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Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-068690     Media Release A 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday (August 29) in Kailua-Kona on Alii Drive .3 miles south of Royal Poinciana Drive.  The 26 year-old male has been positively […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department   Area I Operations                                                     Major Samuel Jelsma Phone: (808) 961-2341     Media Release (Update) Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on (August […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961 2252 Report No. 18-000393   Media Release Big Island Police report that 39-year-old Brandon William Seda who was wanted has been located. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.  

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Lieutenant Robert P. Pauole Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No. 19-067127     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspects responsible for a burglary that occurred at a closed business establishment in the 65-1200 block of Kawaihae Road in Kamuela. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961- 2305     Media Release As we approach the Labor Day weekend, the Hawai’i Police Department would like to remind all drivers that any form of impaired driving is illegal.  Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and If You Feel Different, You Drive Different […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 18-019866     Media Release Big Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two individuals wanted on outstanding warrants, as well as for questioning in a separate criminal investigation. Police are looking for 50-year-old Kim […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961 2252 Report No. 18-000393     Media Release Big Island Police are asking for the public’s help with locating 39-year-old Brandon William Seda. Seda is wanted for questioning in a financial crimes investigation. He is described as being 5-feet-6-inches, 305 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-050413     Media Release Big Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for outstanding warrants as well as for questioning in an attempted murder investigation. Police are looking for thirty-three-year-old Robert […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 19, 2019, through August 25, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-one (21) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: ( 808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-063901, 19-058845, 19-065812, 19-065505, 19-066017, 19-066032       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police during the last two weeks (August 12-23) has increased apprehension efforts to arrest suspects with outstanding warrants and suspects of being involved […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244     Media Release Officer Wyatt Kaili-Leong an 8-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department and Recruit Officer Sayaaii’i Baker who is in his second month of recruit field training are being honored as the Aloha Exchange Club’s July 2019 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 263 Report Number 19-066256     Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Police charged a Kailua-Kona man after a crime spree that encompassed both East and West Hawaiʻi. Joshua Hams, a 38-year-old, Kailua-Kona man was arrested by Hawaiʻi Police yesterday (August […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Aloha Exchange Club’s Officer for June is Officer Jerome Duarte. Officer Duarte has been a Police Officer with the Hawaiʻi Police Department for over five-and-a-half years and is currently assigned to South Hilo Patrol (previously […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Major Samuel Jelsma Area I Field Operations Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov     Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road have stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200).  This in response to two traffic collisions that have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-065412     Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 79-year-old Paul D. Chew who was reported as missing has been located in Hilo. He is reported to be in good condition.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administration Services Section Sergeant Jason Grouns Safety Coordinator Phone: (808) 961-2269   Media Release Once again, the Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to sponsor the 18th Annual “Cop on Top” fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘i. This event will be held in East and West Hawai‘i at the Hilo and Kona Walmart Stores […]

Hawaii Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Lieutenant Akira Edmoundson Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-065946     Media Release On (August 20) at approximately 8:00 a.m., a 27-year-old female reported that she was bitten by a shark while swimming in waters off of Napoopoo Park in Kealakekua Bay. She received injuries to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 12, 2019, through August 18, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-three (23) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-065412     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are looking for 79-year-old Paul D. Chew, described as 5-feet-10-inches, 185 lbs, short white hair, blue eyes, with a fair complexion. He was last seen at a residence on Makahana Street, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-064174     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a 37-year-old Keaʻau man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in Ainaloa on Tuesday night (August 13).  At about 7:25 p.m., police responded to a reported stabbing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-064794     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old Hilo woman following a bizarre chase on a bicycle that ended in the apprehension in the waters at Coconut Island. Patrol officers responding to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961 2214 Report No. 19-062911     Media Release A 32-Year-old Kamuela man is charged following an identity theft investigation. Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested Charles Franklin Pericho on (August 9) after he tried to cash a stolen check at a local […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant Grad Elarionoff Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.291 Report No. 19-061670     Media Release (Surveillance Images) Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking the public for assistance in identifying two suspects in connection with a theft case at a large retail store in Kona. If you have any information relative […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer B. Llanes Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.253 Report No. 19-063254     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying two (2) suspects responsible for a theft which occurred at a large retail store in Kailua-Kona. On (August 11) at approximately noon, three […]

Hawaii Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective Sergeant Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 304 Report No. 19-025566     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Roxy Thoren. She was last seen on Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona on (April 26) at approximately 8:00 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release          There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Manono Street to accommodate mass participants attending the “Convoy of Hope Community Outreach” event at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium fairgrounds on Saturday (August 24). Between the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective/Sergeant Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 304 Report No. 19-045443     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Roxanne Reeves. She was last seen on Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona on (June 6) at about 10:00 p.m. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective/Sergeant Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 234 Report No 19-025566       Media Release Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 12-year-old Allanie Duarte (AKA: Allanie Gouveia) who was last seen on Kalani St. in Kailua-Kona on (March 29) at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 5, 2019, through August 11, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-five (25) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Area II Operations Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-049756   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 15-year-old Kiana Genda who had been reported as missing has been located in good condition.    

