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Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12034663   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police continue to requests the public’s assistance in a murder investigation following the discovery of a body along Bayfront Highway in Hilo. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section and an evidence […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12034663   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of a body along the Bayfront Highway in Hilo. On Saturday (December 29) at about 8:47 p.m., police received a number of calls of possible […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Detective Grant Todd Phone: 961-2385 Report No. C12034382   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 31-year-old California man who was reported missing. Yogi Yoswara was last seen in Hilo at 9 p.m. on December 19. He is described as 5-foot-7, 140 pounds with short […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officers Joshua Flores and Kevin Brodie on Thursday as “Officers of the Month” for November and South Hilo Patrol Officer Keith Nacis as “Officer of the Month” for December. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Officer Randy Morris Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 258   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will have its 23rd annual “HI-PAL Hope Chapel 3-on-3 Basketball Jam” in Kona over the weekend of January 19-21. Sign-ups are being accepted now through Friday, January 11. Division are as follows: 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 17, 2012, through December 23, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Lawrence Kobayashi Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12029791   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing from Hilo since November 4. Reanette Torres is described as Puerto Rican, approximately 5-foot-4, 115 pounds with brown eyes, dark hair that goes to her […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002850   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 31-year-old Pāhoa woman who was reported as missing. Kimberly Horoschak is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 135 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Kaeo Drummondo Phone: 935-3311 Report No. C12033336   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for numerous instances of fraudulent use of a credit card and theft of more than $1,700 in Hilo, Waimea and Pāhoa. The suspect is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12-33943 Media Release A 45-year-old Kona man died Wednesday (December 19) in a two-vehicle crash on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Highway 19) at the 30-mile marker in Oʻokala. He was identified as Kris Korban of Kailua-Kona. Police determined that Korban was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Section Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights two men wanted on warrants and a third man who has already been located. The new episode begins airing Friday (December 21). In it, police ask for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12031548   Media Release (update No. 4) Hawaiʻi County police have arrested and charged a fourth suspect in connection with a robbery in a parking lot at Aliʻi Sunset Plaza in the early morning of November 26. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Mitchell Kanehailua Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C12033601   Media Release (update No. 4) Hawaiʻi County police have charged 36-year-old Jason Russell Jump of Pāhoa with second-degree murder for the death of 54-year-old James V. Johns Sr. of Nanawale Estates. Jump was charged at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12033565   Media Release (update) After conferring with prosecutors, Big Island police have released 33-year-old Sonny D. Kalawe of Keaʻau from police custody pending further investigation. Kalawe was being held after his arrest in connection with a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash Sunday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033601   Media Release (update No. 3) An autopsy conducted Tuesday (December 18) determined that the victim of a Puna murder, 54-year-old James V.  Johns Sr. of Nanawale Estates, died of injury to the brain caused by blunt force trauma. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective Renee Morinaka Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 301 Report No. C12019188   Media Release (update) Big Island are renewing their request for information about a 39-year-old Kaʻū woman who is wanted for violating a court order. Sharon Hui is described as 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-6, 130-160 pounds with brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 10, 2012, through December 16, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release In observance of 2012 Christmas season activities at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiʻolani Street. Traffic will be allowed only in the Puna, or southerly, direction on Kapiʻolani Street, between Waiānuenue Avenue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033601   Media Release (update) Police arrested a 36-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with a murder in the Nanawale Estates Subdivision in Puna. Monday morning (December 17) at 10:35 a.m., Jason Russell Jump was arrested without incident in Pāhoa. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12032354   Media Release (update No. 2) Police have located 32-year old Joshua Horan of Waikoloa, who was reported missing. He was found on December 5 in Hāwī, North Kohala.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Kaeo Drummondo Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12027554   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo boy reported as missing from Hilo since October 13. Pat Enos is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-6, 150 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Officer Paul Nagata Phone: 889-6540   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police caution the public to be aware of email, mail and telephone scams that are surfacing here in the islands. Recently, police in the North Kohala District received several reports and complaints of a telephone scam targeting residents on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033601   Media Release (update) Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 36-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning following the discovery of a body in a residence in Nanawale Estates. Jason Russell Jump is described as an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033601   Media Release Police have opened a murder investigation following the discovery of a body in Puna. Sunday (December 16) at about 5:08 p.m., police responded to a call of a male victim with an apparent head injury in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12033565   Media Release A 29-year-old Keaʻau man died Sunday (December 16) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on 29th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna. The man was identified as Beke Robert Jr. of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12032443   Media Release (update No. 3) Police have charged the second suspect with several offenses stemming from his escape from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo. After conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged 31-year-old Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar with first-degree escape, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Detective Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646 Report No. C12033369   Media Release A 40-year-old Captain Cook woman has been charged with hindering prosecution in connection with an inmate from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center who was being sought for escape. While police were searching for Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, they developed information that Elizabeth […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033305   Media Release A 48-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man was arrested and charged with several offenses following an incident in which a firearm was discharged on Makaʻala Street in Hilo. About 12:46 a.m. Thursday (December 13), police responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12032443   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi County Police have arrested the second of two inmates who escaped from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center on December 5. Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, 31, was arrested at approximately 10:40 p.m. Thursday (December 13), at a home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are informing motorist that officers will conduct islandwide DUI checkpoints throughout the holiday season. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The campaign starts December 14 and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033194   Media Release (update) Police continue to look into the cause of a fire and the discovery of remains in a house in Honokaʻa. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section, evidence specialists, a Hawaiʻi Fire Department fire […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12031548   Media Release (update No. 3) Hawaiʻi County police have arrested and charged a third suspect in connection with a robbery in a parking lot at Aliʻi Sunset Plaza in the early morning of November 26. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Juergen Canda Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12033103   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 19-year-old Maui woman who was reported missing from Lakewood, Washington, where she attends college. Nhi Nguyen Tuyet Pham may be on the island of Hawaiʻi, possibly in Puna. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12033194   Media Release Police are investigating the cause of a fire and the discovery of a body in a house in Honokaʻa. On Tuesday (December 11) at about 8:21 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to a home in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Acting Captain Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Media Release Big Island police are advising the public to take extra precautions to prevent burglaries during the holiday season and to report suspicious activities—especially suspicious persons in your neighborhood during the day or at night. The following tips can help reduce the chances […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of December 3, 2012, through December 9, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C12032969   Media Release Police have located 51-year-old Paul Edward Rice of Ocean View, who was reported missing. He was found Monday morning (December 10) in Vancouver, Washington.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C12032969   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 51-year-old Ocean View man who was reported missing. Paul Edward Rice was last seen in Ocean View at 9 a.m. December 4. He is described as 5-foot-9, 165 pounds with brown hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12025691   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 17-year old Hilo girl reported as missing from Hilo since September 21. Mailekaleialoha Boe is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-3, 115 pounds with black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. Police ask that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Grad Elarionoff Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 291 Report No. C12032729 Media Release Eight students were arrested at Kealakehe High School on Thursday (December 6). Kona patrol officers responded to a call at approximately 1:30 p.m. reporting an affray involving 20-30 students. When officers arrived, the crowd had already begun dispersing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12082435   Media Release (update) An autopsy has determined that 38-year-old Marcus Aickin of Ocean View died died Wednesday morning (December 5) from a medical condition and not from the one-vehicle crash in South Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12032443   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi County Police have received information that two inmates who escaped from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center on Wednesday intend to rob a bank. Police recommend heightened security measures at financial institutions. The first suspect is identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12032443   Media Release Hawaiʻi County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two suspects wanted for a brazen daytime escape from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo. The first suspect is identified as 35-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Randy Morris as “Officer of the Month” for December in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (December 5) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Morris, a HI-PAL officer in Kona, was honored for an arrest that curtailed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026817   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi County police have charged a second suspect in connection with a robbery in Hilo in May. Chassity-Ann Aiu-Horie was charged at 1 p.m. Tuesday (December 4) with first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and second-degree theft. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Sections, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12032149   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi County police have charged a 45-year-old Puna man in connection with a domestic dispute in Pāhoa Sunday night (December 2). At 5:45 p.m. Tuesday (December 4), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives from the Area […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12082435   Media Release A Kaʻū man died Wednesday morning (December 5) in a one-vehicle crash in South Kona. He was identified as 38-year-old Marcus Aickin of Ocean View. Officers determined that Aickin had been driving a 2008 Ford F-450 pickup […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12032354   Media Release (update with photo) Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 32-year-old Kamuela man who was reported missing. Joshua Horan was last seen in Waikoloa on Friday (November 30). He was planning to hike into Waimanu Valley from Pololu […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12032354   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 32-year-old Kamuela man who was reported missing. Joshua Horan was last seen in Waikoloa on Friday (November 30). He was planning to hike into Waimanu Valley from Pololu Valley with two […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12031548   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi County police have arrested and charged a second suspect  in connection with a robbery in a parking lot at Aliʻi Sunset Plaza in the early morning of November 26. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Sections, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12032149   Media Release A 45-year-old Pāhoa man is in police custody following a domestic dispute in Pāhoa Sunday night (December 2). Around 4:15 a.m. Monday (December 3), police arrested Peter Lopes for second-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree arson, third-degree assault […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 26, 2012, through December 2, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026817   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police have charged a former Hilo man in connection with a robbery. On October 5, a 68-year-old Hilo man reported to police that on May 25, as he was transporting a couple to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12081881   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 31-year-old Sarah Cain of Kainaliu, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Naʻalehu on Saturday morning (December 1).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12031875   Media Release (update) Big Island police have identified a Puna man who died Thursday (November 29) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Leilani Avenue  as 65-year-old Bo Lozoff of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12081881   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Kainaliu woman who was reported missing. Sarah Cain was last seen around 4 p.m. on November 21 near the West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center in Kailua-Kona. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12031875   Media Release A 65-year-old Pāhoa man died Thursday (November 29) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Leilani Avenue in Pāhoa. Responding to a 3:34 p.m. call, Puna patrol and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12031548   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi County police have charged a Kona man with three offenses in connection with a robbery in a parking lot at Aliʻi Sunset Plaza early Monday morning. At 7:15 p.m. Wednesday (November 28), […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12018983   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are requesting the public’s help in locating a painting stolen during a burglary in Puna. The koa framed painting “Mystic Light” by Christian Reese Lassen was among several items removed from a home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12028715   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police are searching for a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing. Sabrina Nakaima of Mountain View was last seen in the Keaʻau area on October 24. She is described as 5-foot-5, 111 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12031548   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police have arrested a Kona man on suspicion of robbery and are asking for the public’s help in identifying other suspects. At 12:27 a.m. Monday, Kona patrol offices responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 19, 2012, through November 25, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Allan Watanabe Phone: 935-3311 Report No. C12031083   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 33-year-old Hilo man with a variety of offenses following his arrest Monday (November 19) in Hilo. Around 6 p.m. Monday, police received a report of a trespasser on the property of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220 Media Release Police Chief Harry Kubojiri has again asked the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) program to reach out to intermediate schools islandwide to engage in a friendly competition to create a pledge against “ice” use. The winning pledge will be used and uttered […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C12031069   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a burglary at a movie theater complex in Kailua-Kona. Sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Monday (November 19), an unknown person or persons entered the Makalapua Stadium Cinemas complex on Kamakaeha Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 961-2253 Report No. C12030567   Media Release Thanks to tips from the public, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested two men and a woman Tuesday (November 20) in connection with a gambling investigation in Hilo. At approximately 9:45 a.m., Vice Section officers from Area I and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 43-year-old man wanted on a bench warrant and for questioning. Michael Torres, who has no permanent address, is wanted on a $20,000 bench warrant for violating probation. He is also wanted for questioning in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 20-year-old man wanted on nine bench warrants. Michael Alameda is wanted for eight bench warrants for contempt of court with bail totaling $2,200. He is also wanted on a no-bail warrant for violation of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Captain Chad Basque Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 263 Report No. C12030915   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 47-year-old Makiko Hashimoto of Kealakekua, who was reported missing. She returned home unharmed Monday afternoon (November 19).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 12, 2012, through November 18, 2012, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release Chief Harry Kubojiri announced that the Hawaiʻi Police Department has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA). Chief Kubojiri was among the police officials who received the coveted award at the CALEA fall […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are informing motorists that officers will conduct DUI checkpoints islandwide in anticipation of the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Sergeant Robert P. Pauole, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12030915   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 47-year-old Kealakekua woman who was reported missing. Makiko Hashimoto, who also goes by the name Kayo, was last seen in Kealakekua at 5 p.m. Friday (November 16). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Detective Norbert Serrao Phone: 961-2383 Report No. C12029264   Media Release Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 47-year-old Puna man who was reported missing. Robert Allen Park is described as Hawaiian, about 5-foot-7, about 230 pounds with a stocky […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division Sergeant Robert Hatton Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12024866 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card in Hilo. The card was used in at least two locations for charges totaling approximately $250. The woman […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the owners of several laptop computers that have not been linked to any specific crime or owner. The laptops were recovered in Kealakekua during the execution […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release A California woman apparently drowned Thursday (November 15) in waters along the South Kohala coast. The woman has been identified as 70-year-old Eileen Melville of Midvalley, California. South Kohala patrol officers responded to Beach 69 in Puako after receiving a 12:08 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Friday, November 30, from 12-2 p.m. at the Waimea Community Center. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and to discuss […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. 12030321   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. Jonah Farmer was last seen in Hilo on Saturday (November 10). He is described as 5-foot-10, 145 pounds with brown eyes and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 5, 2012, through November 11, 2012, Big Island police arrested 37 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12029721   Media Release (update) Big Island police have identified a body found November 3 at Waikini Beach in Kaʻū as 48-year-old Terry Lee Day, who lived in the Ocean View area but had no permanent address. Day […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone 961-2332 Report No. C12027387   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for  witnesses to a two-vehicle crash in front of Hirano Store on October 11 or anyone who saw either vehicle before the crash on Highway 11. Responding to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12018532   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for witnesses to a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash on July 13 or anyone who saw either vehicle before the crash at the intersection of Kinoʻole Street and Mohouli Street. Responding […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12030164 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred early Friday morning (November 9) in Hilo. At about 12:20 a.m., an 18-year-old Hilo woman reported that she was on Haili Street near the Palace Theatre in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 321-4646, Ext. 266 Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about an Internet scam. A message is posted on Craigslist seeking nanny services on the Big Island. A victim who answered and communicated with the poster by email was sent a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will not be rescheduling the second day of the Halloween Havoc No. 6 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Keaukaha. The second day of this tournament became the victim of the tsunami warning on October 27. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12022936   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 13-year-old boy who was reported missing. Benson Maddison was last seen on August 26 in Hilo. He is described as 4-feet tall, 70 pounds with brown eyes and black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332   Media Release Six Big Island police officers were honored Thursday (November 8) by Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Hawaii, in cooperation with Big Island Toyota, for their efforts and dedication to the prevention of impaired driving during 2011. The officers were honored at a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12030075   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred early Thursday morning (November 8) in Hilo. At about 12:30 am, a 63-year-old Hilo man reported that he was walking along Puʻuʻeo Street in Hilo when […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12029721   Media Release Big Island police are trying to determine the identity of a body found over the weekend at a secluded Kaʻū beach. Around 10:27 a.m. Saturday (November 3), a boater who landed at Waikini Beach […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12030002 Media Release Big Island police have initiated a manslaughter case in connection with the death of an 82-year-old man at a care home in Kailua-Kona. On August 13, Kona patrol officers responded to a care home on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Jason Hamada as “Officer of the Month” for November in a luncheon ceremony on November 7 at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Hamada was honored for his “tenacity” in capturing an escaped […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12023488   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Honokaʻa girl who was reported missing. Chelsey Olival was last seen in Honokaʻa on August 29. She is described as 5-foot-3, 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 47-year-old man wanted on bench warrants for contempt of court and failure to appear in court. Franklin John Rivera Sr., who has no permanent address, is described as 5-foot-6, 180 pounds with black hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release To expedite repairs to Civil Defense warning sirens that didn’t function properly during November’s monthly siren test, State Civil Defense technicians flew to the Big Island Friday to inspect and repair four sirens on the west side of the island […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 29, 2012, through November 4, 2012, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 32-year-old Oahu man wanted on two bench warrants for contempt of court. Joseph Roy Carrion frequently travels to the Big Island and may be in the Waikoloa area. He is described as 5-foot-5, 165 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release (update) In response to reports that some Civil Defense emergency sirens failed during the recent tsunami warning, Hawaiʻi County police and fire personnel were tasked with monitoring all 71 sites around the island to provide feedback about which sirens need to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Bureau Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone: 961-2261   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds the public that the Civil Defense monthly test of the statewide outdoor siren warning system is scheduled for Thursday (November 1) at 11:45 a.m. Although the siren system is managed by State Civil Defense, the counties […]