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Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Daylan Asuncion Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15034582 Suspect 1 Suspect 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with a theft from a business in Keaʻau. Between 10:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. on November 24, two unknown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: 775-7533   Media Release 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 information on his whereabouts to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of December 7, 2015, through December 13, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six 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 83rd Recruit Class—Back Row: Terence G. Scanlan Jr., Roger W. B. Carvalho Jr., Adam M. K. Cho, Jason W. K. Rabang, Keenanlee K. P. Ouranitsas, Sheldon M. Adviento, Joshua K. Baumgarner, Conrad S. K. Iranon Front Row: Chad S. P. Sato, Tristin […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C15036299   Media Release (corrects day to Friday in second paragraph) Hawaiʻi island police are investigating a theft over the weekend from agricultural land along the Hāmākua coast. Sometime between 1:30 p.m. Friday (December 11) and 7:30 a.m. Monday (December 14), $15,000 worth […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C15036299   Media Release Hawaiʻi island police are investigating a theft over the weekend from agricultural land along the Hāmākua coast. Sometime between 1:30 p.m. Thursday (December 11) and 7:30 a.m. Monday (December 14), $15,000 worth of tools and equipment, including two Honda […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Randall Medeiros Phone:  887-3080 Report No. C15035994 Joshua Honcoop Matthew McGill   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 37-year-old man wanted for questioning in connection within an ongoing investigation of an alleged repeated campaign of harassment in a Waikoloa Village […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 257 Report No. C15034882 Missing: Shania Menino   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who was reported missing. Shania Menino was last seen in Hilo on November 29. She is described as 5-feet tall, 130 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Jacob Freebairn Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 38-year-old Jacob Kawaa Freebairn, who was wanted in Waimea on bench warrants. Freebairn was found in Kona on Friday (December 11) and charged with violating terms of probation and six counts of contempt of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15035830 Surveillance Image Media Release   Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted in a theft investigation. In the early Wednesday morning (December 9), a 21-year-old man was working at his computer on the University […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Detective Carrie Akina Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 277 Report No. C15030578 Deborah Craig   Media Release An Ocean View woman has been charged with seven offenses in connection with three burglaries in Kailua-Kona. The first burglary was October 14 at a home on the 77-200 block of Maliko […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15035079 Mason Fiesta Jeffery Estabillio Jr.   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located one of two men who were wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery in Pāpaʻikou on December 1. Thirty-one-year-old Jeffery K. Estabillio Jr. turned […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit Detective Tod Bello Phone: 961-2248   Media Release In light of recent tragedies on the mainland, Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding the public that individuals may call the “Kuleana Hotline” to report warning signs that could lead to possible harm against the community. The Kuleana Hotline is not a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Daylan Asuncion Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15034247 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary at a business in Keaʻau. At approximately 2 a.m. on November 22, an unknown suspect entered a papaya […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lieutenant Sherry Bird Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 226 Report No. C15035794 James Bruno Jessica Tsibulski Media Release Three people have been arrested in connection with a suspected narcotics smuggling operation through the Kona airport. At approximately 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (December 8), Area II Vice officers at Kona International Airport […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15035738 Elijah Prevetz-Lafayette   Media Release A Hōnaunau man has been charged with five offenses after police responded to a report of burglary at a Kona hotel. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday (December 8), Kona Patrol officers responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area II Officer Bryan Ellis Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 257 Shalee Minamishin   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 16-year-old Hāmākua girl who was reported missing. Shalee Minamishin was last seen in the Hāmākua District on July 31. She is described as 5-foot-3, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15017025 Suspect No. 1 Suspect No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a burglary on June 10, when an all-terrain vehicle and other items were stolen from a Mountain View coffee plantation. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15032376 Cody Allen   Media Release A Kona man has been charged with three offenses in connection with a confrontation at a construction site last month in Kailua-Kona. In response to a 9:07 a.m. call on November 2 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective Renee Morinaka Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 301 Report No. C15020517 Leah Burns   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 35-year-old woman wanted for questioning in connection with an abuse investigation. Leah Sussanna Burns is described as 5-foot-9, 220 pounds with brown eyes and brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15035636 Female wanted for questioning Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female wanted for questioning for a theft on December 2. Police ask anyone who recognizes her to call Officer Kaeo Drummondo at 961-2213 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15035587 Alan Dush   Media Release A 31-year-old man has been charged with eight offenses in connection with an armed break-in at a home in Ocean View on Sunday (December 6). At 4 p.m. Sunday, Kaʻū District officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15035079 Mason Fiesta Jeffery Estabillio Jr.   