Author Archives: Alan Richmond

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of May 20, 2019, through May 26, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-six (26) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District, Area I Captain John Briski Phone: (808) 965-2716     Media Release Until further notice, the Puna District will no longer be available for the processing of Firearm permits or registration. The public will be notified when these operations resume. The following is a list of stations, hours of operation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), Area II Commander, Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-041037       Media Release (Update) A 21-year-old man has been charged for an offense stemming from a traffic collision with a 49-year-old Kailua-Kona man. After conferring with prosecutors, at 8:20 p.m., (May 23), […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Traffic Services Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305       Media Release (Update) Click it or Ticket” what is it? This time of year the Hawai’i Police Department participates in a national campaign that allows Police Officers to focus efforts to motivate people to wear their seat-belts […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-041037     Media Release A 49-year-old Kailua-Kona man was killed following a three- vehicle collision on Wednesday, (May 22), on Highway 190, .2 miles south of the 14-mile marker.  The 49-year-old male motorcycle rider has been identified as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Program Manager Torey Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release In conjunction with the IRONMAN 70.3 HAWAI’I qualifier event for the Ironman World Championship Events, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Old Puakō Road in the South Kohala District. Traffic will be allowed to flow […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Alan Richmond Media & Public Relations Liaison Phone: (808) 961-8875       Media Release Approximately 600 students attended the 2019 D.A.R.E. Day event held at the Pāhoa Community Center and Recreation Facility, today, (May 21). Officer Josh Flores, who is a Community Policing School Resource Officer for Pāhoa Intermediate […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of May 13, 2019, through May 19, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two, (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Traffic Services Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305       Media Release Today, May 20, 2019, marks the beginning of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations “Click it or Ticket” campaign.  The Hawaiʻi Police Department has supported this campaign for many years and continues to do so […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area II Lt. Reynold Kahalewai Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 226 Report No. 19-039598       Media Release On Friday, (May 17), at approximately 6:00 a.m., Area II Vice officers, along with officers from Kona patrol, SEU (Special Enforcement Unit) and CIU (Criminal Intelligence Unit), executed a search warrant at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Alan Richmond Media Liaison Phone: (808) 961-8875 Report No. C19-06561   Media Release (Update) Three more individuals were arrested today, Thursday, (May 16), connected to Grand Jury Indictments which occurred on Monday, (May 13). At 7:27 a.m. this morning, Thursday, (May 16), 62-year-old David Colon of Hilo, was arrested […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Administrative Services Division Alan Richmond Media Liaison Phone: (808) 961-8875 Report No. C19-06561        Media Release Two more individuals were arrested on (May 15), connected to Grand Jury Indictments which occurred on Monday, (May 13). At 4:50 a.m.,55-year-old Brian Miller of Hilo, a former police officer with the Hawai‘i Police […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Administrative Services Division Alan Richmond Media Liaison Phone: (808) 961-8875 Report No. C19-06561      Media Release     On (May 15, 2019), at 9:44 a.m., 67-year-old Chadwick Fukui of Hilo, a former police officer with the Hawai‘i Police Department, turned himself in at the Hilo Police Station for a Warrant of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of May 6, 2019, through May 12, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-seven, (27) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira offered these thoughts at today’s Police Week Memorial Service which took place at the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Memorial Wall. “On October 1, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a law […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Operations Lt. Reynold Kahalewai Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 226 Report No. 19-037120       Media Release In response to complaints received from the public about possible narcotics distribution in the area of Keauhou Bay and Kahaluu Beach Park, Area II Vice officers concluded a month-long investigation with the arrest […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations                                                   Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua Phone: (808) 961-2342                                                             Media Release Ten Police Officers and two Deputy Prosecutors were honored this week by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaiʻi, co-sponsored by Servco Pacific/Big Island Toyota for their efforts and dedication last year in the fight […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Community Policing Officer Kaeo Drummondo Phone: (808) 961-8121     Media Release On, (June 1), the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi International Boxing Club, will be holding a boxing invitational at the Panaʻewa Park Gymnasium in Hilo, 100 Ohuohu Street. Coaches who are […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Edwin Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-036754       Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police located a 38-year-old Pāhala man who was wanted on a no-bail warrant of arrest. At 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, (May 7), police apprehended Douglas Kawika Louis without […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District, Area I Community Policing Officer Eddie Cardines Phone: (808) 965-2716     Media Release On, (March 04), a Non-profit organization, Malama O Puna, in conjunction with community members, and the Hawaiʻi Police Department conducted a beautification project on the Pāhoa roundabout.  