missing. Fernando K. Lopez was last seen at his Hawaiian Paradise Park home on Friday (August 15). He is described as Hispanic, 5-feet tall, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No.: C14021651   Media Release A 25-year-old Keaʻau woman died Sunday (August 17) from injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle crash on 20th Avenue off Kaloli Drive in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Keaʻau. The driver was identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Marvin Troutman Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 233 Report No. C14021431   Media Release A 90-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died Thursday (August 14) from injuries she sustained in a single-vehicle crash on Route 190 and the junction with Kalaoa Street in Kailua-Kona. She was identified as Jane K. Ota. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation during an afternoon meeting in North Kohala on August 26. The presentation will take place  from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the old courthouse across from the North Kohala […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release (reminder) Mayor Billy Kenoi, the Hawaiʻi Police Department, Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging and Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit Agency, in partnership with Department of Attorney General, Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division, Community and Crime Prevention Branch Department of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Joseph Picadura   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Joseph Picadura as “Officer of the Month” for August in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (August 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Picadura was honored for a lengthy […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019936   Media Release (update) Police have located 40-year-old Aron Makani Beshore  of Kealakekua, who was reported missing in July. He was found unharmed Monday (August 4) in Los Angeles.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14015308 Christopher Fernandez   Media Release A Kapaʻau man is in police custody in connection with a burglary in North Kohala. On May 12, a 77-year-old Kapaʻau man reported that tools had been removed from his property. Investigation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer William C. Brown Phone: 965-2716   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding the public to secure their generators, outdoor equipment and other personal belongings on their property to protect against theft. Police also ask that owners record serial numbers or identification numbers and add lettering to property […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019393 Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Colvin Gaspar Theodore Casuga Media Release (update No. 6) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the remaining two persons who had been sought for fraudulent use of a credit card in Kona. At 12:25 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release In recognition of a nationwide anti-crime event called “National Night Out,” the Hawaiʻi Police Department is offering National Night Out activity sheets for keiki designed to educate them about internet safety by way of fun, interactive games and puzzles. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C14020404 Timothy Nacis   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Papaʻaloa man who is wanted on two bench warrants for contempt of court. Timothy John Nacis is also wanted in connection with a terroristic threatening and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 28, 2014, through August 3, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 29 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 Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019393 Colvin Gaspar Theodore “Kahui” Casuga Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Media Release (update No. 5) Hawaiʻi Island police have located the remaining two persons wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card in Kona. Luke Kaniaupio, 21, of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019393 Colvin Gaspar Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Media Release (update No. 4) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the second of four persons wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. At 10:15 a.m. Friday (August 1), Colvin Gaspar, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C14020080 Shannon Estocado (2011 photo) Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Hilo man who was arrested in connection with a robbery Wednesday in Hilo. At 3:10 p.m. Thursday (July 31), detectives charged 30-year-old Shannon L. Y. Estocado of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Mark Farias Phone: 961-2253 Report No.C14019706 Gregory Kama   Media Release A 24-year-old Hilo man has been charged with 18 offenses after being found in possession of large quantities of illegal steroids. On Tuesday (July 29), officers from the Area I Vice Section served search warrants at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121   Media Release HI-PAL is seeking teams interested in playing in “Click It or Ticket” 5-on-5 basketball tournaments August 30-31 at Pāpaʻikou Gym and September 12-14 at Waiākea Uka Gym. Both 5-6 division and 7-8 division teams are being sought for the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12023488 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police located a Honokaʻa teenager who was reported missing in 2012. Chelsey Olival, then 16, was located on November 20, 2012, in Waikoloa in good health. A media release was not made at the time she […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019393 Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Colvin Gaspar Theodore Casuga Media Release (update No. 3 ) Hawaiʻi Island police have located and arrested the second of four persons wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. Colvin Gaspar, 22, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police remind motorists that Friday (August 1) is the first day children return to most public schools. All public schools will be open Monday, and motorists should expect an increase in traffic—especially in school zones—during morning and afternoon hours. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 966-4924 Bryce Feary Pio Kapeli Unidentified couple   Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a couple wanted for questioning in a theft investigation and two men wanted on bench warrants. The new episode begins […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14019936 Missing: Aron Makani Beshore   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 40-year-old Kealakekua man who was reported missing. Aron Makani Beshore was last seen July 17 in Kainaliu. He is described as Caucasian, 6-feet […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Lieutenant William Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Colvin Gaspar Theodore Casuga Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located and arrested one of four persons wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. Theodore “Kahui” Casuga, 39, of Kailua-Kona was arrested Tuesday morning (July 29) in Kailua-Kona […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 21, 2014, through July 27, 2014, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five 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. C14013769 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an armed robbery in late May in the Hāmākua area. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 25, police responded to Waipio Valley after receiving a report from a 54-year-old Florida man that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C14017448 Monte Moreau   Media Release (update No. 2 correction) (clarifies that suspect has not been charged with murder) The victim of a July 3 shooting in Hōnaunau has died from his injuries. As a result, Hawaiʻi Island […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13031652   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have reclassified a suspicious death of an infant to murder following an eight-month investigation and recent results of an autopsy. On November 25, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C14018864 Kyle Dawson   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 32-year-old Kyle K. Dawson, who was wanted on a no-bail arrest warrant for violating probation. He was arrested July 19 in Hilo and charged with violating probation.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Lieutenant William Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Colvin Gaspar Theodore “Kahui” Casuga Luke Kaniaupio Leilani Parent Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for three men and a woman who are wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. The card was stolen Wednesday (July 23) from a car on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Hilo Exchange Club President Andy Iwashita presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Officer Eddie Cardines Jr. Hilo Exchange Club President Andy Iwashita presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Detective Robert Almeida.   Media Release The Aloha Exchange […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C14019037 Riley Asuncion Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 38-year-old Puna man with 13 offenses in connection with a kidnapping that led to a police pursuit and an attempt to run down two officers. At 10:50 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C14019005 Gilbert Waiau   Media Release A 32-year-old Puna man has been arrested on a Grand Jury indictment for attempted murder and other offenses. Gilbert H. Waiau of Pāhoa was arrested Monday morning (July 21)  on the strength of a bench […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C14019037 Riley Asuncion Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested 38-year-old Riley Asuncion of Pāhoa on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder for attempting to run down two officers on Monday. Asuncion was taken […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C14019037   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in Hilo on Monday. Shortly before 11:30 a.m., South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a domestic incident in a pink sports-utility vehicle in the Panaʻewa […]