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for two men who are wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery investigation. Mason T. Fiesta, 25, is described as a local male, approximately 5-foot-8, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 29, 2015, through December 6, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15035456 Joshua Lopes-Keli Michaela Pacyao   Media Release An inmate from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center who was wanted for furlough violation was located Saturday and taken into custody. During routine patrol at 1:06 a.m. Saturday, officers located 26-year-old Joshua Lopes-Keli […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15035480 Stockli BMC Streetfire SS01 Specialized Dolce Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating three bicycles that were removed from an open carport of a Hilo house sometime between Friday (December 4) and Saturday (December 5). The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15035184   Media Release (update) A 32-year-old man has been charged with four offenses in connection with a confrontation Wednesday (December 2) in a Hilo parking lot on Makaʻala Street. At 3 p.m. Friday, after conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15024976 David Mizuno Ashley Szewerda Media Release A man and a woman were charged with various offenses after being found in another person’s home in Hilo. At 11 p.m. Monday (November 30), South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15035315 Missing: Shanera Echols   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 34-year-old Oceanview woman who was reported missing. Shanera Echols was last seen in Oceanview at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (December 3). She is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15035184   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an assault stemming from a confrontation Wednesday (December 2) in Hilo. At about 3:32 p.m. Wednesday, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an affray at the parking lot […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15035179   Media Release A 63-year old Kaʻū man died after an all-terrain vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon (December 2) at the Green Sands Beach area of Kaʻū. He was identified as Keith J. Leonatti of Nāʻālehu. Leonatti had been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Brad Feliciano Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 291 Report No. C15035132 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a possible electrocution. At 10:20 a.m. Wednesday (December 2), Kona Patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man who may have fallen out […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Bradden Kimura   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Bradden Kimura as “Officer of the Month” for December in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (December 2) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Kimura, a Kona Patrol officer, was honored for his […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15023381 Chinese violin Pipa Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a pair of traditional Chinese musical instruments that were taken from a home in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. The instruments are described as a pipa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15034915   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for information about a burglary at an auto service center on East Kāwili Street in Hilo. Sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sunday (November 29) and 12:30 a.m. Monday (November 30) two unidentified persons […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Report No. C15034716   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case and a public accident case in connection with two men who were pulled from the water after getting into trouble while swimming in Keauhou Bay on Friday (November […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 23, 2015, through November 29, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15034660 Kalani Lono Kaohimaunu   Media Release An autopsy conducted Monday (November 30) has determined that 39-year-old Keola Penovaroff of Hilo died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The shooting took place on Thanksgiving evening (November 26) on West […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Juvenile Aid Section Detective Scott Kurashige 326-4646, Ext. 304 Report No. C15027069 Missing: Noelani Coughlin   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 17-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who was reported missing. Noelani Coughlin was last seen in Kailua-Kona on September 13. She is described as “local Caucasian mix,” 5-foot-6, 120 pounds, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15034660   Media Release At 6 p.m. Sunday (November 29), 34-year-old Kalani Lono Kaohimaunu was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, ownership of a firearm prohibited and place to keep a firearm. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15034660   Media Release Detectives have arrested the suspect of a shooting that left a 39-year-old Hilo man dead. At 10:15 a.m. Saturday (November 28), detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section and officers from the Special Enforcement Unit […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15034679   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating several items taken in a theft. Sometime between mid-afternoon Wednesday (November 25) and Friday morning (November 27), unknown persons entered an establishment on the 1000 block of Waiānuenue Avenue and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15034681 Surveillance image of man Surveillance image of woman   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two adults wanted in connection with an attempted burglary investigation in Hilo. At about 7:45 a.m. Friday (November 27) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15034660 Kalani Lono Kaohimaunu (image from 2005)   Media Release (update with latest sighting of suspect) Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a murder in Hilo on Thursday night (November 26). In response to a 10:20 p.m. call Thursday, South Hilo […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C15034660 Kalani Lono Kaohimaunu (image from 2005)   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a murder in Hilo on Thursday night (November 26). In response to a 10:20 p.m. call Thursday, South Hilo Patrol officers arrived at a home […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15031033 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man observed on video surveillance removing a vehicle from the parking lot of a convenience store in Kurtistown on October 21. Police ask anyone who […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15034448/C15034449 Devin Taragosa-Taoy Jensen Yadao   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for two 24-year-old men who were reported as escapees from the Hale Nani correctional facility. Devin Saragosa-Taoy of Puna was last seen at the correctional facility on Monday (November […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release As part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” officers will conduct islandwide DUI checkpoints in anticipation of the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. Sergeant Robert P. Pauole, head of the Traffic Services Section, said impaired […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 16, 2015, through November 22, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Twelve of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four were under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Report No. C15034415   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 88-year-old Demetria Tabac of Honokaʻa, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Honokaʻa on Tuesday morning (November 24).