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Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 30, 2012, through February 5, 2012, Big Island police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory M. Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12003357 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery early Saturday morning in Kalapana. A 19-year-old man was asleep in a white sedan parked on the ocean side shoulder area of Route 137 about 200 to 300 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C12003555 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying an elderly man found unresponsive on Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona today (February 6) at noon. Hawaiʻi Fire Department medics responded to Aliʻi Drive just North of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory M. Esteban Phone:  961-2252 Report No. C12003199 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about two men wanted for questioning in connection with an incident last week fronting a local business in Hilo. On Wednesday (February 1) shortly before midnight, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11023003 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since September 2. Keala Enos is described as, 5-foot-5, about 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11010578   Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 16-year-old boy reported as missing from Hilo since September 27, 2011. Bradley Kelii Solis-Kim is described as, 5-foot-11, about 200 pounds with medium brown hair and brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C10016342   Media Release (update)  Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 17-year-old boy reported as missing from Mountain View since June 6, 2010. Devin D. Balai is described as Hawaiian-Vietnamese, 5-foot-8, about 190 pounds with black hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section/Area I Lieutenant Gregory M. Esteban Phone:  808-961-2252 C12003199 Media Release Big Island detectives are searching for two subjects wanted for questioning in connection to an incident that occurred on Wednesday (February 1, 2012) fronting a local business in Hilo. Yesterday (February 2, 2012) shortly after 3:00 pm, the 20 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Jesse Kerr Phone: 961-8121   Media Release Big Island police are searching for two men and two women wanted on bench warrants for failure to appear in court. Brittany Milam, 29, of Hilo is described as 5-foot-2, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Ikaikamakani Viernes, 31, of […]

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 DUI checkpoints islandwide over the Super Bowl weekend.  The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” In conjunction with the upcoming […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Jason Foxworthy as “Officer of the Month” for February in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (February 1) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Foxworthy was honored for risking his own safety to break up a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002850   Media Release (corrects date in 1st paragraph) Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Pāhoa woman who was reported as missing since January 24 [corrected date]. Kimberly Horoschak is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 135 pounds, with blond […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12002670 Media Release (update) Big Island police have reclassified the investigation of body a found Saturday in the Eden Roc subdivision from a coroner’s inquest to a murder. An autopsy conducted Tuesday morning (January 31) determined that the victim died from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 23, 2012, through January 29, 2012, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11033220   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since December 20. Tihany Glimane is described as 5-foot-6, about 135 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No.C12002670 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a body found in Puna as a coroner’s inquest. Shortly after 6:52 am, Saturday (January 28), police received a report of a body found near a residence in the Eden Roc Subdivision. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Officer Paul Kim Phone: 961-2332   Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 35-year-old Puna man wanted for driving recklessly and resisting an order to stop on January 12. Samson Perez of the Ainaloa subdivision is described as part Hawaiian, 6-foot-1, 220 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Gregory Horton on Thursday (January 26) as “Officer of the Month” for January. The Puna patrol officer was honored for his work in apprehending an armed man who was wanted on a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12002361 Media Release Big Island police have located 54-year-old Darlene Santos who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Puna on Wednesday evening (January 25).

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Kelly Kaaumoana-Matsumoto Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12002361   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 54-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Darlene Santos was last seen in the Kaumana area of Hilo on Tuesday (January 24) at 6:45 a.m. She has a medical condition that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12001495 Media Release (update) An autopsy was conducted Friday (January 20) on a body found January 17 in the vicinity of Isaac Hale Beach Park in Pohoiki. The victim was identified as 62-year-old Dennis Eugene White of Papaya Farms Road in Kapoho. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 16, 2012, through January 22, 2012, Big Island police arrested 19 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 Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12001121 Media Release (update No. 4) Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section charged 22-year-old James Kekai Hao of Kailua-Kona with 11 offenses Saturday (January 21) in connection with robberies at businesses in West Hawaiʻi on January […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12001121 Media Release Big Island police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a robbery January 12 at Keauhou Store in Hōlualoa. The suspect, 22-year-old James Kekai Hao of Kailua-Kona, was also arrested for a robbery January […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11031124   Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since November 29. Jazmyn Kalaukia Williams is described as 5-foot-3, about 125 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes. Police ask that anyone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Allan Watanabe Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12001746 Media Release Big Island police have located 24-year-old Jordan Kaneshiro of Hilo who was reported missing. He was found in Hilo unharmed Friday morning (January 20).

