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Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Burt Shimibukuro Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C16004193 Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are continuing to investigate a suspicious device found Wednesday (February 10) at a charter school in Kaʻū. At about 5:30 p.m. Thursday (February 11), the U.S. Army’s Explosive Ordnance Detail from Oahu removed the suspicious device […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16004167 Kaiini Febo-Santiago   Media Release (update No. 2) An autopsy was conducted Thursday (February 11) on the 29-year-old man who died in an officer involved shooting Tuesday (February 9) in Hilo. The medical examiner determined that Scottie I.K. Yanagawa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant BJ Duarte Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16004130   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 28-year-old Justin D. Eaton of Hilo, was reported missing. He was found unharmed in Hilo at 12:20 p.m. Thursday (February 11).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16003905   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Wednesday (February 10) determined that a man who died Sunday (February 7) after being involved in a one-vehicle/pedestrian traffic collision on Kawaihae Road died from his injuries sustained in the accident. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Lieutenant Dominic Uyetake Jr. Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C16004193 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a suspicious device found Wednesday (February 10) at a charter school in Kaʻū. At 10:15 a.m. police received a call reporting a “pipe bomb” found in the possession of a student at the Kaʻū […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Major Randy Apele Area I Operations Bureau Phone: 961-2356 Report No. C16004167   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man who died in an officer involved shooting Tuesday (February 9) in Hilo. He has been identified as 29-year-old Scottie I.K. Yanagawa of Hilo. At approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Major Randy Apele Area I Operations Bureau Phone: 961-2356 Report No. C16004167    Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night (February 9) at a shopping center located off Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo. At approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, police initiated a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant BJ Duarte Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16004130 Missing: Justin Eaton   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 28-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Justin D. Eaton was last seen in the Hilo Town area around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2. He is described […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C16004010   Media Release A 36-year-old man died Monday (February 8) after jumping off a cliff into waters off Kailua-Kona. He has been identified as William H. Holman of Auburn, Washington. In response to an 11:38 a.m. call, police learned that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of February 1, 2016, through February 7, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16003228 Scottie Yanagawa Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 29-year-old man wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting in the Honoliʻi area on January 31. Scottie Yanagawa is described as 5-foot-5, 225 pounds with black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C16003772. Benjamin Fleming (no photo for Castro)   Media Release Two men were charged with drug offenses Sunday (February 7) following their arrest Friday (February 5) in Kona. Around 3:30 p.m. Friday, Area II Vice Officers observed 50-year-old Benjamin […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16001846   Stolen boxing gloves   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a pair of Everlast boxing gloves that have the signatures of numerous boxers and referees who participated in the 1984 Olympic Games. The gloves […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16003905   Media Release An unidentified man died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning (February 7) in the Waimea area of the South Kohala District. Responding to a 1:13 a.m. call, police determined that a 2010 Nissan Frontier pickup […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16003468 James Thomas Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged an Ocean View man with arson and other offenses in connection with a house fire Tuesday afternoon (February 2) in Ocean View. At 7:30 a.m. Thursday (February […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are informing motorist that police will increase enforcement by conducting DUI checkpoints over the Super Bowl weekend. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” These are the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Ronald Barawis Melody Familar Chanel Mariani Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a man and two women wanted on warrants. The new episode begins airing Friday (February 5). In it, police ask for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16003468   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a fire Tuesday afternoon (February 2) in Ocean View. At 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Kaʻū District officers were assigned to a fire on the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Nicholas McDaniel   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Nicholas McDaniel as “Officer of the Month” for February in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (February 3) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Sergeant Zachary Houchin described Officer […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16003422 Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police received numerous tips from the public about the identity of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a terroristic threatening report Sunday (January 31) at a parking lot in Hilo. As a result, police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16003422 Unidentified man   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with a terroristic threatening case. A 57-year-old California reported that he was threatened at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (January 31) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121 Members of the Intermediate Champion Waiākea Titans (from left)—Dominic Rodrigues, Chance Simeona, Kiai Apele, Macmillain Aloisio, Guyson Ogata, Vergil Henry.   