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Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12012213 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female caller who made a 9-1-1 call on May 3 to report a deceased person at a home in Volcano. The caller made the report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Media Release In light of several recent motorcycle fatalities, Traffic Enforcement Unit officers on the Big Island will focus enforcement efforts on unsafe operation of motorcycles, including equipment violations. According to Sergeant Christopher Gali, who heads the Traffic Enforcement Unit, reckless driving was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C01213441 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 35-year-old James Kaneshiro of Mountain View, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed Thursday morning in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C01213441 Media Release Big Island are searching for a 35-year-old Mountain View man who was reported as missing. James Kaneshiro has a medical condition that requires medication. He is described as 5-foot-10, 250 pounds with brown eyes, a shaved head and a beard. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C01213133 Media Release (update) Big Island police have charged a 72-year-old Puna man in connection with a shooting Sunday evening (May 13) at a home in Panaʻewa. Joseph Amormino of Hawaiian Beaches was charged at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday (May 15) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Captain Chad Basque Phone: 236-4646, Ext. 263 Report No. C06035346 Media Release A Kaʻū man was arrested Monday, after a Grand Jury indicted him for murder in the 2006 death of his wife. Daniel DeJarnette, 59, of Ocean View is charged with second-degree murder for the November […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 961-2253 Report No. C12012899 Media Release A Puna woman was arrested last week and held on $1 million bail after being charged with heroin and weapons offenses. On Thursday (May 10), Vice officers served a narcotics search warrant on a Melekule Street home in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of May 7, 2012, through May 13, 2012, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Four 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. C12012970 Media Release Big Island police have located, arrested and charged 27-year-old Brannon Ramirez of Hawaiian Beaches, who was wanted in connection with a stabbing, a beer bottle incident and a domestic argument in Puna on Friday. Ramirez turned himself […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release Members of the  Hawaiʻi Police Department and the public celebrated Police Week on Monday (May 14) at the Hilo police station. A 21-gun salute, “Taps” and a candle-lighting ceremony were part of the tribute to the four Hawaiʻi Police Department officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12007727   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since March 21. Munirah Mokihana Dewan-Fabian is described as 5-foot-5, about 110 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Office Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone 961-2220 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) are sponsoring their annual “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The events will take place on the following dates at the locations listed below: June 15-16: […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 962-2214 Report No. C01213133 Media Release Big Island police have arrested a Puna man for attempted murder in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday evening (May 13). The suspect is identified as 72-year-old Joseph Amormino of Hawaiian Beaches. Hilo Patrol officers responded to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone 961-2252 Report No. C12012970 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Puna man wanted in connection with a stabbing Friday morning. The incident began with a domestic dispute at a convenience store on Kahakai Boulevard in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12012886 Media Release A Big Island man died Thursday (May 10) from a surfing injury in lower Puna. The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Nathan Keliikuli of Keaʻau. At 10 a.m., Puna Patrol officers responded to a report of a surfing accident […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Media Release (update) Big Island police are reminding the public about the Police Department’s community meeting in North Kohala next week. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kohala Intergenerational Center. The purpose of the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12011968 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 19-year-old Kale Thomas Ramangmou, who was wanted for robbery. Ramangmou was arrested Monday morning (May 7) and charged Tuesday (May 8) for numerous offenses in connection with three separate incidents. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12012793   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a burglary that occurred Wednesday morning (May 9) in the upper Hilo area. At about 4:05 a.m., police received a report of an alarm at the Kaiser Permanente building at 1292 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2616   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 16-year-old Stephanie Parsons, who was reported missing. She was found in Puna unharmed Monday afternoon (May 7).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 30, 2012, through May 6, 2012, Big Island police arrested 31 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12012118 Media Release The 51-year-old Puna who man died May 2  from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Leilani Avenue in Pāhoa has been identified as Rikko J. Von Gato of Pāhoa.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about a credit card scam. A caller claims to be from the credit card company’s Security and Fraud department inquiring about a questionable charge to the person’s credit card. The caller—who provides […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo District Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12012462 Media Release A 43-year-old Papaikou man died Saturday (May 5) while reportedly picking opihi alone in Onomea. The victim has been identified as Paul Kaaukai. At 1:52 p.m. Saturday, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a body floating in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2616 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Puna girl who was reported missing. Stephanie Parsons was last seen late Friday night (May 4) in Hawaiian Paradise Park. She is described as 5-foot-9, 170 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C120125121 Media Release A Puna man apparently drowned Sunday morning in waters off Kalapana. