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Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Sharon Yoon as “Officer of the Month” for April in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (April 4) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Yoon was honored for her efforts in a burglary case and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12008720   Media Release Big island police charged a Hilo man Monday (April 2) in connection with two incidents from Saturday night (March 31). Thirty-five-year-old Faavae E. Tuinei was arrested after South Hilo patrol officers took two separate reports of a man […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C12008657 Media Release Big Island police are seeking witnesses to an incident early Saturday morning (March 31) in South Kohala that critically injured a Kamuela woman. At about 1:44 a.m. Saturday, South Kohala officers responded to the emergency room at North Hawaiʻi […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 26, 2012, through April 1, 2012, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, April 17, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kohala Intergenerational Center. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002850   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 31-year-old Pāhoa woman who was reported as missing since January 24. Kimberly Horoschak is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 135 pounds, with blond hair and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12008549   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects of a reported robbery in Puna early Friday morning (March 30). A 39-year-old Pāhoa man reported that he was walking along Highway 130 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone:  962-2120 Report No. C12007774   Media Release Big Island police are investigating two burglaries at Laupāhoehoe Elementary and High School. The first occurred sometime between Thursday, March 8, and Monday, March 19, during Spring Break. The second occurred sometime between Wednesday, March 21, and Thursday, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12008540 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 20-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Charren Kaeo Ornellas is described as part Hawaiian, 5-foot-8, about 130 pounds with short black hair and brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Sergeant William Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 259   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police department is reminding businesses and private citizens about the importance of marking or engraving their property and recording serial numbers. Both actions greatly increase the Police Department’s ability to identify stolen property and solve crimes. Many times […]

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 about strangers who approach elderly persons and offer to provide services for them. These individuals are aggressively approaching elderly persons at their homes or in public places and offering landscaping services […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11010578   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 16-year-old Bradley Kelii Solis-Kim of Hilo, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed Monday afternoon (March 26) in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033220   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 17-year-old Tihany Glimane, who was reported missing. She was found March 19 in Puna.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Aimee Wana Phone: 887-3080 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons who damaged trees at Waimea Ānuenue Park earlier this month. Sometime between the evening of Friday, March 2, and the morning of Saturday, March 3, two koa trees […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12004076 Media Release Big Island police are searching for 13-year-old girl reported as missing from Hilo since February 11. Kyara Kalili is described as 5-foot 2, about 120 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone with information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release In conjunction with the 49th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo. Traffic will be allowed to flow only in the Puna—or southerly—direction on Kalanikoa Street between Kuawa Street and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 19, 2012, through March 25, 2012, Big Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12000610 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect captured on camera early this year. On January 7 at about 7:30 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a call on Hanalei Drive […]

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

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033518   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from Hilo since August 28. Tori Bowen is described as 5-feet tall, about 100 pounds with long blond hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaii Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11030768   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Mountain View home since November 24. Kiana Kekahuna-Foster is described as 5-foot-5, about 150 pounds with black hair. Police ask that anyone with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12003710 Media Release     Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old boy reported as missing from his Hilo home since February 7. Cyrus E. Abiley is described as 5-foot-6, about 155 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12006457 Media Release     Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from her Puna home since March 7. Noriko Miranda Rigaud is described as 5-foot-2, about 122 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11024846 Media Release     Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old boy reported as missing from Puna since September 21. Kyle B. Hank is described as 5-foot-11, about 140 pounds with short sandy hair and blue eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 12, 2012, through March 18, 2012, Big Island police arrested 27 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 have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12007405 Media Release A Big Island man died Saturday after jumping into the Wailuku River in Hilo. He has been identified as 23-year-old Joseph Tancredi of Hilo. South Hilo patrol officers responded to a 6:30 p.m. report of a drowning in an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C12007492 Media Release Big Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a fire at a Puna beach park early Monday morning. Sometime between 1:15 a.m. and 1:27 a.m. unknown persons set fire to three portable toilets at Ahalanui Beach Park […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12007158   Media Release (update) Big Island police have initiated a custodial interference case in connection with a 9-year-old boy who was taken in by a Puna family overnight after the child ran away from home Wednesday afternoon. “We want […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12007074   Media Release (update) Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section have charged a 68-year-old Hilo man in connection with a gunshot that shattered the window of a passing van Tuesday (March 13, 2012) in the Hawaiian Acres […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Erhard Autrata as “Officer of the Year” and Captain Jesse Ebersole as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 15). Autrata, who joined the Police Department in 2007, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12007158   Media Release Big Island police have located 9-year-old Disen Heu-Aragaki, who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon (March 14). He was found unharmed in Hilo at 2:40 p.m. Thursday (March 15) and reunited with his family a short […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Bureau Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua Phone: 961-2261   Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights three people wanted on warrants and also for questioning in other cases. The new episode began airing on March 16. In it, police ask for the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12007158     Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 9-year-old Puna boy who has been missing since Wednesday afternoon (March 14). The missing child is identified as Disen Hue-Aragaki. He is described as Filipino, 4-foot-6, 60 pounds, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305 Media Release Big Island police are informing motorist that police will conduct islandwide DUI checkpoints over the next two weekends in an effort to curb drunk driving during the St. Patrick’s Day and Prince Kuhio Day weekends. The effort is part of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 C12007074   Media Release Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are investigating a reported shooting that occurred yesterday (March 13, 2012) in Puna. On March 13, 2012 at about 1:34 pm, Puna patrol officers responded to the Hawaiian Acres subdivision […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 962-2252 Report No. C12006955 Media Release A 30-year-old man died Monday (March 12) after a tree fell on him while he was helping to clear a vacant lot in Puna. The victim has been identified as Methodius Suda of Hilo. Shortly after 3:30 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release Gaining access to gated communities can be problematic for emergency responders. Working in collaboration with gated communities around the island, the Hawai‘i Police Department has developed a solution to provide law enforcement with immediate access into gated communities during times of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 5, 2012, through March 11, 2012, Big Island police arrested 31 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sgt. Allan Watanabe Phone: 935-3311 Report No. C12006523 Media Release Big Island police have located 28-year-old Kimberly Mattos of Hilo, who was reported missing.  She was found unharmed Saturday afternoon (March 10).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12006696 Media Release A 61-year-old Kapaʻau woman died Friday (March 9) from injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Kohala Mountain Road (Route 250) at the 9-mile marker in the South Kohala District. The driver was identified as Raylene H. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone:  965-2716 Report No. C12005174 Media Release Big Island police are investigating the theft of longan fruit from several Kurtistown farms. Multiple thefts were reported between February 21 and March 8 . During that time, 20 longan plants and more than 1200 pounds of fruit were stolen.  […]

Hawaii Police Department North Hilo District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone:  962-2120 Report No. C12005398 Media Release Big Island police are investigating the theft of two ATVs from a home in Laupāhoehoe. Sometime between February 12 and February 24, one or more unknown persons removed a light green, 2008 “Rancher” 4-wheel Honda ATV, model 2RX420, and […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12006523 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 28-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Kimberly Leinaala Mattos, also known as Kimberly Aki, was  last seen at her Hoʻohua Street home around 10 a.m. Wednesday (March 7). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Jami Harper as “Officer of the Month” for March in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (March 7) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Harper was honored for his investigation of car break-ins, resulting in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Technical Services Division Major Larry Weber Phone: 961-2262   Media Release Beginning March 19, the fee for fingerprinting first-time applicants for firearm permits will be reduced from $19.25 to $16.50. Payment must be made by Money Order or Cashier’s Check only, payable to Hawaiʻi Criminal Justice Data Center. The fee, which is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 27, 2012, through March 4, 2012, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 250 DUI arrests compared with 248 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Mitchell Kanehailua Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C12005797 Media Release Big Island police have located 54-year-old Dorothy Mae Sanger of Mountain View, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Monday morning (March 5).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12006023 Media Release Following a half-year-long investigation stemming from citizen complaints, Big Island police  arrested 13 persons for offenses associated with illegal gambling rooms in Kailua-Kona and Hilo. Working jointly with the Area II Criminal Intelligence Unit, Area II […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C12006108 Media Release A 38-year-old Kapaʻau man died Saturday (March 3) from injuries he sustained in a single motorcycle crash on Akoni Pule Highway in the area of the 21-mile-marker in the North Kohala District. The motorcycle operator was identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. C12005797 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 54-year-old Puna woman who was reported missing. Dorothy Mae Sanger was last seen at her Mountain View home on February 21. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-7, 130 pounds with long brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12002804 Media Release Big Island police arrested a man and a woman after they allegedly sold stolen jewelry to a jewelry store in West Hawaiʻi. Kona patrol officers, working in cooperation with the victim of a home burglary […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033972 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 25-year-old Thomas Elijah Cummings IV of Laupāhoehoe, who was being sought. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon (February 28) in Hāmākua on suspicion of continuous sexual assault of a minor. After conferring with prosecutors, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11033234   Media Release Big Island police are searching for 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. He has a medical condition […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12001495 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about the location of a car belonging to a man found dead in lower Puna on January 17. The body of 62-year-old Dennis Eugene White of  Kapoho was found […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C11025382   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of using a stolen credit card. A 33-year-old man reported that his wallet containing his credit cards was stolen from the Hilo area […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Report No. C11033166   Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 58-year-old Puna man wanted for an outstanding bench warrant and for questioning in connection with a recently reported sexual assault of a minor. Detectives are seeking Sage Million, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 20, 2012, through February 26, 2012, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Twelve of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 230 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 February 27, 2012 Report No. C12005580 Media Release A 92-year-old Hilo woman died Monday (February 27) from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision at the Kamana Senior Center located at 127 Kamana Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as Tamiko […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12005399 Media Release A 56-year-old Hilo man died Saturday (February 25) from injuries he received in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash which occurred on February 24, 2012 on the Wailoa Bridge in Hilo. The pedestrian was identified as Marcelino Jaquias, Jr., of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 February 26, 2012 Report No. C12005545 Media Release A 24-year-old Laupahoehoe man died Sunday (February 26) from injuries he received in a single motorcycle crash on Kalanianaole Street, 228 feet east of Koloa Street. The driver was identified as Dimitri I. Sheehan of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11023559 Media Release Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a fire in a trash receptacle attached to an automated teller machine on September 8, 2011. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Media Release Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 17-year-old boy who was reported missing. Austin Imholt failed to return to his Kailua-Kona home on 29 October, 2011. He is described as 5-foot-7, about 145 pounds, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Andrew Burian Phone 939-2520 Report No. C12001109 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with an assault at Punaluʻu Black Sands Beach on January 12. A 29-year-old man from Meadow Lake, Oregon, was taking pictures of […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033972 Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 25-year-old Laupāhoehoe man wanted for questioning in connection with the sexual assault of a minor. Detectives are seeking Thomas Elijah Cummings IV, who was last known to be […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12005196 Media Release Big Island police have initiated a terroristic threatening case in connection with reports of a woman with a gun Wednesday afternoon (February 22) in Puna. Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Puna patrol officers responded to a report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 962-2252 Media Release Big Island police are warning the public about a rental scam using a popular online free classified advertising service. An unidentified person posted an ad on Craig’s List offering a house for rent on Haili Street in Hilo with attractive […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C12002977   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing. Wayne Huihui was last seen January 31 in Kailua-Kona. He is described as 5-foot-8, about 140 pounds, with brown eyes and […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033972   Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 25-year-old Laupāhoehoe man wanted for questioning in connection with the sexual assault of a minor. Detectives are seeking Thomas Elijah Cummings IV, who was last known to be […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C11018171   Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a Keaʻau woman wanted for an outstanding bench warrant. Shayna Michele Piilani Pili, also known as Michele Pili, is 20 years old. She is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 13, 2012, through February 19, 2012, Big Island police arrested 42 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Richard Miyamoto Phone:  775-7533 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating two individuals who are wanted on outstanding bench warrants. Dominic Gomes, 41, is known to frequent the Hāmākua and Puna areas. He is described as a local male, 6-feet tall, 200 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 962-2252 Media Release Two Puna residents have been charged with robbery in connection with an incident in Pāhoa on Monday afternoon (February 20) that sent the victim to the hospital. Puna patrol officers responded to a 2:45 p.m. call Monday and encountered a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone:  961-2305 Media Release To accommodate a mass of walkers participating in the 15th Annual Hilo Heart & Stroke Walk & Health Fair, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Banyan Drive on Saturday, February 25. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 C12004362 Media Release (update) A South Kona man who set himself on fire and attempted to do the same to his ex-girlfriend has been charged with attempted murder and six other offenses. Robert York, 27, of Hōnaunau was charged at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11023003 Media Release (update No. 2) Big Island police have located 17-year-old Keala Enos, who was reported missing. She was found in good health Thursday (February 16) in Volcano.