Media Release Eighty-five youths from eight teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” elementary and intermediate basketball championships this […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of January 25, 2016, through January 31, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police remind motorists about the dangers of speeding in a school zone. During morning and afternoon hours, children and school crossing guards have encountered numerous near misses while crossing in crosswalks fronting elementary schools island wide. School Crossing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15019216 Greg Branco   Media Release A 24-year-old man has been charged with theft of copper in connection with two incidents last June. The 52-year-old victim reported that 128 pounds of copper pipe had been removed from his warehouse in […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16003228   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an early morning shooting in Hilo that left a man hospitalized. At about 4:35 a.m. Sunday (January 31), police responded to several reports of gunshots in the Honoliʻi lookout area. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16002729 Surveillance Image No. 1 Surveillance Image No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for help in identifying one or more persons whose images were captured on surveillance cameras in connection with the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C1600290 Colin Kerrigan   Media Release A 25-year-old man has been charged with burglary and theft for a break-in Wednesday (January 27) in Hilo. At 11:01 p.m. Wednesday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a burglary alarm on the 200 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: 775-7533 Christian Olivera   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for an 18-year-old Honokaʻa man wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Christian H. Olivera  is described as 5-foot-5, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: 775-7533 Kanen-Dean Ventura-Flores   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about an 18-year-old Honokaʻa man wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Kanen-Dean Ventura-Flores is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16002815 Kyoung Yoo   Media Release (update) A South Korean man has been charged with three offenses in connection with a domestic dispute and a stabbing Wednesday (January 27) at a resort along the South Kohala coast. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2252 Aloha Exchange Club member Joey Estrella presents an ‘Officer of the Month’ award to Detective Grant Todd.   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Detective Grant Todd on Thursday (January 28) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16002762 Eric Fontes Jr.   Media Release (update) Detectives have charged the 34-year-old man who was arrested Tuesday for the murder of a man whose body was found over the weekend in Puna. The victim has been identified through dental […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The public is invited to participate in an anonymous Community Satisfaction Survey for the Hawaiʻi Police Department during the month of March. Chief Harry Kubojiri said previous Community Satisfaction Surveys helped him identify actions the Police Department could take to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16002900   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an attempted robbery Wednesday evening (January 27) in Hilo. In response to an 8:03 p.m. call, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to the 70 block of Banyan Drive, where a 79-year-old woman reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16002815   Media Release A South Korean man is in police custody following a stabbing at a resort along the South Kohala coast. At 8:12 a.m. Wednesday (January 27), officers from the South Kohala District responded to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Report No. C16002402 Jami Harper (photo from 2012) Media Release A Hawaiʻi Police Department officer has been arrested in connection with a confrontation late Friday (January 22) while off duty at an apartment complex in Kailua-Kona. At 11:14 p.m. Friday, Kona Patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16002762 Eric Fontes Jr.   Media Release Detectives have arrested a 34-year-old man for the murder of an unidentified man whose badly decomposed body was found over the weekend in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna. An autopsy conducted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16002728   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a robbery Tuesday morning (January 26) in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna. Sometime between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m., a 30-year-old woman was checking her mailbox on Paradise Drive near the intersection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16001419 Barton Bumatay   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 59-year-old Keaʻau man who was reported missing. Barton Allen Bumatay is described as a local male, about 6-foot-1, about 255 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of January 18, 2016, through January 24, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16002318 Mitzi McArthur Media Release A 41-year-old woman has been charged with various offenses stemming from financial crimes in the Hilo area. At 12:15 p.m. Friday (January 22), Mitzi G.P. McArthur, who has no permanent address, was arrested at a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16002456   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of human remains in the Puna District. On Saturday, (January 23) detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section discovered human remains in the area of Beach Road off […]

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

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Chanel Mariani   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 33-year-old Hilo woman who is wanted on two warrants for violating release on bail. Chanel Mariani is also wanted for questioning in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Matthew Kaaihue Phone: 961-8121 Jason Shrader   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 33-year-old Hilo man wanted on outstanding bench warrants. Jason C. Shrader is wanted on two counts of violating probation. He is described as 5-foot-10, 145 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Matthew Kaaihue Phone: 961-8121 Melody Familar   Media Release (corrections in 1st and 2nd paragraphs) Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 45-year-old Hilo woman wanted on an outstanding bench warrant. Melody K. Familar is wanted for violating probation. She is also wanted for questioning in connection with other […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Ronald Barawis Jr.   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 38-year-old Kona man who is wanted on two bench warrants. Ronald Barawis Jr. of Kailua-Kona is wanted for violating parole and failure to appear. He is also wanted for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about scams involving “Award Claim Notification” letters being sent to Hawaiʻi residents. The letters come with claim number and an authentic-looking check paid to the order of the recipient in the amount of thousands […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16000819 Ronald Kong Media Release A 33-year-old Puna man has been charged with numerous offenses stemming from a Hawaiian Acres domestic abuse incident. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, (January 19), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged Ronald Joseph Kong with abuse […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of January 11, 2016, through January 17, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Bradley P. Freitas Phone: 326-4646. Ext. 229 Report No. C16002061   Media Release A 29-year-old Ocean View man was involved in a two-vehicle traffic casualty on a Tuesday evening (January 19) on Kona Drive and Paradise Parkway in Ocean View. He was identified as Ling Oniel. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16001227   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is working in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Hawaiʻi to address an allegation of a threat against a judge on Hawaiʻi Island. On January 11, police received information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16000819 Ronald Kong   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information on the whereabouts of a 33-year-old Puna man wanted on outstanding warrants and for other investigations. Ronald Joseph Kong of Mountain View is described […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release A temporary 24-hour one-way traffic pattern will be in effect along a portion of Komohana Street from Tuesday, January 19, through Friday, February 19, weather permitting. Traffic will flow in the Hāmākua direction only on Komohana Street between Kūkūau Street and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 962-2120   Media Release The North Hilo police station in Laupāhoehoe will be closed to the public Monday and Tuesday (January 18-19) for maintenance and repairs. During that time, residents in the area who want to register a firearm may make an appointment at either […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16001419 Missing: Barton Bumatay Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 59-year-old Keaʻau man who was reported missing. Barton Bumatay was last seen in Keaʻau on December 31. He is described as a local male, 6-foot-1, 255 pounds with brown eyes […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Christian Alameda Shannon Souza   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 41-year-old Christian E. Alameda, who was wanted on outstanding warrants. He was located in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna and arrested at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday without incident. He was charged with two […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for an 18-year-old woman wanted for abuse. Sydney Kirkhill is described as 5-foot-5, 120 pounds with blond hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was in Kailua-Kona. Police ask anyone with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of January 4, 2016, through January 10, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15037362 Helena Pang   Media Release A Puna woman has been charged with burglary and theft in connection with a burglary last month in Hilo. On December 26, a 76-year-old Hilo woman reported that someone had broken into her home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Ronald Kong   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 33-year-old Puna man who is wanted on six outstanding bench warrants. Ronald Kong of Mountain View is wanted on four counts of contempt of court and two counts of failure […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16000764 Dustin Faris   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with two offenses in connection with a robbery Thursday (January 7) at two stores in Hilo. At 11:14 a.m. Thursday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to the 300 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua Patrol Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C15037744 Missing: Benjamin Zindric   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Paʻauilo boy who was reported missing. Benjamin Zindric was last seen in the Waikululu area of Paʻauilo on December 30. He is described as 5-foot-11, 158 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Charisse Wakita Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15037224 Missing: Michael Kalla   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 48-year-old man who was reported missing. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in Honokaʻa. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C16000145 Ethan Ferguson   Media Release A law enforcement officer for the State Department of Land and Natural Resources has been charged with five counts of sexual assault. On January 1, a female minor reported that she was at a beach park […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16000420 Valentine Gonsalves   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged  a 42-year-old Kona man with murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting earlier this week in Hilo. At 11 p.m. Wednesday (January 6), after conferring with prosecutors, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Peter Tourigny   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Peter Tourigny as “Officer of the Month” for January in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (January 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Sergeant Zachary Houchin said Officer […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Randall Medeiros Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C16000494   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an incident reported in South Kohala on Tuesday (December 5) by a local vehicle tow company. At about 9:40 a.m. the tow company reported receiving a phone call from an individual about a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release (correction in 2nd paragraph) For the year 2015, there were 1,064 DUI arrests compared with 1,158 in 2014, a decrease of 8.1 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District For the Year 2014 Hāmākua 15 North Hilo 2 South […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16000420   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the early morning discovery of a body in a vehicle on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday, police received information that led them to a silver Honda […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant William Derr Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15035191 Missing: Zaxsalyn Guerpo   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Mountain View girl who was reported missing. Zaxsalyn Guerpo, also known as “Missy,” was last seen in Kona on December 2. She is described as 5-foot-3, 135 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Sergeant Jason Berryhill Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C16000355   Media Release A 29-year-old man died Monday (January 4) after being crushed by a large branch while cutting a tree in North Kohala. He has been identified as Andrew A. Ankner, who has no permanent address. Ankner was trimming a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Scott Dewey Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Ryan Anderson   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 27-year-old Kona man who is wanted on bench warrants. Ryan David Anderson of Kailua-Kona is wanted for three counts of contempt of court. He is also wanted in connection with a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C16000104   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police arrested two men Saturday (January 2) in conjunction with the “Freedom Ride” rally that was held at the King Kamehameha Statue on Saturday morning. The rally supported what organizers claimed was the constitutional […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 961-8121 FAX: 961-8845 Boys 14-and-Under ‘Hoop Dreams’ Girls 14-and-Under ‘Stray-Kats’ Boys 12-and-Under ‘Man Up’ Boys 10-and-Under ‘Man Up’ Girls 10-and-Under ‘Kalakaua’ Boys 8-and-Under ‘Alakai’   Media Release Three-hundred eighteen youth, ages 5 to 14, participated in the 35th Annual Hawaiʻi Police Activities League […]

