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Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 20, 2012, through August 26, 2012, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Eight 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 Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3082 Report No. C12021578   Media Release (correction: adds “Jr.” in 6th paragraph) Big Island police arrested a Waikoloa man and a Waikoloa woman last week in connection with three burglaries in the Waikoloa area. Sometime between August 11 and August 12, someone entered a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12022975 Media Release Big Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with the death of a fisherman over the weekend. South Hilo patrol officers responded to a 3:09 p.m. report Saturday (August 25) and learned that 37-year-old Ian Tengan […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3082 Report No. C12021578   Media Release Big Island police arrested a Waikoloa man and a Waikoloa woman last week in connection with three burglaries in the Waikoloa area. Sometime between August 11 and August 12, someone entered a house on Kehela Place and removed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022765   Media Release Big Island police have located 54-year-old Warren Dale Ellison of Hilo, who was reported missing. He was found in good health on Friday (August 24) in Washington, D.C.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022339 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 20-year-old Joshua Kalili of Hōnaunau, who was wanted for escape. He was arrested in Kona at 7 p.m. Tuesday (August 21) and charged with second-degree escape.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12021545 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 27-year-old Conrad Kimo Mattos of Hilo, who was reported missing and also wanted on outstanding warrants. He was found in good health Wednesday (August 22) in Hilo. Police arrested him on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12022641   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located a stolen sports-utility vehicle but are still looking for a stolen tractor. Wednesday morning (August 22), police received a report of a burglary at a home on North Road in Kurtistown. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12022641   Media Release Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a stolen tractor and sports-utility vehicle. Wednesday morning (August 22), police received a report of a burglary at a home on North Road in Kurtistown. Officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022765   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 54-year-old Hilo man reported as missing. Warren Dale Ellison has a medical condition that requires medication.  He is described as 5-foot-11, 160 pounds with short red hair, a red […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Aaron Yamanaka on Thursday (August 23) as “Officer of the Month” for August. Yamanaka, a school resources officer assigned to the Hāmākua District, was honored for his role in the arrest of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12019068 Media Release (update No. 2) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in identifying a person whose partially decomposed body was found in a West Hawaiʻi public park on July 19. Police investigation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C120151601 Media Release (update) An autopsy has determined that  49-year-old Barry Bokmej of Kawaihae died from cardiac arrest. On June 4, Bokmej was found unresponsive on a roof he had been pressure-washing. He was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12016881 Media Release (update) An autopsy has determined that 71-year-old Sokoon Yu of Flour Mound, Texas, died from asphyxia due to near drowning. Yu was snorkeling with a tour group in waters along the Kohala Coast on June 26, when she became […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12015905 Media Release (update) An autopsy has determined that 50-year-old Paul S. Tsang of San Francisco died from cardiac arrest not from drowning. Tsang was snorkeling in waters in South Kohala on June 13, when he was found unresponsive. He was taken […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022465 Media Release Big Island police have charged a 49-year-old Volcano man with several firearms-related offenses stemming from an incident in Puna on Sunday night (August 19). Keith Kapena Hulihee was initially arrested when police responded to his home in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12022506   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 59-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing on Tuesday (August 21). Mary Evelyn Pung was last seen on August 7 at her Hilo home. She is described as a Caucasian, 5-foot-2, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 13, 2012, through August 19, 2012, Big Island police arrested 38 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12022339 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 20-year-old Kona man wanted for escape. Joshua Kalili of Hōnaunau allegedly left the Hale Nani facility Sunday (August 19) between 2:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. He is described as 5-foot-9, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Office Officer Joseph Botelho, Jr. Phone: 961-2220   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) held a “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 basketball tournament for teenage players at Papaʻaloa Gym on July 20. Five teams competed in the boys division and five in the girls division. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12021545 Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 27-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Conrad Kimo Mattos is described as Portuguese, about 5-foot-4, about 150 pounds, with short brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12018658   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 20-year-old Pāhoa man with burglary and several financial crimes for an incident that occurred last month. On July 15, at about 5 p.m., a couple residing in Nanawale Estates reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12021874   Media Release Big Island police have arrested and charged a 31-year-old Pāpa‘ikou man with burglary and other offenses. South Hilo patrol officers responded to a 7:30 a.m. burglary report Wednesday on Puʻuhina Street in Hilo. Police located the suspect hiding […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Officer Nicole Leyson Phone: 961-8121   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Community Policing Section and Traffic Services Section remind the public that a Car Seat Clinic will be held during the “Click it or Ticket” Basketball Tournament at the Honokaʻa Sports Complex from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12021806   Media Release (update) A 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man wanted for allegedly escaping from a correctional facility is reported to be in West Hawaiʻi. Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar was reportedly seen Wednesday afternoon in Kainaliu and Wednesday evening in Kailua-Kona. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Community Policing Officer Sandor Finkey Phone: 965-2716   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department in cooperation with the Department of Transportation’s State Highways Division and local community organizations will be conducting a coordinated “Adopt a Highway” cleanup project on August 25 with hopes to make it an annual event. On that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12021806   Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man who allegedly escaped from a correctional facility Tuesday (August 14.). Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar was last seen allegedly fleeing from Hale Nani off Route 11 Tuesday at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12021642   Media Release Big Island police have arrested and charged a former Pepeʻekeo man for an attempted burglary Monday morning (August 13) in Pepeʻekeo. At about 7:40 a.m. Monday, a Pepeʻekeo resident called police after observing a man attempting […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Detective Sean Smith Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 262 Report No. C12021678 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man and woman wanted for numerous instances of fraudulent use of a credit card and more than $35,000 in theft in Kona. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 6, 2012, through August 12, 2012, Big Island police arrested 27 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 Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12015987   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 53-year-old Hilo man in connection with a home burglary in Hilo. At 2 p.m. Friday (August 10), after conferring with prosecutors, Brian Wade Pacheco was charged with one count of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Acting Captain Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12021072 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a theft that occurred between July 7 and August 3 in the Keaʻau area. Michigan Tech University officials reported that someone removed 23 custom aluminum tables from Shipman lands off Highway 130 near the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-2213   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about a real estate scam that falsely lists houses for rent when they are really being offered for sale by someone else. A Hilo woman, whose house is listed for sale, learned that someone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone: 775-7533   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam that appears to be targeting our elderly citizens. The caller claims to be a relative and says he or she is in trouble in another state or country and needs money […]

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 28-year-old Hilo man wanted on an outstanding warrant. Justin Satoru Okazaki-Shimahara is described as Japanese, about 5-foot-10, about 330 pounds with brown eyes and short black hair. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12014804   Media Release Police are asking for the public’s assistance 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 eyes and neck- length brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Big Island police will increase enforcement of drunk driving as part of a national campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” which runs August 19 through September 5. To help bring awareness to the upcoming campaign, the Police Department’s […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release Police Chief Harry Kubojiri has issued a personal plea for all Big Island motorists to drive with extreme caution, as traffic fatalities so far this year have already surpassed the totals for all of last year and approached the totals […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12020289 Media Release (update) A man who died July 29 from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on July 23 on South Point Road has been identified as 25-year-old Steven T. Coss of Hilo. Responding on July 23 to an 8:47 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12020604 Media Release (update) The man who died August 2 from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash in Kaʻū has been identified as 39-year-old Clint A. Corfman of Kurtistown. Responding to a 12:43 a.m. call, Kaʻū patrol officers determined that the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, South Kohala District Officer Kristi Crivello Phone: 887-3080   Media Release   Big Island police are asking the public’s help in locating four individuals with outstanding warrants. Curtis Hokulani Kekahuna Jr., 35, who has no permanent address, is wanted on a $500 warrant for contempt of court and a $300 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12021130   Media Release (update) A 19-year-old Waikoloa man died Tuesday (August 7) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway 200 feet south of Kaiminani Drive on July 30 has been identified as Wyland K.B. Damaso […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Captain Mitchell Kanehailua Phone: 961-2251   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about two mail scams. The first scam was reported by a Hilo resident who received a letter claiming to be from Reader’s Digest. The letter claims the recipient has won a lump sum payout […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12021130   Media Release A 19-year-old Waikoloa man died Tuesday (August 7) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on  Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway 200 feet south of Kaiminani Drive on July 30. Responding to a 10:43 a.m. call, Kona patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12017686 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Puna last month. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on July 3, a 39-year-old Mountain View woman reported that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 939-2520 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, August 21, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Nāʻālehu 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 South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of a necklace. The necklace has a coral stone and is on a gold-colored chain. Police ask that anyone with information regarding ownership call Sergeant James Correa at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 30, 2012, through August 5, 2012, Big Island police arrested 35 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Justin Gaspar as “Officer of the Month” for August in a luncheon ceremony on August 1 at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Gaspar was honored for his role in the arrest of two […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12020721   Media Release Big Island police have located 23-year-old Rachel C.P. McGowan of Mountain View, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kona on Friday (August 3).