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo District Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 August 21, 2011 Report No. C12001746 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 24-year-old Hilo man reported as missing. Jordan Kaneshiro was last seen in Hilo on Thursday afternoon (January 19). He has a medical condition that requires medication. Kaneshiro is described […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Captain Chad Basque Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12001121 Media Release (update No. 2) Thanks to tips from the public, Big Island police have arrested one suspect in connection with a robbery last week in Hōlualoa. On Friday (January 13), detectives from the Area II Criminal […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12001457   Media Release Big Island police are investigating an attempted robbery Monday night in downtown Hilo. A 14-year-old girl was reportedly accosted at the Moʻoheau bus terminal between 11:45 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. by a young man who brandished […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12001495   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a body found in Puna as a coroner’s inquest. Shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday (January 17), a county lifeguard reported finding a partially submerged male body near the shoreline in the vicinity of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 9, 2012, through January 15, 2012, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Eight 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 Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C12001197   Media Release Big Island police have located 35-year-old Van Tu, who was wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court and for questioning in connection with a theft investigation. Tu was located Friday in Hāmākua and arrested […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C12001229 Media Release A Waimea man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a young relative who had been left in his care. On Friday night (January 13) Fire/Rescue personnel responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Detective Walter Ah Mow Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 238 Report No. C12001121 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in a robbery Thursday afternoon (January 12) at a business in the Kona District. Shortly before 1 p.m. a man described as a local […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252   Media Release (clarifies when arrested in 2nd paragraph) Police have located 30-year-old Derek S.K. Fontes, who was wanted on two arrest warrants for violating probation and three bench warrants. Fontes, who is being featured this month on “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” was arrested […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Media Release Police have located 30-year-old Derek S.K. Fontes, who was wanted on two arrest warrants for violating probation and three bench warrants. Fontes, who is being featured this month on “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” was arrested by Kauai police on Kauai and charged […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C12001121   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a robbery Thursday afternoon at a business in the Kona District. Shortly before 1 p.m. a man described as a local male with a dark complexion entered the Keauhou Store in Holualoa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Darryel Tolentino Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12001107   Media Release Big Island police have located 18-year-old Nicole Bennett of Hilo who was reported missing. She was found in Hilo unharmed Thursday afternoon.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Darryel Tolentino Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C12001107 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a missing 18-year-old Hilo woman. Nicole Bennett was last seen Monday (January 9). She is described as 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9,  about 230 pounds with a fair complexion, brown eyes and  shoulder-length black hair. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Section Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a man wanted on five warrants, a woman wanted on four warrants, and two men and a woman wanted for failing to appear in court. The new […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Christopher D. GaliPhone:  961-2332Report No. C11029285 Media Release An autopsy has determined that 48-year-old Bonifacio Pako Alip III of Kailua-Kona died from a medical condition and not from a one-vehicle crash on Route 11 in South Kona on November 8. The Big Island’s fatality count for 2011 has been reduced […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Darren HorioPhone: 961-2213Report No. C12000829 Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 55-year-old man who was reported missing. Larry Allen Wall failed to return to his Hilo home on January 3. He is described as 6-foot-1, about 220 pounds with a fair complexion, brown short hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department    Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Lucille MelemaiPhone: 961-2254Report No. C11027598   Media Release  (update No. 2)  Big Island police have located 14-year-old Shyla Sakurai-Rilveria, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Hilo on Monday (January 9).

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

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Media Release Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing. Chance Gorelangton failed to return to his Kamuela home on December 2. He is described as about 5-foot-6, about 150 pounds, with black straight hair, brown eyes […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 1, 2012, through January 8, 2012, Big Island police arrested 31 motorists for drunk driving. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 31 DUI […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C12000555 Media Release Three men and two women were arrested for narcotics offenses Friday (January 6) after a coordinated effort between the Area II Ice Task Force and North Kohala Community Policing and Patrol Officers led to execution of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C12000467 Media Release (update) Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a robbery the evening of January 5 at a business located within the Kaloko Business Center V on Kamanu Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea II OperationsMajor James O’ConnorPhone: 326-4646, Ext. 270 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, January 11, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Hawaiian Homes hall in Waimea. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentAdministrative Services DivisionMajor Samuel ThomasPhone:  (808) 961-2265January 6, 2012C12000446     Media Release Big Island police charged a Hilo man last night (January 5th) in connection with an incident that occurred late yesterday afternoon in Waiākea Uka.  18-year-old Jeremy J. Costa, of Hilo was arrested following a confrontation he had with an off-duty […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section, Area IILieutenant Gerald WikePhone: 326-4646, Ext. 266January 6, 2012Report No. C12000467 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a robbery that occurred Thursday night (January 5) at a business located within the Kaloko Business Center V on Kamanu Street in Kailua-Kona. Responding to an 8:06 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 January 6, 2012 Report No. C11034016 Media Release On Wednesday (December 28, 2011) during the early morning hours an adult female reported being sexually assaulted at a South Kohala public beach. Big Island police arrested 27-year-old Eagle Adam Tobin of Honokaʻa, for Sexual Assault. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C11027598 Media Release  (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about a 14-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since October 21, 2011. Shyla Sakurai-Rilveria  is described as, 5-foot-3, about 130 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 26, 2011, through December 31, 2011, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. For the year 2011, there were 1,435 DUI arrests compared with 1,513 in 2010, a decrease […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Kaeo Drummondo as “Officer of the Month” for January in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (January 4) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Drummondo was honored for what Sergeant Grad Elarionoff described as his “relentless” pursuit of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 January 4, 2012 Report No. C11034016 Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old Hāmākua man wanted for questioning in connection with a reported sexual assault of an adult female at a South Kohala public beach during the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11030825/PN Media Release Big Island police are investigating a burglary in Puna that took place in November. At about 2:25 p.m. on November 25, Puna patrol officers responded to a reported burglary on 26th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKaʻū DistrictCaptain Andrew BurianPhone: 939-2520   Media Release Big Island police have located 45-year-old Rodney Naiole Kahele, who was being sought on seven outstanding warrants. He was arrested on December 23 in Ocean View and charged with resisting arrest in addition to the warrants.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C11033757 Media Release (update) The 29-year-old Hawi man arrested  following a confrontation at a fire station has been charged with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. Dylan Trumpy remains at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $4,000 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section, Area IILieutenant Gerald WikePhone: 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No. C11033757 Media Release A Hawi man is in police custody on suspicion of assault following a confrontation Tuesday (December 27) at a fire station. At 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, North Kohala patrol officers responded to a request for help at the Hawi fire […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolLieutenant Robert FujitakePhone: 961-2213Report No. C11033720   Media Release An autopsy had determined that a swimmer in distress died of natural causes. South Hilo police responded to a report of a swimmer in distress at Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo at 5:24 p.m. Monday (December 26). Responding officers determined that a […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 19, 2011, through December 25, 2011, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 1,422 DUI arrests compared with 1,495 during the same […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C11033536 Media Release A Kona man has been charged with four counts of assault in connection with an affray outside a bar in Kona. On Saturday (December 24), Kona patrol officers responded to a 1:33 a.m. report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Christopher D. GaliPhone:  961-2332Report No. C11033616 Media Release A 23-year-old Hilo man died Sunday (December 25) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Kulana Road, .5 miles north of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) intersection. The driver was identified as Marvin Glenn S. Cascayan of a Hilo address. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11030854 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported home invasion that occurred last month in Puna. Police received a call at about 10:32 p.m. on November 25 from  a 29-year-old Keaʻau man, who reported that while he was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Acting Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: 961-2244 December 22, 2011 Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Lloyd Ishikawa on Thursday (December 22) as “Officer of the Month” for December. This is the second time this year he was named “Officer of the Month.” The […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: 961-2213Report No. C11030314   Media Release Big Island police have located 15-year-old Miosoti Santiago-Militao, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Thursday morning (December 22) in Kailua-Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKaʻū DistrictCaptain Andrew BurianPhone: 939-2520Report No. C11033225   Media Release Big Island police are investigating a possible drowning at South Point on Tuesday afternoon (December 20). The victim has been identified as 49-year-old Gordon Kimo Lopes of Ocean View. Kaʻū patrol officers responded to the reported drowning at 7:15 p.m. A 47-year-old Ocean […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 12, 2011, through December 18, 2011, Big Island police arrested 25 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 been 1,405 DUI […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Captain Andrew Burian Kaʻū District Phone: 939-2520   Media Release Big Island police are investigating the theft of coffee cherries from trees in the Kaʻū District. One or more persons entered a property off an old cane haul road above Pāhala sometime between 5:30 p.m. December 9 and 7:30 a.m. December 11. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 December 19, 2011 Report No. C11032891   Media Release Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in identifying and locating an unknown male wanted for the attempted sexual assault of an adult female with the use of a weapon. The attempted assault occurred […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C11030314 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing. Miosoti Santiago-Militao was last seen in Hilo on December 12. She is described as African-American, 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair. Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHI-PAL ProgramOfficer Joseph Botelho Jr.Phone: 961-2220 Media Release (adds 4th bullet point) The Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL), in collaboration with the Department of Parks & Recreation, will hold the 31st Annual Winter Basketball Classic from Monday, December 26, through Thursday, December 29. in Hilo. Teams have already registered and will participate […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11027870 Media Release (update) Big Island police are renewing their request for information about an assault on October 24 at Wailoa State Park in Hilo. At approximately 7:30 p.m., an 18-year-old Hilo man, a 19-year-old Hilo man and a 17-year-old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department HI-PAL Program Officer Joseph Botelho Junior Phone: 961-2220 Media Release (update) The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) held its second annual “Meth Pledge” competition for middle school students. More than 80 entries were received and a panel of judges selected the winning entry. Bohdi Amar from Kohala Middle School submitted