Christian Alameda Alameda’s tattoo Shannon Souza Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for two men wanted in East Hawaiiʻi on outstanding warrants. Christian E. Alameda, 41, is wanted for three failure to appear and contempt of court warrants. He is also being sought […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15037272 Eddie Seenarine   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 50-year-old Volcano man who was reported missing on December 25. Eddie Seenarine was last seen in the Volcano area on September 30. He is described as 5-foot-9, 176 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police will conduct island-wide DUI checkpoints and patrols throughout the holiday weekend and intend to enforce all traffic laws, as always. The public is reminded that a driver’s license, registration, license plates, registration and safety sticker are required to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C15037570   Media Release A 26-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman, both from Keaʻau, were killed Tuesday (December 29) in a three-vehicle traffic collision on the Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road (Route 130) in the area of the 2-mile marker in Keaʻau. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15037516   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an early morning shooting Tuesday (December 29) in the upper Kaumana Drive area of Hilo. Shortly after midnight, police received a 911 call from a 23-year-old Keaʻau man who was a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of December 21, 2015, through December 27, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested eight motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes (one of them was involved in two […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15037398 Missing: Kekoa Gapol     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for an 18-year-old Pāhoa man who was reported missing. Kekoa Gapol was last seen in Pāhoa on the morning of December 22. He is described as 5-foot-8, about 140 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant James Gusman Phone: 961-2213 Report No.:  C15036890 Missing: Mayryn Immy   Media Release Hawaiʻi police are searching for a 30-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Mayryn Immy was last seen on Kīlauea Avenue in the Hilo area at 2 p.m. on December 18. She is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C15037022 Oran Kita   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Big Island man with 27 offenses in connection with a double sexual assault Tuesday (December 22) in the Piʻihonua area. At 10:15 p.m. Thursday (December 24), 36-year-old Oran […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15037209 Surveillance Image 1 Surveillance Image 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two persons observed on video surveillance damaging a lock on a mailbox at a Post Office in the Puna District on Thursday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C15037022 Oran Kita   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a Puna man in connection with a double sexual assault Tuesday (December 22) in the Piʻihonua area. At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (December 23), police initially arrested 36-year-old Oran Charles […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15004568 Mario Hernandez   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 42-year-old Mario Hernandez of Keaʻau, who was wanted on a bench warrant. Hernandez was arrested in Hilo on Tuesday (December 22) and charged with failure to appear. His bail was set […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C15037022   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a double sexual assault Tuesday (December 22) in the Piʻihonua area. Sometime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, an unknown man who spoke pidgin approached an adult female and a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Michael Santos Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15036332 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for questioning in a fraudulent use of a credit card case that occurred on December 4. Police ask anyone who knows his […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15036980   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 66-year-old Nicholas Riley Beal  of Keaʻau, who was reported missing. He was located Tuesday morning (December 22) in Keaʻau, several miles from where he had last been seen.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release In observance of the 2015 Christmas season activities at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo, a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on Kapiʻolani Street on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25). Traffic will […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15036980 Missing: Nicholas Beal   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 66-year-old Keaʻau man who was reported missing. Nicholas Riley Beal was last seen on 34th Avenue in the Orchidland subdivision at 5 a.m. Tuesday (December 22). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of December 14, 2015, through December 20, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Aloha Exchange Club member Joey Estrella presents an “Officer of the Month” award to Officer Ryan Pagan Aloha Exchange Club member Joey Estrella presents an “Officer of the Month” award to Officer Daniel Tam   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15026832   Media Release A Hilo man has been returned to jail while police continue to investigate possible burglary charges against him. On September 11, the Kehaulani Street home of a 91-year-old Hilo woman was broken into and numerous items […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police will conduct island-wide 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 Friday, December 18, and runs through January 3. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: 775-7533 Kanen-Dean Ventura-Flores   Media Release (update with photo) Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for an 18-year-old Honokaʻa man wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Kanen-Dean Ventura-Flores is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15004568 Mario Hernandez   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 42-year-old Puna man who is wanted on a bench warrant. Mario Hernandez of Keaʻau is wanted for failure to appear. He is also wanted for questioning in […]