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Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL), along with Hawaiʻi Island Hoops, will hold a clinic for agility, conditioning and skills at the Panaʻewa covered facility on Friday (November 2) from 4-6:30 p.m. and Saturday (November 3) from 9-11 a.m. Registration will […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Puna man wanted on five $5,000 warrants. Justin Gryde of Pāhoa is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He has a tattoo with […]

Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted 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 42-year-old man suspected of three thefts from elderly victims and two men wanted on bench warrants. The new episode begins airing Friday (November 2). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12029322   Media Release A 30-year-old woman from Honaunau died Tuesday (October 30) after being involved in a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision on Highway 11 in the area of the 107-mile marker in South Kona. The woman was identified as Jasmin K. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12029264   Media Release Big Island police are asking 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 build, a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12029115   Media Release A 22-year-old man has been arrested for stealing gasoline from a business. Gasoline was stolen from a warehouse in Pāpaʻikou at 5:30 p.m. Sunday (October 28). A video surveillance camera on the property caught the suspect returning at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Big Island police are investigating several break-ins that took place in the Keaukaha area of Hilo during the tsunami evacuation Saturday night (October 27). Eight residential burglaries were reported on Kalanianaʻole Avenue. Police are investigating each one as a “burglary of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release (updates percentage in 3rd paragraph) 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 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 22, 2012, through October 28, 2012, Big Island police arrested 36 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old man wanted on three warrants. Albert Aukai Manners is wanted on a $15,000 contempt of court warrant for failing to appear in court for a hearing on […]

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 Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release Sergeant Bradley Freitas was named the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2012 “Top Cop” for the Law Enforcement/Security Coalition of Hawaiʻi. Freitas, a 22-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department, is commander of Kona Patrol’s Special Enforcement Unit, a four-person unit consisting […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12028705   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 29-year-old Keaʻau man with various offenses stemming from a break-in Wednesday (October 24) in Puna. Shortly before 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, a 42-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park man called police and reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12028643   Media Release Big Island police have charged a Big Island couple in connection with a break-in Tuesday (October 23) in Puna. Shortly before 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, police received a tip that led them to a home on 5th […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Bronson Kaliloa on Thursday (October 25) as “Officer of the Month” for October. Kaliloa was honored for using his investigative skills to solve a burglary. On July 14, Officer Kaliloa was assigned to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Major Randy Apele Area I Operations Phone: 961-2341 Report No. C12028632   Media Release A Hilo man has been charged with two offenses after his vehicle hit an officer who was directing traffic in a construction zone. At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday (October 23), a reserve police officer was directing traffic at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12028006   Media Release Police have charged a 28-year-old Hilo woman for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. Sasha Leinani Shelly Soares was arrested in Nanawale Estates in Puna on Sunday (October 21) after she was seen operating a Jeep Wrangler […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Lieutenant John Briski Phone: 961-8121   Media Release This month, students from Hilo Intermediate School and Waiakea Intermediate School held several sign-waving events in an effort to promote safe driving during the holiday season. These future leaders of our community learned about safe driving habits from their school resource […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala Patrol Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12028535   Media Release An autopsy has determined that the cause of death for Takashi Nakayama of Japan was saltwater drowning. Nakayama drowned Monday (October 22)  in waters fronting a resort located on Kaniku Drive in South Kohala.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department held an information booth on Home Security and Property Inventory, in conjunction with the Waiakea Intermediate School Pumpkin Patch Event On Saturday (October 20). Community members enjoyed the day at Waiakea Intermediate School and spent a few minutes at the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL), along with Hawaiʻi Island Hoops, will hold monthly clinics for agility, conditioning and skills at the Panaʻewa covered facility beginning Friday (October 26) from 4-6:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 4 p.m. Additional dates for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12027308   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Mountain View girl reported as missing. Briane Castro-Ah Nee was last seen in Mountain View on October 10. She is described as 5-feet tall, 135 pounds with black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12028471   Media Release (update: ID of second man killed) Big Island police have identified the second man who died Sunday (October 21) from injuries he received after being involved in a two-vehicle crash on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala Patrol Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12028535   Media Release A Japanese visitor apparently drowned Monday (October 22) off the Kohala Coast. At 2:04 p.m., Monday, South Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of a possible drowning in waters fronting a resort located on Kaniku Drive. Arriving […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 15, 2012, through October 21, 2012, Big Island police arrested 47 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 961-2253 Media Release Tips from the public led to the arrest of nine individuals last week at the scene of an indoor marijuana-growing site in Puna, which police believe is part of a larger drug distribution operation. After