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Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030102   Media Release A Hilo man is in jail after being arrested in connection with a stolen car. Last Friday (November 8) police responded to an 8:20 a.m. report that a 2011 Honda Fit sedan had been taken from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 22-year-old Airiel Rhodes Jost, who was wanted on bench warrants for violating terms and conditions of his probation. He was arrested Thursday (November 14) in Kalapana. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030492   Media Release A Pāhoa man and woman have been arrested in connection with a burglary Tuesday (November 12) in Puna. The pair is accused of entering a house on Ono Street in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision shortly before […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030413   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a robbery in Hilo that was reported Tuesday but occurred last week. A 43-year-old Hilo woman reported that between 9 a.m and 9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 4, she was walking […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Pāhoa man who is wanted on bench warrants for violating the terms and conditions of his probation. Airiel Rhodes Jost—also known as Ariel Jost— is also wanted for questioning in two unrelated robbery investigations. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 4, 2013, through November 10, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 34 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C13030552   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 32-year-old Jeffrey Bryant of Honokaʻa, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed in Waipio on Wednesday (November 13).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C13030552   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 32-year-old Honokaʻa man who was reported missing. Jeffrey Bryant was last seen in Honokaʻa at 7 p.m. Tuesday (November 12). He is described as Caucasian, 6-foot-5, 260 pounds with green eyes and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030313   Media Release (corrects location of incident in 2nd and 3rd paragraphs) Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening case in connection with a confrontation early Monday morning in Kalapana. The incident occurred in the Seaview Estates […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030313   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening case in connection with a confrontation early Monday morning in Kalapana. The incident occurred in the Seaview Front Circle Park subdivision at 3 a.m. Monday (November 11). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029109   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a man wanted for a burglary and theft in Hilo last month. Several items valued at more than $300 were stolen from a home on lower Haihai Street on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13030318   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 26-year-old Hilo woman reported as missing. Amanda Helene Schwartz was last seen on Lotus Blossom Lane in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on November 4 shortly before midnight. She has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029757   Media Release (update No. 4) An autopsy Friday revealed that 32-year-old Rory Thompson Wick of Mountain View bled to death from multiple stab wounds with injuries to his heart and left lung.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 C13029943   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested 35-year-old Jacob Umemoto of Hilo, who was wanted on bench warrants. Umemoto turned himself in at the South Hilo police station at 3:20 p.m. Thursday (November 7). He was charged with contempt […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13028962   Media Release A Kealakekua man has been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary in Hōlualoa on October 28. While detectives were investigating the burglary, they recovered jewelry from a second-hand shop in Captain Cook […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265   Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a 23-year-old man still wanted in a murder investigation, a man wanted for questioning in connection with sexual assaults and a man wanted on bench warrants […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029757   Media Release (update No. 3) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the suspect who was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing Tuesday afternoon (November 5) in the Eden Roc subdivision. After conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged 34-year-old David […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121   Media Release A total of 127 youth, ages 5 to 17, participated in 62 games during the Hawaiʻi Police Activity League’s 7th annual “Halloween Havoc” 3-on-3 basketball tournament held October 26-27 at Kawananakoa Gymnasium in Keaukaha. Winning the 5-6 division […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029762   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an attempted robbery Tuesday afternoon (November 5) at a fast-food restaurant in Hilo. Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, a man entered the Subway restaurant on Lanikaula Street just mauka of Kīlauea […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029757   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have confirmed the identity of the victim of a fatal stabbing Tuesday afternoon (November 5) in the Eden Roc subdivision. He is identified as 32-year-old Rory Thompson Wick of Mountain View. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Stephen Kishimoto as “Officer of the Month” for November in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (November 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Kishimoto was honored for his persistence in tracking down a suspect in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029757   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a man arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing in Puna on Tuesday afternoon (November 5) in the Eden Roc subdivision. The suspect is identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029757   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing in Puna on Tuesday afternoon (November 5). At 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a stabbing victim on Pilo Street in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 28, 2013, through November 3, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Six were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121 Media Release In preparation for the 33rd Annual Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Winter