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Henry Kaawakoa of Pāhoa. Puna Patrol Officers responded to a 10:22 a.m. report of a drowning victim on a boat at sea. According […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed Mahuna Phone: 965-2616 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Puna girl who was reported missing. Stephanie Parsons was last seen late Friday night (May 4) in Hawaiian Paradise Park. She is described as 5-foot-9, 170 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12012497 Media Release A 19-year-old Kamuela man and an 18-year-old Honokaʻa man died Sunday (May 6) from injuries they received in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway and Kawaihae Road in South Kohala. The men were identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214   Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about recent car break-ins that are occurring in Hilo. For the past several months, there have been approximately 15 to 20 car break-ins in Hilo monthly. Of these break-ins, approximately 50 percent involves vehicles […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12009857   Media Release Big Island police have located 15-year-old Jaysha Arnold, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Wednesday (May 2) in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12011373 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 20-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning. Dyson Kepano of Keaʻau is described as 5-foot-6, 135 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He is known to frequent […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release Chief Harry Kubojiri has promoted three individuals to the rank of lieutenant. The promotions took place on Tuesday, May 1.   Lieutenant John Briski now is in charge of Community Policing, which operates out of the Hilo police station. Briski, who […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Community Policing Officer Darren Cho as “Officer of the Month” for May in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (May 2) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Cho was honored for his keen observation skills during a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12012118 Media Release A 51-year-old Puna man died Wednesday (May 2) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Leilani Avenue in Pāhoa. Responding to a 9:54 a.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12011968 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a robbery Tuesday morning (May 1, 2012) in Puna. In response to a 3:37 a.m. call, Puna patrol officers received a report that a 43-year-old Pāhoa man was at a 24-hour convenience […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12011972   Media Release A 31-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday (May 1) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Saddle Road, .3 miles west of the 19-mile-marker. The man was identified as Calsey B. Santos, of a Hilo address. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12011838 Media Release Police are investigating a robbery that occurred late Sunday night (April 29) in the Puna District. At about 12:36 a.m. Monday, police received a report from a 30-year-old female visitor from California. She reported that last night […]

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

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12011312 Media Release Big Island police have located 17-year-old Noriko Miranda Rigaud of Puna, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Keaʻau on Saturday afternoon (April 28).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12003710 Media Release Big Island police have located 15-year-old Cyrus E. Abiley, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed Friday (April 27) in Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12011312 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from her Puna home since Wednesday (April 25). Noriko Miranda Rigaud is described as 5-foot-2, about 122 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Luke Watkins as “Officer of the Month” for February and South Hilo Patrol Officer Keith Nacis as “Officer of the Month” for March. Both officers were honored Thursday (April 26) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 35-year-old man wanted on two bench warrants. Curtis Hokulani Kekahuna Jr., who has no permanent address, is wanted on a $500 warrant for contempt of court and a $300 warrant for failure to appear in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 35-year-old Kamuela man wanted on two bench warrants. Tay Carson is wanted on a $50,000 warrant for probation violation and a $10,000 bench warrant for a theft charge. He is also wanted in connection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12010962 Media Release (corrects day of week in 7th paragraph) A Hōlualoa man has been charged with a dozen offenses after reportedly brandishing weapons at a family party Saturday night (April 21). Kona patrol officers responded to the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating two individuals who are wanted on outstanding bench warrants. Tyler J. Leopoldino, 18, is known to frequent the Hilo and Puna areas. He is described as a local male, 5-foot-6, 140 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12010699 Media Release (update No. 2) An autopsy conducted Monday (April 23) revealed that 77-year-old Alehandra Lauro of Kailua-Kona died from a medical condition and not from a four-vehicle collision April 19 at the intersection of Route 190 and Hinalani Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 16, 2012, through April 22, 2012, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 441 DUI arrests compared with 424 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12010049   Media Release Police have located 39-year-old Eliza Varios of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed on Kauai on Saturday (April 21).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12010699 Media Release (update) Police traffic investigators have identified a 77-year-old Kona woman who was killed Thursday (April 19) after being involved in a four vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 190 and Hinalani Street in Kailua-Kona. The woman has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12010616   Media Release (update) Big Island police have charged a 43-year-old man who was arrested Wednesday (April 18) in connection with a stabbing incident in Kāpoho. Jeffrey Robert Perkins of Kāpoho was charged at 11:45 a.m. Friday morning (April […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12006457 Media Release Big Island police have located 17-year-old Noriko Miranda Rigaud of Puna, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Saturday (April 14) in Puna.