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Report No. C12014769   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Kailua-Kona boy reported as missing. Kegan Ikaika Delmar was last seen in Kailua-Kona around 8:30 p.m. on May 30. He is described as 5-foot-5, 130 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Lieutenant William Gary Souther Phone: 887-3080 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 19-year old Kailua-Kona man who is wanted on two outstanding bench warrants for contempt of court. Logan Zara is also wanted for violating a court order, reckless endangering, reckless driving and resisting an order to […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12020509     Media Release (update) Big Island detectives have charged a 31-year-old Kona man and 30-year-old Kona woman in connection with a road rage incident on Wednesday (August 1) in Kailua-Kona. At approximately 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Kona […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I 349 Kapiolani Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 C12020721/PN   MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 23 year-old Mountain View woman who was reported missing. Rachel C.P. McGowan is described as being about 5’5”, about 195 pounds, with ehu […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Office Officer Joseph Botelho, Jr. Phone: 961-2220   Media Release (update/reminder) The Hawaiʻi Police Department is hosting the HI-PAL “Click It Or Ticket” 3 On 3 Basketball Tournament on August 24-26, 2012 in Honokaʻa at the Honokaʻa Sports Complex Gymnasium facility. This event is part of the “Click It Or Ticket” […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12020509 Media Release A Kona man who was out on bail after an arrest last month for driving a stolen car was arrested Wednesday (August 1) in another stolen car. At 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, an off-duty Honokaʻa patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12020509   Media Release (correction in 1st paragraph) Big Island police are looking for witnesses to a road rage incident Wednesday [corrected day] (August 1). At approximately 3:15 p.m. Monday, Kona patrol officers responded to a reported road […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12020509   Media Release Big Island police are looking for witnesses to a road rage incident Monday (August 1). At approximately 3:15 p.m. Monday, Kona patrol officers responded to a reported road rage incident in Kailua-Kona. They received […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-8118 Report No. C12020612   Media Release (correction in 7th paragraph) A 21-year-old Kealakekua man died Thursday (August 2) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/moped crash at the intersection of Kealakehe Parkway and Ane Keahokalole Highway on Wednesday (August 1). Responding to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-8118 Report No. C12020612   Media Release A 21-year-old Kealakekua man died Thursday (August 2) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/moped crash at the intersection of Kealakehe Parkway and Ane Keahokalole Highway on Wednesday (August 1). Responding to a 7:58 p.m. call […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12012339 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. Cyrus Abiley was last seen in Hilo at 3 p.m. on May 4. He is described as 5-foot-4, 135 pounds with brown hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-8118 Report No. C12020604 Media Release A 39-year-old Kurtistown man died Thursday (August 2) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 11 midway between the 48- and 49-mile markers. Responding to a 12:43 a.m. call, Kaʻu patrol officers determined that the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12020201 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Keaʻau girl who was reported missing. Tia Labrador was last seen at her Hawaiian Paradise Park home at 10:50 p.m. Friday (July 27). She is described as 5-foot-3, 135 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12019184 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating an inmate wanted for escape. At 10:58 on July 21, police responded to Hale Nani off Route 11 in Hilo after receiving a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 962-2252 Report No. C12014647 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in identifying possible suspects in a burglary and fire on May 30 in Puna. At approximately 5:19 a.m. on May 30, police and Fire Department […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 23, 2012, through July 29, 2012, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Paul Bugado Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 296 Report No. C12020360 Media Release A Japanese visitor apparently drowned Monday (July 30) in Kailua-Kona. At 11 a.m. Monday, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a possible drowning in waters fronting a resort at 75-5852 Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona. Arriving officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12020244 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 39-year-old Kaʻū woman who was reported as missing. Mory Koi was last seen in Hilo on Saturday (July 28) around noon. She is described as Japanese, 5-foot-4, 110 pounds with dark […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12020095 Media Release (update with two photos) Big Island police have charged a Hilo man and woman in connection with a burglary that occurred Friday morning (July 27) in Hilo. Jesse Idebond Sablan, 36, and Dana Sablan, 21, were charged […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12020095 Media Release Big Island police have charged a Hilo man and woman in connection with a burglary that occurred Friday morning (July 27) in Hilo. Jesse Idebond Sablan, 36, and Dana Sablan, 21, were charged at 11:10 a.m. Friday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-8118 Report No. C12020289 Media Release A 25-year-old Hilo man died Sunday (July 29) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on July 23 on South Point Road approximately 5.5 miles south of Kamāʻoa Road. Responding on July 23 to an 8:47 a.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Office Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is reminding the public that it is hosting the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on August 10-12 at the newly completed covered facility in Panaʻewa. This event is part of the “Click It or Ticket” […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Media Release Big Island police are warning the public that West Hawaiʻi has experienced a rash of auto and moped thefts in recent weeks. The auto thieves seem to be targeting Honda sedans, Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks and mopeds, but […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12019272 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old boy who was reported as missing from his Mountain View home since Sunday (July 22). Chance A. K. Lee is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4 with a thin build and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Ryan Domingo as “Officer of the Month” for June and Puna Patrol Officer Corina Apuakehau as “Officer of the Month” for July. Both officers were honored Thursday (July 26) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12019102 Media Release Big Island police have initiated an abuse of a family/household member investigation in connection with an injured infant. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday (July 20), Kona patrol officers responded to Kona Community Hospital, where a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Robert Hatton Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12019998   Media Release Big Island Police are investigating a reported road rage incident as a criminal property damage case. At 8:15 p.m. Wednesday (July 25), a 59-year-old Puna man reported at the Pāhoa police station that he had been driving in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12018911   Media Release Big Island police have charged 34-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa of Hilo with attempted murder for a shooting incident last week in Hilo. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Higa at 5:45 p.m. Monday after […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12019259   Media Release Big Island police have charged the suspect in the fatal stabbing Sunday morning (July 22) in Hilo. At 5:45 p.m. Monday (July 23), detectives charged 49-year-old Daniel Schuster of Honomū with second-degree murder, promoting a dangerous […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 16, 2012, through July 22, 2012, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12008429 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old Hilo man wanted for a warrant. Kalani Vegas Ahuna is part Hawaiian, about 5-foot-11, about 170 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12018911   Media Release Big Island police have located 34-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa of Hilo, who was wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation. Higa was located Monday morning (July 23) in Mountain View. He was arrested without incident at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12019259   Media Release Big Island police have identified the Honomū man who was fatally stabbed  Sunday morning (July 22) as 30-year-old Joshua Earl Trickel. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday (July 24) to determine the exact cause of death. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 961-2253 Report No. C12018388   Media Release Big Island police disrupted suspected gambling operations at three locations in Hilo. Shortly before 2 p.m. Friday (July 20), Vice Section officers from Area I and Area II, Criminal Investigation Section Officers, Community Policing officers and South […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12019068 Media Release (update) Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person whose partially decomposed body was found in a West Hawaiʻi public park on Thursday (July 19). Police investigation has turned up […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 C12017615 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 15-year-old Hannah Haus of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Sunday (July 22)  in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12019184 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating an inmate who allegedly escaped from a correctional facility in Hilo on Saturday. At 10:58 Saturday, police responded to the Hale Nani Correctional Facility off Route […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12019161   Media Release A 20-year-old Hilo woman was killed Friday (July 20) from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway at the 91-mile marker in North Kona. The woman was identified as Christine C.R. Laeda, of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12019259   Media Release Big Island police have opened a homicide investigation following the death of a 30-year-old Honomū man. At about 6:18 a.m. Sunday (July 22), police responded to a home on Pua Street in Honomū after receiving a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C11032664   Media Release A 21-year-old Hilo woman is in police custody after being charged with two crimes for a burglary reported last year. Jewelry valued at more than $2,000 was taken from the Alae Street home of a 49-year-old Hilo […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release (corrects last year’s figure in 2nd paragraph) During the week of July 9, 2012, through July 15, 2012, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12013294 Media Release Big Island police have arrested and charged a Kona man in connection with the theft of a car in May. The 1995 Honda Accord was stolen from a home in the Seaview subdivision in Kailua-Kona […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12019068 Media Release Big Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with  a body found at a public park. At 5:48 p.m. Thursday (July 19), Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a body […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12018602 Media Release Big Island police have charged a 37-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with a burglary in Puna last week. On June 13 at about 3 p.m., police responded to a call from a 32-year-old Pāhoa man who reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12018911   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a man wanted for attempted murder. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa of Hilo. At 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a report of a man threatening […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12015355   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 22- year-old Hilo man in connection with a burglary in Hilo last month. At 12:30 p.m. Wednesday (July 18), after conferring with prosecutors, Kawika Kaiulani Larinaga-Napihaa was charged with one […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C12018750   Media Release Big Island police are investigating the theft of livestock over the weekend in Honokaʻa. Sometime between July 13 and 14 someone entered a livestock paddock in the Kapulena area and butchered a calf valued at more than $400. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone:  939-2520   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a rash of suspicious fires that have burned in the Kaʻū district over the last six weeks. Since June 14, officers have initiated six fire investigations—including three in one day. The fires were reported on the following […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 C12017615   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing. Hannah Haus is described as Caucasian, about 5-feet tall and about 140 pounds. She has partially shaved […]