receiving numerous tips, police investigation resulted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12028471   Media Release (update: adds two paragraphs at end) A 61-year-old Hilo man and a 65-year-old Hakalau man died Sunday (October 21) from injuries they received after being involved in a two-vehicle crash on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12028471   Media Release A 61-year-old Hilo man and a 65-year-old Hakalau man died Sunday (October 21) from injuries they received after being involved in a two-vehicle crash on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in the area of the 8-mile-marker north […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12028351   Media Release A 55-year-old Kealakekua man died Saturday (October 20) from injuries he received in a one-vehicle crash on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) in the area of the 105-mile marker in Hōnaunau, South Kona. The driver was identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12014804   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 60-year-old Pāhoa man who was reported missing. Richard Dayle Ainslie is described as Caucasian, about 6-feet tall, 160 pounds with blue […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing School Resource Officer Nelson Acob Phone: 961-8121     Media Release Young children squealed with delight as costume characters mingled among them during a breakfast presentation Wednesday by Community Policing officers at Hilo Union Elementary School. The “Character Breakfast” was the second in a series planned to both entertain and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299   Media Release Police and members of the County Administration will hold a second informational meeting about the recent rash of burglaries and car thefts in the Kona area and other parts of Hawaiʻi County. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12027783   Media Release (corrects name of plaza in 2nd paragraph) Big Island police are investigating the robbery of a California man Monday night (October 15) in Kona. At 10:35 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12027783   Media Release Big Island police are investigating the robbery of a California man Monday night (October 15) in Kona. At 10:35 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a robbery in the rear parking […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 8, 2012, through October 14, 2012, Big Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 1,123 DUI arrests compared with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone 961-2332 Report No. C12027387   Media Release (update) Big Island police have identified the man who died Thursday (October 11) from a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in front of Hirano Store as 57-year-old John K. Isabel Jr.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Officer Robert Sakata Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 276   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Kona boy who was reported missing. Christopher Borst was last seen August 10 in Kailua-Kona. He is described as Caucasian, 6-foot-1, 175 pounds with a tattoo of a lauhala weave with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone 961-2332 Report No. C12027387   Media Release A 57-year-old Glenwood man died Thursday (October 11) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in front of Hirano Store. Responding to a 4:35 p.m. call, traffic investigators determined that a 2001 Ford […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Robert Hatton Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12025324   Media Release (adds tattoo description in 3rd paragraph) Big Island Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 66-year-old man reported missing by the Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department in Modesto, California. The missing man, Lucas Gonzales, has ties to the Big […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Robert Hatton Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12025324   Media Release Big Island Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 66-year-old man reported missing by the Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department in Modesto, California. The missing man, Lucas Gonzales, has ties to the Big Island and has lived in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022782   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 30-year-old Kurtistown man with a variety of offenses following his arrest on Monday (October 8) in Puna for allegedly stealing a car. On August 17, at about 6:30 a.m., police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026928   Media Release Big Island police have located 53-year-old Catherine Seaquist of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Puna.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Robert Hatton Phone: 965-2716 Report No.  C12025421   Media Release Big island Police are searching for a stolen homemade flatbed utility trailer. The trailer was last seen on September 17 in the area of Leila Road in the Fern Forrest subdivision in Puna. It is described as 16-feet long […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12027086   Media Release A 32-year-old Utah woman died Monday (October 8) from a motorcycle crash in the area of Akoni Pule Highway at the 28-mile marker. A 35-year-old Utah man was operating a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling northwest […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 1, 2012, through October 7, 2012, Big Island police arrested 31 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. C12026917   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred early Saturday morning in Puna. On October 6 at about 3 a.m., a 67-year-old Volcano man reported that he was filling water containers at the county […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, October 16, from 12-2 p.m. at the Kealakehe police station. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12026928   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 53-year-old Puna woman who was reported missing. Catherine Seaquist of Hawaiian Acres is in need of medical attention. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 130 pounds with brown hair and hazel […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12026927 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. David Luis has not been seen for two weeks. He is described at 5-foot-8, about 180 pounds with brown eyes, short black hair and a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002670   Media Release (update No. 3) Police have charged a 48-year-old Mountain View man in connection to a murder that occurred earlier this year in Puna. At 5 p.m. Friday afternoon (October 5), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12026821 Media Release On October 5, 2012, at approximately 11:20 a.m., South Hilo Patrol officers responded to Coconut Island for a reported spear fisherman in distress. When police officers and Fire Department rescue personnel arrived, the 77-year-old man had already been removed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220 Media Release Children 7 to 14 years old are invited to enter the Keiki Triathlon to be held Saturday, October 20, at the Kona Community Aquatic Center and Maka‘eo Park in Kailua-Kona. Entry forms will be accepted through Friday, October 12. The triathlon will […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002850   Media Release Big Island police are searching for 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. Police are also looking for a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 962-2254 Report No. C12019151   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. Pat Garrett K. Enos was last seen at his Hilo home on July 17. He is described as 5-foot-6, 152 pounds with black hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Sections, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002670   Media Release (update) Big Island Police have arrested a 48-year-old Mountain View man for a murder that occurred earlier this year in Puna. On January 28, the body of 52-year-old Robert John Leong was found at a home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026526  Media Release (update) John W. Stephens Jr., who was reported missing, has been located. He was found Wednesday (October 3) in good health on Oahu.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone: 961-2261   Media Release The Hawaiʻi County Department of Human Resources will be recruiting applicants for Police Officer positions beginning next week. Recruitment will be open from midnight on Sunday, October 7, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 19. Applicants must apply using […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone 961-2261 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Jeremy Riddle as “Officer of the Month” for October in a luncheon ceremony on October 3 at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Riddle was honored for his investigation of a robbery. On […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026526   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 61-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. John W. Stephens Jr. has a medical condition that may require medication. He may be on Oahu. He was last seen at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer Nicole Leyson Phone: 961-8121 Media Release In a continuous effort to improve the community’s awareness of burglary prevention strategies, Community Policing officers will set up an informational booth Friday (October 5) at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo. The booth will be in the plaza’s center court area between […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone: 961-2261   Media Release Officer Ryan Domingo has been named Hawaiʻi Police Department’s “Officer of the Year” by the Hawai’i State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA). Domingo was honored for administering life-saving first aid to a victim of gunshot wounds. On May 13, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective Renee Morinaka Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 301 Report No. C12019188   Media Release Big Island are searching for 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 eyes and brown hair. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 24, 2012, through September 30, 2012, Big Island police arrested 37 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone: 961-2261   Media Release Officers from the Hawaiʻi Police Department have been on top of Wal-Mart stores in both Hilo and Kona since 6 a.m. Friday (September 28) to support Special Olympics Hawaiʻi. The goal during the fund raising project is to stay […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant John Briksi Phone: 961-2350   Media Release In a continuing effort to raise public awareness about alcohol laws pertaining to beach parks, Community Policing officers on the Big Island and representatives of the Salvation Army waved anti-drunk driving signs Friday (September 28) along the road that leads to and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Chere Lyons on Thursday (September 27) as “Officer of the Month” for September. Lyons, a South Hilo patrol officer, was honored for her quick arrest of a burglary suspect last month. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Report No. C12025817   Media Release A 34-year-old Hilo man who nearly drowned over the weekend died Thursday (September 27) from the incident. Chris Broussard of Hilo and his 9-year-old son were snorkeling in a tide pool in the Brown’s Beach area Sunday morning (September 23) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026065   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 33-year-old Phiem Nguyen of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Hilo on Wednesday afternoon (September 26).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12026065   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 33-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Phiem Nguyen is described as Vietnamese, about 5-foot-7, about 135 pounds, with long brown hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Grad Elarionoff Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 291   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam. In the past two days, police received numerous calls, especially in the Kona Mauka area, reporting phone calls from someone posing as a Microsoft technician. The caller claims he […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2244 Report No. C12025896   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 20-year-old former Pāhoa man wanted for questioning in connection with a domestic violence incident. Ronsten Keone Andrade III, also known as Ronsten Andrade Tripp, is described as a local […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12024784   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 24-year-old Joel Landsborough of Kailua-Kona, who was wanted on a warrant and in connection with a suspected burglary ring. Landsborough was arrested Friday (September 21) and charged Saturday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 17, 2012, through September 23, 2012, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 1,025 DUI arrests compared with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release A temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect along a portion of Kapiʻolani Street on Saturday, October 6. 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 Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer Nicole Leyson Phone: 961-8121 Media Release In a continuing effort to improve community awareness about laws pertaining to beach parks, an informational booth will be set up at Reeds Bay in Hilo on Friday (September 28) from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Community Policing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C12025545   Media Release Big Island police have located 41-year-old Sumer Keoni McDowell, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed at 2:35 a.m. Friday (September 21) in Kainaliu.