Basketball Classic, the Hawaiʻi Police Department continues its ongoing campaign against the use of crystal methamphetamine or “ice” with a “Create Your Own Pledge” competition for intermediate […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220 Media Release A total of 168 youths, ages 4 to 17, from 25 teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” Hoops Championships this past weekend, November 2-3, at Pāpaʻikou Gymnasium. In the 8-and-Under Division, Keaukaha defeated Kohala NSP 20-10 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C13018734   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 40-year-old Kaʻū woman wanted for abuse of a family/household member. Sharon Hui is described as 5-foot-3, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant James Correa Phone: 961-2213   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 35-year-old Hilo man who is wanted on bench warrants for contempt of court and failure to appear. Jacob W. Umemoto is described as 6-feet tall, 165 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Friday, November 22, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Hilo police station. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C13029109   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for a Hilo burglary on Wednesday (October 30). Several pieces of gold jewelry and wristwatches were stolen from a home on lower Haihai […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a debit card scam. Island residents have reported receiving a text message from someone claiming that the recipient’s debit card has been temporarily deactivated and asking them to call a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13026010   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the human remains found in Kailua-Kona on September 27. The body was identified through medical X-rays as 51-year-old Lloyd Tiedeman, who had no permanent address in Kailua-Kona. As […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13029043   Media Release A man and a woman are in police custody following a burglary last week in Puna. The burglary occurred Friday (October 25) at a home on 21st Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. Police investigation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Children of all ages look forward to Halloween but police want to keep them safe to enjoy the fun. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly four times as many children ages 5-14, are killed while walking […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 21, 2013, through October 27, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 1,069 DUI arrests compared with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13028443 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Hilo couple with several offenses involving a stolen credit card. Around 4 p.m. Wednesday (October 23), police received a phone call from a 22-year-old woman, who reported that she and her […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121   Media Release On Wednesday (October 23), Hawaiʻi Police Department School Resource Officer Bryan Tina and HI-PAL Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. held the 2nd annual Vikings Football Clinic at Hilo Intermediate School. Twenty-eight students from Kalanianaole Elementary School, Hilo Union […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Shea Nactor on Thursday (October 24) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month” for October. Nactor, a Puna Patrol officer, was honored for his outstanding enforcement of drunk driving […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 14, 2013, through October 20, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative being sponsored in Hawaiʻi by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the state Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C13027904   Media Release A Kaʻū man has been charged with several drug offenses following the execution of a search warrant on his home last week. Vice Section officers served the search warrant Thursday (October 17) on a home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hawai’i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will host the Click It or Ticket 5-6 and 8-under Basketball Championships at Pāpaʻikou Gym on November 2-3. The age cutoff date is December 31, 2013. The deadline […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam from persons claiming to be from the Department of Water Supply. The individuals call Water Supply customers and threaten to shut off their water service because of a past due water […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13025782   Media Release (corrects day in second paragraph) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 48-year-old Richard Gomez of Hilo, who was reported missing after entering the water in a rowboat on September 20. He was found in good health in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13025782   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 48-year-old Richard Gomez of Hilo, who was reported missing after entering the water in a rowboat on September 20. He was found in good health in Kailua-Kona on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department has added a link to its website that allows citizens to monitor the status of Hawaiʻi inmates in jail or prison. The Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) system is powered by the nationwide […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252   Media Release (update No. 3) Hawaiʻi Island police have filed additional charges against an Āhualoa man who was arrested Wednesday morning (October 16) on warrants after police received an anonymous tip about his whereabouts. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, 49-year-old Adrien Haena Kalani […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Randal Ishii Phone 326-4646, Ext. 299 Media Release (update No. 2) Police have located 7-year-old Alexander Kaiser of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed at a friend’s house in Kalaoa at about 5:50 p.m. Wednesday (October 16). He was then returned to his parents.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Randal Ishii Phone 326-4646, Ext. 299   Media Release (update with photo) Police are searching for a 7-year-old Kailua-Kona boy who was reported missing. Kona patrol officers responded to a 3 p.m. call Wednesday (October 16) from Hōlualoa Elementary School and learned that the 2nd grade boy failed to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Randal Ishii Phone 326-4646, Ext. 299 Media Release Police are searching for a 7-year-old Kailua-Kona boy who was reported missing. Kona patrol officers responded to a 3 p.m. call Wednesday (October 16) from Hōlualoa Elementary School and learned that the 2nd grade boy failed to arrive home after catching […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C13021758   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Kona girl who was reported missing. Addie Cragg was last seen in Kailua-Kona on August 16. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-5, 140 pounds with blue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 49-year-old Adrien Haena Kalani of Āhualoa, who was wanted on warrants. He was arrested on five warrants without incident Wednesday morning (October 16) in Honokaʻa based on information from an anonymous tip. Police thank […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12013201   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 32-year-old woman wanted on outstanding warrants. Janette Marie Silva is wanted on two $10,000 warrants for felony drug offenses. She is also wanted for questioning in connection with a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 7, 2013, through October 13, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 49-year-old Hāmākua  man wanted on warrants. Adrien Haena Kalani of Āhualoa is wanted for contempt of court, promoting a dangerous drug and possessing drug paraphernalia. He is also wanted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13017586   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 37-year-old Hilo man with several offenses involving a vehicle that was stolen from a repair shop in Hilo in July. On July 5 at about 7:06 a.m., police responded to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13027254   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a man arrested Wednesday in connection with a commercial burglary in Hilo. At 10 a.m. Thursday (October 10), 18-year-old Robert Pookela Manaole, who has no permanent address, was charged with  […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13027254   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a commercial burglary early Wednesday in Hilo. Police received a report of an alarm call at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday (October 9) from a business at Waiakea Center. Responding officers saw a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13026401   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the man who was arrested last week in connection with a report of gunshots in Hilo on September 30. At 2:25 p.m. Saturday (October5), 34-year-old Kevin Kuhia,  who has no permanent […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala Patrol Captain Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, October 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kohala Intergenerational Center. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 30, 2013, through October 6, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that families throughout the island donated more than 300 backpacks for children in need during a backpack drive between July and September. During the backpack drive, all police stations around the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13026401   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have have a man in custody in connection with a report of gunshots in Hilo on Monday afternoon (September 30). At 1:54 p.m. Monday, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report that a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Rep0rt No. C13026438   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Wednesday (October 2) indicated no signs of foul play in a body found in the remnants of a fire Monday night (September 30) in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. The forensic […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13019892   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking information about a reported robbery at a Puna park in July. A 51-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were reportedly approached by three unidentified men at 2 a.m. on July 28 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 26-year-old Michael Dwayne Carvalho, who was wanted on warrants and for questioning in an unrelated case. Carvalho was arrested at noon Wednesday (October 2) in Puna and taken to the Hilo police cellblock while […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13024618   Media Release A Captain Cook woman is in police custody in connection with the theft of a car from Kealakekua. The Acura Legend sedan was removed from Māmalahoa Bypass Road on September 12. Police investigation led […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C13026403   Media Release Tips from the public Monday (September 30) led to the arrest of a man and three women during a burglary in progress in Hilo. At 2:45 a.m. Monday, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13020766   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 30-year-old John Curtis K. Kuhia and 36-year-old Shanna Y. L. Carvalho-Kuhia, whom police asked for help in finding. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12032822   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 17-year-old Carlierose Rodrigues-Kihe of Puna, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on September 26.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Caroldeen “Nalani”  Freitas as “Officer of the Month” for October in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (October 2) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Freitas, a 10-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department, was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13026264   Media Release A Kona man has been charged with two offenses in connection with the theft of a pickup truck from Kona International Airport at Keāhole. Sometime over the weekend (September 28-29), a 2004 Toyota Tacoma […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13020766   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a couple wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery. At 3 a.m. on August 6, a 26-year-old Hilo man was reportedly assaulted in the parking lot of Coconut Island […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C13026010   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying human remains found in Kona last week. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday (September 27), Kona patrol officers responded to a report of human […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Rep0rt No. C13026438   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a fatal fire Monday night (September 30) in Kaʻū. In response to a 9:09 p.m. report of a structure fire on Bamboo […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13026262   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island detectives have charged the man arrested in connection with the discharge of a firearm in the Mountain View area Sunday afternoon (September 29). At 1:55 p.m. Monday (September 30), detectives charged Falaniko N. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 23, 2013, through September 30, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 44 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C13026059   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning Friday (September 27) at Kua Bay. At approximately 2:12 p.m. Friday, responding officers learned that a woman who had been snorkeling was found floating in waters on the north […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13026129   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged two men with various offenses stemming from an incident early Saturday morning (September 28) in Hilo. At 3:27 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of a 19-year-old Hilo man who […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13026262   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island detectives are investigating an incident involving the discharge of a firearm in the Mountain View area Sunday afternoon (September 29). At 12:04 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a report that a 64-year-old Mountain View […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release   The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds the public that a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect along a portion of Kapiʻolani Street on Saturday, October 12. Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., traffic will flow in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Marvin Troutman Sr. Phone: 326-4646, ext 229 Report No. C13026222   Media Release A 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Sunday morning (September 29) in a vehicle–pedestrian collision. About 2:53 a.m., a 2004 Mercedes-Benz was traveling south on Highway 11 near the junction with Puʻuloa Road in Kailua-Kona […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C13026038   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged the driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal vehicle-bicycle crash Friday (September 27) in Puna. At 8:30 a.m. Sunday, police charged 27-year-old Siaku L. Aholelei of Mountain View with first-degree negligent […]

HawaiʻI Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C13026038   Media Release A 66-year-old Puna man died Friday (September 27) in a vehicle-bicycle crash. Ag 11:56 a.m., a 2004 Dodge pickup truck was traveling south at a high rate of speed on Highway 11 near the 8-mile marker in Keaʻau when […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C13026012   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a criminal property damage case in connection with the destruction of papaya trees at a farm in Puna. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. Thursday (September 26) and 6:30 a.m. Friday (September 27), 100 papaya trees […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13016674   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the victim of an assault that resulted in a large deposit of blood left fronting a vacant establishment in Puna. On June 26 at about 7:30 a.m., detectives from the Area […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13025782   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are still searching for a 48-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Richard Gomez entered the water in Hilo in a small rowboat at 10 a.m. Friday (September 20) and has not […]

Hawaii Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Frank Mohica on Thursday (September 26) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month” for September. Mohica, a Community Policing officer assigned to the South Hilo District, was honored for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hawaiʻi Police Activities League and the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation will hold the 33rd Annual Winter Basketball Classic on Thursday, December 26, through Sunday, December 29. Entries will be accepted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 38-year old man wanted on bench warrants for bail jumping and contempt of court. Mark Wirth is describe as 6-feet tall, 170 pounds with short blond hair and blue eyes. He has no permanent […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 49-year-old South Kohala man wanted on warrants. Adrien Haena Kalani, who has no permanent address,  is wanted for contempt of court, promoting a dangerous drug and possessing drug paraphernalia. He is also wanted for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13025782   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 48-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Richard Gomez entered the water in Hilo in a Kayak at 10 a.m. Friday (September 20) and has not been seen since. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13023002 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 26-year-old Zairon Leon Frazier of Puna, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed in Hāmākua on Friday (September 20).

Hawai´i Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 16, 2013, through September 22, 2013, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 35 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220 Media Release More than 80 youths from 15 teams participated in the HI-PAL Click It or Ticket 12-and-Under Hoops Championships this past weekend, September 20-22, at Waiākea Uka Gym. The Hawaiʻi Warriors 6th Graders out-gunned the Hawaiʻi Warriors 7th graders 52-32 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C13019327   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Volcano girl who was reported missing. Rosa Fonseca was last seen July 21 in Volcano. She is described as Caucasian, 4-foot-11, 110 pounds with brown eyes and long brown hair. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-8121   Media Release Twenty-three youths aged 10 and under participated in eight two-set volleyball games during the “Click It or Ticket” HI-PAL and Keaukaha Sports “Jus Fo’ Fun” volleyball day held at the Kawananakoa Hall gymnasium in Keaukaha on Saturday, September […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13019638   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located the second man wanted and previously charged in connection with a home invasion robbery in the Leilani Estates subdivision on July 24. At 12:20 p.m. Thursday (September 19), police arrested […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Sergeant Danette Tavares Hāmākua Patrol Phone No. 775-7533 Report No. C13024877   Media Release (corrected spelling of last name) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 35-year-old Claudette Morell of Kapaʻau, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Thursday morning (September 19) in Honokaʻa.