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. Phone: 961-2220 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will hold a Boys and Girls Intermediate School Spring Basketball League from the second week in March through the first week in May. This league is for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade intermediate school students […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 C12004362 Media Release (corrections in 6th paragraph) A South Kona man is in police custody after setting himself on fire and attempting to do the same to his ex-girlfriend. Police initially received a 1:21 a.m. report Tuesday (February 14) that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C11002377   Media Release (update No. 2) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a missing 24-year-old Mountain View man. Adam Yarbro was last contacted by a family member on September 26, 2010. He suffers from a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Darren Cho Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 290   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating six individuals who are wanted on outstanding bench warrants. Alfred Sanchez, 25, is known to frequent the Kona area. He is described as a local male, 5-foot-10, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone 961-2252   Media Release Big Island police are renewing their request for help in located a 43-year-old woman who has been missing since August 1988. Fran Uilani Kaniho was last seen at her home on Wright Road in Volcano. At the time she […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C12002458   Media Release     Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old boy reported as missing from Puna since January 26. Chye Robert Kulakauka Galante  is described as 5-foot-9, about 130 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. Police ask […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 290   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 29-year-old Miloliʻi man wanted on warrants for contempt of court and violating probation. Earl Camacho is described as 5-foot-4, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He frequents the South […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 290 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 24-year-old Kaʻū man wanted on two warrants for violating probation. Shannon Ke is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Hilo and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12004328 Media Release Big Island police have arrested a Kaʻū man in connection with a stabbing Monday evening (February 13). The suspect is identified as 35-year-old Biti Biti Jr. of Ocean View. Kaʻū Patrol officers responded to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 6, 2012, through February 12, 2012, Big Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11008367   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a a 58-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing last year. Robert Dalpe, who has no permanent address, was known to frequent the Hilo area. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Sergeant Cory Koi Phone: 939-2520 Media Release Big Island police have located 31-year-old Daniel Abraham, who was wanted on bench warrants. He was arrested at 8 a.m. Monday (February 13) in Naʻalehu. He will be held in lieu of $133,000 bail at the Kona police cellblock pending his initial court […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Sergeant Cory Koi Phone: 939-2520 Media Release Big Island police have located 27-year-old Michael J. Kaawa of Kaʻū, who was wanted on three warrants. He was arrested at 8 a.m. Monday (February 13) in Naʻalehu. He will be held in lieu of $20,600 bail at the Kona police cellblock pending […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12004220 Media Release A 36-year-old Kealakekua woman died Sunday (February 12) from injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) and Route 180 in Honalo, South Kona. The driver of the vehicle was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12003108   Media Release Big Island police have charged a 42-year-old Kona man with meth trafficking and other offenses, including reckless endangering. The reckless endangering charge stemmed from an attempted traffic stop January 31 on Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C12003882 Media Release A 42-year-old Hōlualoa woman died Thursday (February 9) from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Kaiminani Drive, 150 feet west of Ane Keoholeola Highway in Kailua-Kona. The woman was identified as Sheila Goto. Responding to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C11015077   Media Release (update No. 3) Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 42-year-old North Kona woman who was reported missing last year. Naomi Sanders left her Kainaliu home the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 290   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 27-year-old Kaʻū man wanted on three warrants. Michael J. Kaawa,  frequents the South Kona, Hōlualoa and Kailua-Kona areas. He is wanted on a $20,000 warrant of arrest for drug offenses and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 290   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Kaʻū man wanted on bench warrants. Daniel “Duke” Abraham, also known as Daniel “Duke” Abrojina, lives in Miloliʻi and frequents the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates area. He is wanted on three […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory M. Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12003199 Media Release (update No. 2) Big Island police have located and charged Waylen Keone Carenio Jr. and Turner Kaimana Au, who were being sought in connection with a late-night assault in a car in front of a Kamehameha Avenue […]