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will host the Halloween Havoc  3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Keaukaha from October 26-28 at the Kawananakoa gym. Team entries are being accepted in the following age group divisions: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C12025545     Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 41-year-old man who was reported missing. Sumer Keoni McDowell was last seen at 4 a.m. Thursday (September 20) in Ocean View. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and shorts and carrying […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release Police Chief Harry S. Kubojiri has promoted two policemen from the rank of sergeant to lieutenant. The promotions of Mark Farias and Kenneth Quiocho took effect on September 16. Farias is now a lieutenant in Kona Patrol. He joined the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee has recognized Officer Paul Mangus as “Officer of the Year.” In a luncheon ceremony on September 12 at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona, the school resource officer was honored for immediately investigating a report of child abuse […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252   Media Release Big Island police have received complaints about unlicensed contractors who appear to be soliciting our elderly citizens to hire them for various residential projects such as power washing and painting homes, paving driveways, performing auto body and mechanical repairs. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer Nicole Leyson Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department would like to thank the community for showing support this past Friday, September 14, at a Community Outreach Project at Richardson Beach Park. Agencies provided information on alternative programs for youth and laws regarding drinking alcoholic beverages […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12024728   Media Release (corrects spelling of Kekahuna throughout) Big Island police have arrested 10 individuals in connection with a drug-related burglary ring. On September 12, police arrested 31-year-old Joshua Watan of Kealakekua. On September 14, detectives charged […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12025377   Media Release Big Island police are seeking witnesses to a robbery Tuesday night (September 18) in West Hawaiʻi. Kona patrol officers responded to a 7:45 p.m. report of a robbery in a parking lot below Kona […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 September 5, 2012 Report No. C12024132   Media Release A 65-year-old Hawi man died Tuesday (September 4) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash Monday (September 3) on Akoni Pule Highway, 1 mile west of Pololu Loop in North Kohala. The man […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer Nicole Leyson Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is reminding the public that our beach parks are a precious asset to our community. While the County of Hawaiʻi prides itself in the many parks available to the community, all too often they become the staging […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12023597 Media Release Big Island police have charged an 18-year-old Hilo man for robbery and a related offense for his role in an incident that occurred last week in the Puna district. On August 30, at about 2 a.m., police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 27, 2012, through September 4, 2012, Big Island police arrested 35 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 have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Acting Captain Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12022952 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. Chance Lee was last seen in Mountain View at 10 a.m. on August 25th. He is described as 5-foot-5, 135 pounds with short black hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12018535   Media Release (update) Big Island police are looking for witnesses to a fatal motor vehicle/motorcycle crash on July 13 on Route 190 in the area of the 17-mile marker in North Kona. Forty-one-year-old Randall C. Guadiz of a Waikoloa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12023487   Media Release A drug arrest during a warrant sweep has linked the suspect to a burglary ring believed responsible for numerous break-ins in West Hawaiʻi. On Wednesday (August 29) at about 11:30 a.m., officers participating in […]

Hawai’i Police Department Puna District Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 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 to discuss […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220   Media Release During the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) 2012 “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 basketball tournament held August 25-26 at the Honokaʻa Sports Complex gymnasium, 152 youth from 36 teams participated in 91 games. Prior to the start of the game […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220 Media Release During the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) 2012 “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 basketball tournament held August 10-12 at the Panaʻewa covered courts, 118 youth from 27 teams participated in 61 games. These were the winning teams: High School Division—Pāhoa #3. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release Three members of the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Special Response Team received the Silver Medal of Valor on Thursday (August 30) for barricading explosive ordnance in February, preventing two days worth of rolling blackouts over Super Bowl weekend. On the evening of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Community Policing Acting Captain Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716   Media Release (update) The Hawaiʻi Police Department, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation’s State Highways Division and local community organizations, conducted a coordinated “Adopt a Highway” cleanup project on Saturday (August 25) along Highway 130 in the Puna District. More than […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12017435   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 20-year-old Pepeʻekeo woman in connection with a June 30 burglary in Pepeʻekeo. Investigation by detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section led to the arrest of Shaylyn Momi Araw […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12018532   Media Release A 55-year-old Hilo man died Sunday (August 26) at 4:05 p.m. at Hilo Medical Center from injuries he received in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Kinoʻole Street and Mohouli Street on July 13. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Sergeant Kenneth Quiocho Phone: 887-3082 Report No. C12023251   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 31-year-old man wanted for questioning in a disorderly conduct and assault investigation over the weekend and on two outstanding warrants. Rodney Impelido  was last seen in […]