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Community Police Officer May Lee Phone: (808) 887-3080     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop,” tomorrow (August 13). “Coffee with a Cop” encourages community members to get to know their police officers over […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Sergeant Erich Jackson Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No. 19-062882                                               Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested a Kamuela man following an investigation into a residential burglary. On (August 9) South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a report of a burglary in the 69-1600 block […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Sergeant/Detective Richard Itliong Phone: (808) 961-2278 Report No. 19-052188     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 14-year-old female who was reported as a runaway and was last seen in the Hilo area on (July 1).  Natalie Wright is described as being approximately 5-feet […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080     Media Release On (August 9) the Hawaiʻi Island Security and Safety Professionals Association, (HISSPA), recognized Sergeant Erich Jackson as their HISSPA Officer of the Quarter for Q3 2019.  Sergeant Jackson is currently assigned to the South Kohala Patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lt. Reynold Kahalewai Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 226 Report No. 19-062391     Media Release Wednesday (August 7) at approximately 11:25 a.m., officers from the Area II Vice section, along with officers from the Criminal Intelligence Unit, contacted the occupants of a Dodge pickup parked along Ali’i Drive. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administration Services Section Sergeant Jason Grouns Safety Coordinator Phone: (808) 961-2269   Media Release Once again, the Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to sponsor the 18th Annual “Cop on Top” fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘i. This event will be held in East and West Hawai‘i at the Hilo and Kona Walmart Stores […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 29, 2019, through August 4, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 263 Report Number 18-012802     Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Police charged two suspects yesterday (August 5) for the 2018 murder of a 6-year-old boy on Halloween night. On (October 31, 2018), at about 4:20 p.m., Kona patrol officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release (Update) The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, known as CALEA, will be visiting Hawaiʻi Island as part of the process of re-accreditation for the Hawaiʻi Police Department.   A Message from the Chief,   I strongly encourage […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant Robert Almeida Phone: (808) 961-2350   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police will have a special visitor tomorrow (August 6). Tyler Carach, “The Donut Boy”, will be visiting the Hilo Police Station with his family between 10:00 a.m. to noon. to give out free donuts to officers.  Tyler loves the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-061699     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested a Pāhoa man in connection with a body found on the roadway in Puna today (August 5). At approximately 1:56 a.m., this morning (August 5) patrol officers responded to Highway […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 263 Report Number 19-061405     Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Detectives charge two with an Ocean View burglary. On Saturday (August 5) at about 11:50 p.m. Kaʻū Patrol Officers responded to report of a burglary in progress on Donola Drive in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District, Area II Officer Patrick Robinson Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-057713     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Kainoa Chesler who is reported as missing. He was last seen at the Salvation Army Shelter Interim Home on (July 21). Chesler […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Adam Hanes Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.253 Report No. 19-060205     Media Release On (July 30) a young man had approximately $115 stolen from his wallet at a retail location on Makala Boulevard in Kona. After taking his wallet out to see if he had enough money […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Sergeant Erich Jackson Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No. 19-060693     Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are seeking assistance from anyone with information about a burglary that occurred at a food establishment located in a Shopping Center in Kamuela. On (August 1), South Kohala Patrol officers responded […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Area II Operations Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-049756   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile from North Kohala. Police are looking for 15-year old Kiana Genda who was last seen at a North […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release (Correction) July 31, 2019, is National Heatstroke Awareness Day. Preventing heatstroke of children in vehicles has been a focus of the Hawai’i Police Department. This is a tragedy that can be prevented with a little preparation. We all lead […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No: 19-060465     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying anyone who may have information about the cause of three suspicious fires that occurred today. On (July 31) at approximately 12:46 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 22, 2019, through July 28, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested eighteen (18) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District, Area II Officer P. Robinson Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No.19-055745     Media Release Big Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a female suspect who is accused of stealing clothing from a store in Kona. The victim reported that on (July 13) the unidentified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Criminal Investigations Section Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray  Phone: (808) 961-2382  Report No. 19-055111       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a female whose body was discovered off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo on July 11. 44-year-old Tina Marie Fukushima of Hilo was found unresponsive in a dark, late model […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Safety Section Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department asks for the communities help in reminding friends and family not to leave children unattended in vehicles for any amount of time.    Heatstroke isn’t about irresponsible people intentionally leaving children in cars; most cases […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division, Area II Captain Miles Chong Phone: (808) 939-2520 Report No. 19-055744   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body recovered from the ocean on (July 15) near South Point in Ka‘ū. The victim was identified via dental records as 23-year-old Charles Senechal of Bellingham Massachusetts. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area I Lieutenant Robert P. Pauole Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report N. 19-057407     Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a suspicious vehicle seen leaving the area of a recent brush fire on Kawaihae Road near the 64-mile marker. The vehicle is identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol, Area I Officer Spencer Thomas Phone: (808) 965-2716  Report No. 19-058166       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance with the identification of two suspects caught on surveillance. The suspects are a male and female who burglarized a home in the Leilani Subdivision in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Criminal Investigations Division Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.230 Report No. 19-057766                   Missing: Treeny Shiraki                                 Media Release        Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for help in locating a 15-year-old North Kohala girl who is reported missing. Treeny T. Shiraki was last seen leaving a Kalani Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 15, 2019, through July 21, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2244     Media Release Due to the congestion on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (DKI Highway/Saddle Road), near Mauna Kea access road, Hawaiʻi Island Police is cautioning the public regarding unauthorized parking violations. Hawaiʻi County Code 24-202 addresses parking on Federal-aid […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division Captain Miles Chong Phone: (808) 939-2520 Report No. 19-055744   Media  Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have initiated a Coroner’s Inquest in connection with a body that was recovered from the ocean near South Point in Ka‘ū. At 9:43 a.m. Monday morning (July 15), the Hawai`i Fire Department (HFD) received […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 8, 2019, through July 14, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested eighteen (18) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 17, 2019, through June 23, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-three (23) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Area II Operations Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-049336       Media Release (Update) Big Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted for questioning in an attempted murder investigation. Police are looking for twenty-one-year-old Jerome Kahoalii-Heath of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-049336     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred on Mana Road in Waimea. On June 21, 2019, just before 1:00 a.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a 911 emergency […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit Sergeant Edwin A. Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 291 Report No. C17020369     Media Release (Update) The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that 32-year-old Jeramie D. Soares who was wanted turned himself in at the Hilo Police Department and was subsequently arrested.  