the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                   Traffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release In observance of Christmas 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 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHI-PAL ProgramOfficer Joseph Botelho Jr.Phone: 961-2220 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL), in collaboration with the Department of Parks & Recreation, will hold the 31st Annual Winter Basketball Classic from Monday, December 26, through Thursday, December 29. in Hilo. Teams have already registered and will participate in the following age […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Sergeant William Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department has noticed an increase in moped thefts on the Big Island. Mopeds have been taken from a variety of locations such as residential subdivisions, apartment complexes, business establishments, shopping centers and public parks. They have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2253 Media Release Big Island Police arrested and charged a 56-year-old Keaʻau man with first-degree methamphetamine trafficking after Vice officers served a search warrant at his business establishment in the Shipman Industrial area of Keaʻau. Larry Lee McCormick was arrested Tuesday (December 13) after […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKona DistrictLieutenant Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: 326-4646 ext. 253Report No. C11032516 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 38-year-old Ronald Malmberg, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed Thursday (December 15) in South Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. C11032516 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 38-year-old man who was reported missing Wednesday (December 14). Ronald Malmberg is from Oregon and has been living on the Big Island for about a month. He was last seen Monday […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert P. PauolePhone:  961-2305 Media Release Big Island police are informing motorist that officers will conduct islandwide DUI checkpoints throughout the holiday season. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The campaign starts December 16 and runs through January 2. […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Christopher D. GaliPhone:  961-2332Report No. C11032262 Media Release A 60-year-old Hilo man died Monday (December 12) at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision on Sunday (December 11) on Waiānuenue Avenue in Hilo. The pedestrian was identified as Theodore S. Riotutar, of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenan Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Media Release (Corrects street name in 3rd paragraph) A reward of up to $30,000 has been established for information leading to charges in connection with the destruction of 10 acres of papaya trees in Puna in July. On the morning of July […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Media Release A reward of up to $30,000 has been established for information leading to charges in connection with the destruction of 10 acres of papaya trees in Puna in July. On the morning of July 19, Puna patrol officers responded to […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionSergeant Robert PauolePhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 5, 2011, through December 11, 2011, Big Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Fourteen of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,380 DUI […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna DistrictSergent Juergen CandaPhone: 965-2716 Media Release Big Island police are advising the public to take extra precautions to prevent burglaries during the holiday season and to report suspicious activity—especially suspicious persons in your neighborhood during the daytime hours. The following tips can help reduce the chances of burglary in your neighborhood: Lock […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2214 Report No. 11026229 Media Release Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of using a stolen credit card. A 63-year-old man reported that a credit card and other items were stolen from his vehicle near Kapoho Beach […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: 326-4646, Ext. 296Report No. C11030314   Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 15-year-old Miosoti Santiago-Militao, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on Saturday (December 10).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Kona District Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 259Report No. C11031973 Media Release Big Island police arrested two juveniles on Thursday (December 8) and one juvenile on Friday (December 9) in connection with damage to numerous vehicles on a Kona school campus. Officers from the Community Policing Section arrested the three juveniles on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release Chief Harry S. Kubojiri has announced four promotions and three new transfers within the Hawaiʻi police Department. Richard Sherlock, who is now lieutenant in charge of the Area I Vice Section, will become the captain in charge of Kona Patrol effective […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C11030314 Media Release Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing. Miosoti Santiago-Militao was last seen in Hilo on November 19. She is described as African-American, 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair. Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release (clarification in 2nd paragraph) The Hawaiʻi Police Department has launched a new tool the community can use to help keep our island safe. It’s called the “Kuleana Hotline.” The Kuleana Hotline is not a substitute for 9-1-1 calls. In an emergency, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department has launched a new tool the community can use to help keep our island safe. It’s called the “Kuleana Hotline.” The Kuleana Hotline is designed to prevent tragic events in public places, including schools, restaurants and other […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11031767 Media Release Big Island detectives charged a 25-year-old Pāhoa man with multiple crimes of violence stemming from two separate incidents in Pāhoa. Wednesday (December 7) at 1:10 p.m., detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Michael Dwayne […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C11031868 Media Release Big Island police are investigating a reported robbery Tuesday night in Hilo. At approximately 8:10 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus to a report of an incident near the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Media Release (update) Big Island police have located 48-year-old Shawn Analeaonalani Keolanui of Hilo, who was being sought. Keolanui turned himself in at the Hilo police station Tuesday (December 6) after learning that he was wanted by police. At 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2242 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officers Darren Cho and Scott Aloy as “Officers of the Month” for December in a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday (December 7) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. The officers were recognized for their response to a […]

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 a likely scam involving insecticide services being performed without prior authorization. On November 28, police responded to a report that an 86-year-old South Kohala man had paid thousands of dollars […]