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to support the Hawaiʻi County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in spreading the word that April is “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” and “National Child Abuse Prevention Month.” If you are a victim of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12010699 Media Release A 77-year-old Kona woman was killed Thursday (April 19) after being involved in a four-vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 190 and Hinalani Street in Kailua-Kona. Responding to a 2:58 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12009857 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since April 11. Jaysha S. Arnold is described as Portuguese, 5-foot-9, about 190 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C12010674   Media Release (update) The pilot of the small plane that crash-landed in Oʻokala on Thursday (April 19), is being air-lifted to The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu in critical condition. At 10:45 a.m., North Hilo officers responded to the Oʻokala […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12010464   Media Release (update) Detectives have charged a 19-year-old Puna man in connection with an internet scam and are continuing to look for additional victims. At 11:30 a.m. Thursday (April 19, 2012), Anthony Derick Berson of Keaʻau was charged […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C12010674   Media Release A small plane with one occupant crash-landed in Oʻokala on Thursday (April 19), injuring the pilot. At 10:45 a.m., North Hilo officers responded to the Oʻokala Dairy road, near the 30-mile marker of Route 19 (Hawaii Belt Road), […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12010616   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a stabbing incident involving four people that resulted in two of them being sent to the hospital with serious injuries. Responding to an 11:11 p.m. call Wednesday (April 18) at a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12010385   Media Release (corrects victim’s age and date of search warrant) Big Island police have charged a 55-year-old Waikoloa woman with identity theft and seven other offenses in connection with the theft of various items from a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12010385   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 55-year-old Waikoloa woman with identity theft and seven other offenses in connection with the theft of various items from a 90-year-old family member. South Kohala patrol officers responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2331 Report No. C12009744 Media Release (update) A Hilo man who died April 11 in a vehicle-bicycle collision on Kinoʻole Street in Hilo has been positively identified. He was identified through dental records Wednesday (April 18) as 20-year-old Brody H. Winslow, formerly of Wrightsville […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12010464   Media Release Big Island police have arrested a 19-year Puna man in connection with an internet scam and are looking for additional victims. Four victims on the mainland reported that they responded to a posting on Craig’s List […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12010502 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery in Hilo on Tuesday night (April 17). At about 5:39 p.m. Tuesday, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a purse snatching in Downtown Hilo. They learned […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 245 Report No. C12009684 Media Release An autopsy conducted last week has determined that 68-year-old Edward Woyciehowicz of Missoula, Montana, died of cardiac arrest.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 8, 2012, through April 15, 2012, Big Island police arrested 23 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 have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12009513   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 18-year-old Daniel P. Kapumau of Keaʻau, who was reported missing. He was found Saturday (April 14) in Puna.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Darryel Tolentino Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12010049 Media Release Police are searching for 39-year-old Eliza Varios of Hilo, who was reported as missing since February 28. She is described as 5-foot-2, 168 pounds with brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair. She may be in the company of 46-year-old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2331 Report No. C12009744 Media Release Big Island police have charged a 40-year-old Volcano woman who was arrested after a hit-and-run vehicle-bicycle crash in Hilo on Wednesday (April 11). Alison E. Taylor was charged at 12:05 a.m. Friday (April 13) with negligent homicide, accident […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11033234   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 25-year-old Puna man who was reported missing last year. Robert Manuel De Castro was last seen on Ainaloa Drive in Pāhoa on December 20. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11031868 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a robbery at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo last year. Around 8 p.m. on December 6, a 24-year-old female student was reportedly accosted by a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release (update) Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted Thursday (April 12) confirmed that 49-year-old  William Savage of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, died from drowning.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Sergeant Danette Tavares Phone No. 775-7533 Report No. C12003822 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported as missing from Honokaʻa since February 8. Abcidy Santos, who also goes by “Abby,” is described as 5-foot-2, about 170 pounds with brown medium-length hair and brown eyes. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11027621 Media Release Big Island police have located 22-year-old Misinale Kalavi Jr. of Keaʻau, who was wanted for questioning in connection with an apparent shooting last year that injured a Puna man. Kalavi turned him self in at the Pāhoa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12009884 Media Release (corrects number of fatalities last year in last paragraph) A 38-year-old Kona man died early Thursday morning (April 12) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night (April 11) at the intersection of Henry Street and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12009698 Media Release Big Island police have charged the suspect who was in custody on suspicion of throwing a large rock through the windshield of a moving motor vehicle Tuesday (April 10) on Highway 130 in Puna. Police also located […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12009736   Media Release A Kona man has been charged with robbery and drug charges following an encounter early Wednesday (April 11) in Kailua-Kona. At 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Kona patrol officers responded to a parking lot in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12009884 Media Release A 38-year-old Kona man died early Thursday morning (April 12) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night (April 11) at the intersection of Henry Street and Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. The victim has been identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C1200928 Media Release A Kona woman who allegedly stole a rental car has been charged with seven offenses. On March 4, Kona patrol officers received a report that 29-year-old Michelle T. Regohos had not returned the 2012 Nissan […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release (corrects victim’s age in second paragraph) A Canadian man apparently drowned Wednesday morning (April 11) in waters off Kailua-Kona. The victim has been identified as 49-year-old [corrected age] William Savage of Okotoks in the Canadian province of Alberta. At 11:20 a.m., […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s community meeting in North Kohala that was planned for April 17 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kohala Intergenerational Center. The Police Department apologizes for any inconvenience caused by […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Media Release Big Island police are reminding the public to follow traffic laws at intersections. The Police Department has received complaints that motorists are traveling through intersections or making left and right turns after a traffic signal turns red. One of the complaints […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12009698 Media Release Big Island police are looking for witnesses to a large rock being thrown at a moving motor vehicle. A 59-year-old Pāhoa man reported that he was driving a van on Highway 130 near Pāhoa around 2:10 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2331 Report No. C12009744 Media Release (correction: victim was not a UHH student) A 20-year-old Hilo man died Wednesday (April 11) in a vehicle-bicycle collision in Hilo. The victim’s name is being withheld pending positive identification. Shortly before 7:29 a.m., a 40-year-old Volcano woman […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2331 Report No. C12009744 Media Release A 20-year-old Hilo man died Wednesday (April 11) in a vehicle-bicycle collision in Hilo. The victim’s name is being withheld pending positive identification. Shortly before 7:29 a.m., a 40-year-old Volcano woman was traveling south on Kinoʻole Street south […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release A Canadian man apparently drowned Wednesday morning (April 11)  in waters off Kailua-Kona. The victim has been identified as 59-year-old William Savage of Okotoks in the Canadian province of Alberta. At 11:20 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to Kona Community Hospital, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12009277   Media Release (update) An autopsy performed Tuesday (April 10) confirmed that 17-year-old John Joel Nicholas Buentipo of Keaʻau drowned. Buentipo was swimming near Shipman Beach in Keaʻau on Friday (April 6) when he reportedly experienced difficulties in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 2, 2012, through April 8, 2012, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Ten 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. 245 Report No. C12009684 Media Release A Montana man apparently drowned Tuesday (April 10) in waters off Kona. The victim has been identified as 68-year-old Edward Woyciehowicz of Missoula, Montana. Just before noon, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a possible drowning […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11027621 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with an apparent shooting last year that injured a Puna man. On October 22, a 36-year-old Keaʻau man sustained […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report Nos. C12005993/C12006224 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a brother and sister reported missing from Hilo. Sixteeen-16-year old Mariah Akima has been missing since March 2. She is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-5, 122 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She […]

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

Hawai‘i Police Department Captain Andrew Burian Ka‘ū District Phone: 939-2520 Media Release Big Island police are trying to locate the owners of stolen property recovered during burglary investigations in the Ka‘ū District. The items were recovered from burglary suspects in Na‘alehu, Discovery Harbour and the Green Sand subdivision. The burglaries started three to four months […]

April 9, 2012 Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12009513     Media Release Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 18-year-old Keaau man. Daniel P. Kapumau was last seen on Sunday (April 8) at about 4:00 p.m., at a relative’s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12009232   Media Release A 28-year-old Mountain View man died Friday (April 6) from injuries he sustained in a two vehicle crash on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) in the area of the 13th mile-marker. The man was identified as […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12009277   Media Release   Police have identified the 17-year-old victim of a possible drowning reported in Puna. He has been identified as John Joel Nicholas Buentipo of Keaau.  On Saturday (April 7) at about 7:25 a.m., Buentipo’s body was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Lieutenant Reed K. Mahuna Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12009277   Media Release Puna patrol officers responded on Friday (April 6) at about 1:34 p.m. to a reported swimmer in distress at Shipman Beach in Keaau. The victim a 17- year-old male was swimming with a friend and began to struggle. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12009047   Media Release (update) Big Island police have identified the motorcyclist who died Wednesday (April 4) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash as 31-year-old Brocky A. Rapozo of Honokaʻa. The crash occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002850   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 31-year-old Kimberly Horoschak of Pāhoa, who was reported as missing. She was found unharmed Wednesday in Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12009047   Media Release A 31-year-old Honokaʻa man died Wednesday (April 4) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash on Route 190 .2 miles north of the 14-mile marker in the South Kohala District. Responding to a 11:26 a.m […]