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant Edwin Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 291 Report No. 19-046383     Media Release On Monday, (June 10) members of the Hawaiʻi Police Departments Area II Special Enforcement Unit conducted a four-day operation in Kailua-Kona specifically along Ali’i Drive from Kailua Pier to Kahakai Road.  This operation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Community Police Officer Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No. 19-048785     Media Release (Update) On (June 19) at 8:15 a.m., James Smith Jr. was located and arrested without incident at a residence in Mountain View.  Hawaiʻi Police Department would like to thank the members within […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 10, 2019, through June 16, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested eleven (11) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit Sergeant Edwin A. Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 291 Report No. C17020369       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Special Enforcement Unit is actively seeking Jeramie D. Soares, a 32-year-old who frequents Kona & South Kohala. He is wanted for two outstanding warrant’s of arrest […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department is asking for your help in reminding friends and family to be sure to “Check for Baby” when operating a vehicle and especially when you stop and get out. According to the National Highway […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Police Officer III Kelena Ho’okano Phone: (808) 887-3080     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop,” on Thursday (June 20). “Coffee with a Cop” encourages community members to ‘sit down and talk […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-047892     Media Release (Update) A 21-year-old female has succumbed to injuries she sustained Saturday evening (June 15) after she was involved in an incident with two separate motor vehicles in Hilo. The victim is identified as an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant Eric Reyes Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 287 Report No. 19-048209       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that at approximately 8:50 a.m. this morning (June 17) Kona Patrol Officers responded to Patel’s Spirit Gas Station in Captain Cook, for a reported vehicle on fire. Upon […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-047670       Media Release (Update) A Pāhoa woman that died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday morning (June 15) on Government Beach Road, 2.8 miles South of Kahakai Boulevard has been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Lieutenant Rio. S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-004513     Media Release (No photo available) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 17-year-old Skyler Waltjen has been reported as missing. He is described as being 5-feet-9-inches, 145 pounds, thin build with a dark complexion and short […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.230 Report No:  19-047671       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a man with 14 charges stemming from a sexual assault incident that occurred in Kawaihae. On Saturday (June 15) just before 6:00 a.m., South Kohala patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-043165       Media Release (Update) The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit is continuing to look for any witnesses or video surveillance for the traffic collision that killed a Kailua-Kona man who was later identified as 35-year-old, Masayoki […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone (808) 961-2305     Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department would like everyone to understand that speeding endangers everyone on the road. In 2017, speeding killed 9,717 people in the United States. Speeding accounted for more than a quarter (26%) of all traffic fatalities […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Puna Division Community Police Officer Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2716   Puna CPO’s Jeremy Kubojiri, Duwayne Waipa Jr and Davey Kamalii pose with Eagle Lighthouse Cafe owner, Joyce Kekahuna, after a successful Coffee with a Cop event held on October 4, 2017.     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 3, 2019, through June 9, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-five (25) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Richard Itliong Phone: (808) 961-2278 Report No. 19-043634       Media Release Police have charged three individuals and arrested a fourth for multiple offenses stemming from a kidnapping and assault investigation that was reported to have occurred Hawaiian Paradise Park in the Puna District […]