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C15029906 Michael Varize   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 27-year-old Honokaʻa man who is wanted for questioning in connection with two incidents of domestic abuse. Michael Varize is described as 5-foot-11, 150 pounds with dark brown hair and brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Report No. C15034415 Missing: Demetria Tabac   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for an 88-year-old Honokaʻa woman who was reported missing. Demetria Tabac was last seen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday (November 24) on Ohai Street in Honokaʻa. She is described as Filipino, 4-foot-10, 85 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 CALEA Executive Director W. Craig Hartley Jr., Lieutenant Kenneth Quiocho, Deputy Chief Paul Ferreira, Sergeant Tuckloy Aurello, Sergeant Regino Saludares and CALEA Commission Chairman Mr. Richard Meyers pose in Miami on Nov. 21 after the Hawai’i Police Department earns reaccreditation.   Media […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15033909 Surveillance Image Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man observed on video surveillance while removing merchandise from a department store in Hilo on November 18. Police ask anyone who knows his identity to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15033261 Bradford Leialoha   Media Release A Hilo man is in police custody after being found in a stolen truck with drugs in his possession. The truck, a 1999 Toyota pickup, was stolen from Honokaʻa on November 11. On Thursday […]

Scottie Yanagawa Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant James Gusman Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15033993   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 20-year-old Puna man who was reported as an escapee from Hale Nani correctional facility. Scottie Yanagawa was last seen at the correctional facility Thursday (November 19) around 10 a.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Chanel Mariani   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 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 an unrelated case. She is described as 5-foot-6, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Joseph P. Branco   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 29-year-old Puna man who is wanted on a warrant for violating release on bail. Joseph Paul Branco of Ainaloa is also wanted for questioning in an unrelated case. He is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15033505 Brandon-Paulino-Pawai Scott Vasconcellos-Rego Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 26-year-old Brandon K. Paulino-Pawai of Hilo, who was wanted on warrants for contempt of court and violating terms of a deferred plea. Paulino-Pawai was arrested Saturday morning following a burglary on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 9, 2015, through November 15, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Detective Jerome Manuel Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 265 Report No. C15014862 Daniel Lemaire   Media Release (update with photo) Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 34-year-old man wanted for questioning in an abuse case. Daniel Lemaire, who frequents the Kaʻū area, is described as 5-foot-10, 185 pounds with brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Matthew Kaaihue Phone: 961-8121 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are again warning the public about an IRS scam. Members of the public are reporting that they are receiving telephone calls from persons claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to obtain personal information. Police urge […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15023948 Jeremy Quiocho   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 36-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Jeremy Quiocho was last seen on August 26 in the Wainaku area. He is described as 5-foot-10, 130 pounds with brown eyes […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Detective Jerome Manuel Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 265 Report No. C15014862     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 34-year-old man wanted for questioning in an abuse case. Daniel Lemaire, who frequents the Kaʻū area, is described as 5-foot-10, 185 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C15033359   Media Release A Nevada man died after encountering problems in waters at Hapuna Beach Park on Thursday (November 12). In response to a 2:53 p.m. call, South Kohala officers responded to a possible drowning. When they arrived, they learned […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2346 The American flag flies at Lincoln Park on Veterans Day. Officers salute the flag as it is raised at Lincoln Park. Media Release Officers from the Hawaiʻi Police Department conducted a flag-raising ceremony at Lincoln Park in Hilo at 9 a.m. Wednesday (November 11). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15032969   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Tuesday (November 10) determined that a man who died Saturday (November 7) after being involved in a one-vehicle motorcycle traffic collision on Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11) just north of the 93-mile marker […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Media Release Highway 11 in South Kona will be closed Tuesday (November 10) near the 93-mile marker from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The closure is to allow a tow truck to retrieve a vehicle from a ravine. Motorists are advised to avoid […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 2, 2015, through November 8, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Phone: 961-8121 Fax: 961-8845   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League will hold its 34th annual “Winter Basketball Classic” tournament, in collaboration with the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks & Recreation, from Saturday, December 26, to Tuesday, December 29, in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release The week of November 10-16 is recognized as the National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds motorist to be adequately rested before traveling on our roadways. Loss of sleep can […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo District Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 808-961-2213 Report No. C15032657 William Quintana   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 58-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. William G. Quintana was last seen on the evening of November 2 in the Wailuku area of Hilo. He is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C15032969   Media Release An unidentified man died following a single-motorcycle crash Saturday morning (November 7) in the Captain Cook area of the Kona District. Responding to a 10:47 a.m. call, police determined that a 2003 Honda motorcycle had been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C15024806 Lawrene Baldonado   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the theft of a Jeep Wrangler stolen during the summer. The Jeep was taken from the 92-1500 block of Keaka […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032556   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have released 45-year-old Peter J. Kema Sr. of Pāhoa from police custody pending further investigation. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continue to investigate possible drug and firearms charges against Kema […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Brandon Paulino-Pawai   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 26-year-old Kamuela man wanted on warrants for contempt of court and violating terms of a deferred plea. Brandon K. Paulino-Pawai is described as 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant James Gusman Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C15032576 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two males observed on video surveillance removing a dirt bike from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus. The two are observed placing the bike in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032556 Jaylin Kema   Media Release A Puna woman arrested Tuesday in connection with a Welfare fraud investigation, has been charged in that case. At 4 p.m. Thursday (November 5), 45-year-old Jaylin M. Kema of Pāhoa was charged with second-degree […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032255 Kallen Imade   Media Release (update No. 3) A man arrested in connection with a fatal Halloween assault has been charged in the victim’s death. At 10:30 p.m. Wednesday (November 4), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged 31-year-old Kallen […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032255   Media Release (update No. 2) A 49-year-old man who was critically injured in an assault on Halloween has died from his injuries. Alfred Vea of Hilo was pronounced dead at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu at 10:34 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032556   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department was asked to assist the Department of Human Services’ Welfare Fraud Investigation Division with the execution a search warrant on Tuesday (November 3) at a home on Uilani Drive in the Ainaloa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Acting Captain Reed Mahuna Phone:  965-2716 M15064176   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding the public never to give personal information to anyone over the telephone whom you did not call or who is not known to you. Police received several calls Wednesday (November 4) from members of the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Brandon Mansur as “Officer of the Month” for November in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (November 4) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Mansur, a Kona Patrol officer, was honored for a felony theft […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 887-3080 Jacob Freebairn Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 37-year-old Waimea man wanted on six bench warrants for contempt of court. Jacob Kawaa Freebairn is described as 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with blue eyes and short graying light brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C14001382   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 24-year-old Puna man who was reported missing in January 2014. Philip Voelker, who has no permanent address, is also wanted on several outstanding warrants. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15032255   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located a 31-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on the night of Halloween. Kallen Imade of Mountain View turned himself in to police at the South […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 26, 2015, through November 1, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven 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. C15032255 Kallen Imade   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a Puna man who is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on Halloween. At 11:30 p.m. Saturday (October 31), South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15031969 Sloan Deleon   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged two men in connection with the robbery of a hitchhiker last week in Kona. In response to an 8:32 p.m. call last Wednesday (October 28), Kona Patrol officers met […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2341   Media Release As the holiday season approaches, Hawaiʻi Island police advise the public to take precautions against car theft, identity theft and theft of items from within vehicles. This time of year, more cars are parked at shopping areas or at home while […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Randall Medeiros Phone:  887-3080   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located and arrested a West Hawaiʻi man who was wanted on outstanding warrants. Friday afternoon (October 30), officers took 33-year-old Shaye K.M. Nishida into custody without incident at a home in Kamuela and charged with two […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo Patrol Officer Robert Panem Phone: 962-2120 Report No. C15031075   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located a 100-year-old bronze bell that was reported stolen from the Papaʻaloa Hongwanji on October 21. The bell was recovered in Onomea at 4:20 p.m. Thursday (October 29). Police ask anyone with any information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Lieutenant Jeurgen Canda Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C15031912   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 26-year-old Evan Vujnovich of Waimea man who was reported missing. He was found in good health Friday morning (October 30) in Waimea.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi County police will increase DUI checkpoints and roving patrols this weekend in conjunction with Halloween. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive sober or get pulled over.” Sergeant Robert Pauole, head of the Hawaiʻi […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Daylan Asuncion Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C15031976   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking witnesses to a traffic collision late Wednesday (October 28) on Highway 130 near the intersection of Kukula Street by Keaʻau High School. At 10 p.m. Wednesday, Puna Patrol officers responded to a report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C13000507   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police detectives have completed their investigation into a 2013 murder in Hilo. In response to a 5:19 a.m. call on January 7, 2013, South Hilo patrol officers found 38-year-old Lloyd Rubio of Hilo with a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15031792   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men involved in a burglary in Hilo on Tuesday (October 27). Shortly after 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15031569 Dominic Freitas   Media Release A 40-year-old man has been charged with four offenses in connection with a reported robbery at an automated teller machine in Hilo. At 11:45 a.m. Sunday (October 25), police responded to a report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2341   Media Release Children of all ages look forward to the Halloween season but we would also like to make sure that they are kept safe to enjoy the festivities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly four times as many […]