Hawai’i Police Department Area II Criminal Investigations Division Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:(808)  326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-043183     Media Release (Update)     Hawaiʻi Island Police would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating a teen who had been reported missing from Kailua-Kona since (May 30) Aspen May, of Kona, was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release Car seats and boosters provide protection for infants and children in a crash, yet car crashes are a leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. In Hawai’i County, we are focused on protecting our keiki. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-045895       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s help in a reported theft of a motor vehicle investigation that occurred at the 1800 block of Kilauea Avenue in Hilo, between Wednesday, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Captain Gregory Esteban Phone: (808) 961-2251 Report No. 19-044193       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a 37-year-old Hilo man for several drug and firearms offenses stemming from brief vehicle pursuit in Hilo. Last Tuesday (June 4, 2019) at 9:45 a.m., after conferring with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Bureau Captain Gregory Esteban Phone: (808) 961-2251 Report No. 19-045780        Media Release (Update) A 30-year-old Hilo man was charged yesterday for several offenses stemming from an incident in Mountain View in which a Puna patrol officer discharged his weapon Saturday morning (June 8), On Sunday (June […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-044533       Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police have located the California man who had been reported missing. 70-year-old Rex Kazumi Shimizu was located Tuesday afternoon, (June 4), in his vehicle in Hilo, however he was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382  Report No. 19-044533       Media Release Police are looking for 70-year-old, Rex Shimizu, described as 5-feet-7-inches, 150 lbs, black hair, brown eyes. He was last seen at a residence on Uhaloa Road, in Hilo.  He may be operating […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. C16023436       Media Release Big Island Police are asking for the public’s help with locating a burglary suspect. 40-year-old Kaleo Roman Gionson is wanted on an outstanding warrant for a burglary of a business establishment […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 27, 2019, through June 2, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-039458       Media Release (Update) A 38-year-old Waikoloa man has died from injuries following a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Thursday (May 16, 2019) at the intersection of Waikoloa Road and Uluwehi Street.  The 38-year-old male victim […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Sergeant Jason Grouns Phone: (808) 961-2269     Media Release Starting on Saturday, June 1, 2019, to Friday, June 7, 2019, the Hawaiʻi Police Department will be sponsoring its Annual “Tip-A-Cop” fundraiser for Hawaiʻi Special Olympics East Hawaiʻi. “Tip-A-Cop” is a coordinated project to raise awareness and funds for […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-042886     Media Release (Update) A female pedestrian that died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle/ pedestrian crash that occurred on Wednesday morning (May 29) on Highway 130, near the 16-mile marker has been identified. The 66-year-old female has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release Police Officer Melvin Vargas is being honored as the Aloha Exchange Club’s Officer of the Month of April for his outstanding performance and dedication in protecting the community. On April 7, 2019, it was reported that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit Sergeant Edwin A. Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 291 Report No. C17020369       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Special Enforcement Unit is actively seeking Jeramie D. Soares, a 32-year-old who frequents Kona & South Kohala. He is wanted for two outstanding warrant’s of arrest […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-043165       Media Release (Update) A Kailua-Kona man died following a single vehicle hit and run collision on Thursday (May 30) in Kailua-Kona on Hualalai Road, fronting the Kailua-Kona Public Library.  The victim has been identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Hilo Patrol, Area I Sergeant Vernon C. Ferreira Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No. 19-040560       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s help with a recent unauthorized vehicle entry which occurred on (May 20) between the hours of 1:00 and 1:45 p.m. in North Hilo. […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-043165       Media Release An unidentified Kailua-Kona man died following a single vehicle hit and run collision on Thursday (May 30) in Kailua-Kona on Hualalai Road, fronting the Kailua-Kona Public Library.  Responding to a 12:51 a.m. call, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-042886       Media Release An unidentified female pedestrian died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle/ pedestrian crash that occurred on Wednesday morning (May 29) on Highway 130, near the 16-mile marker. The identification of the victim is still […]

Hawai’i Police Department Vice Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Ernie Matsumoto Phone:(808) 961-2259 Report No. 19-041623       Media Release Hawai’i Island Police have charged a 56-year-old Pāhoa man for various drug offenses stemming from a search warrant at a Puna residence. Last Friday,  (May 24) shortly after 6 a.m., detectives from the Area […]