Malama O Puna, led by Rene Siracusa, coordinated a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of April 29, 2019, through May 5, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-one, (21) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release Police Week festivities on Hawaiʻi Island will be held next week, (May 13-17). Police Week is a nationally recognized week of activities in support of police work and in recognition of officers who have died or […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-05969       Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a 42-year-old Glenwood man for several offenses following a police pursuit, late Friday evening, (May 3).  Yesterday, (May 5), at 3:15 p.m., after conferring with prosecutors, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-036145       Media Release A 70-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man died following a single vehicle collision on Sunday, (May 5), in Kailua-Kona on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway .1 mile south of the Keahole Airport road.  The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area I Captain Sherry D. Bird 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 Tuesday, (May 7). “Coffee with a Cop” encourages community members to ‘sit down and talk story’ […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant David Araki Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 296 Report No. 19-036265     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that on Sunday, (May 5), officers responded to a report of a child suffering from heat exhaustion after being left unattended in a vehicle for almost two hours in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department wants all occupants in vehicles to wear their seatbelts while traveling in a vehicle. This is one simple thing that can be done to help protect your loved ones while driving.  According to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Community Police Officer Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2715       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the following individuals who are wanted for multiple outstanding warrants. Both frequent Kurtistown, Mountain View, and Volcano areas. They were last seen in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-034916       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred this morning, Thursday, (May 2), in Keaʻau and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect whose image was captured […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, (TEU),  Area II Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-031886       Media Release (Update) A 60-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, (April 20), in Kailua-Kona on Palani Road, (Highway 190), below the intersection of the Holualoa/Highway 180.  The victim […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of April 22, 2019, through April 28, 2019, Hawai`i Island Police arrested sixteen, (16), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol, Area I Officer Conrad Bidal Phone: (808) 965-2716  Report No. 19-031008       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Maycee Ahsui-Mendoza who has been reported as missing. She was last seen in the Keaʻau area on, (April 17). Ahsui-Mendoza is 14-years-old, approximately […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.263 Report Number: 19-033594       Media Release (Update) On Friday, (April 26), at about 3:40 p.m., Kaʻū patrol officers responded to a reported stabbing at Whittington Beach Park in Nāʻālehu. Upon arrival, officers discovered two victims, a 36-year-old male, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.263 Report Number: 19-033594       Media Release Police are investigating a murder at Whittington Beach Park in Nāʻālehu… On Friday, (April 26), at about 3:40 p.m. Kaʻū patrol officers responded to a reported stabbing at Whittington Beach Park […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Hāmākua Patrol, Area I Operations Sergeant Dean Uyetake Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No. 19-031904       Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s help with information about a burglary that occurred on Ohelo Street in Honokaʻa on, (April 20). Police learned that a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup truck […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release Officer Robert Stewart has been honored as the March 2019 Aloha Exchange Club Officer of the Month. Since his present assignment, Officer Stewart has shown himself to be one of the most skilled narcotics investigators in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol, Area I Sergeant Sandor Finkey Phone (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-033139       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 30-year-old Pāhoa man who has been reported as missing. Tyler Gorloff was last seen in Pāhoa approximately three weeks ago.  He is described as being 5-feet-7-inches, weighing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala Patrol, Area II Officer Emerson Paranada Phone: (808) 889-6540 Report No. 19-030617       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking the public for help in identifying two persons in connection with the theft of an All Terrain Vehicle and Farm Equipment in Kohala. The theft occurred on Thursday, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds you that Saturday, (April 27), is National Take-Back Day, providing the community an opportunity to turn in your unused or expired medications for safe, anonymous disposal. Hours are from 10:00 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of April 8, 2019, through April 14, 2019,  Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested sixteen, (16), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Program Manager Torey D. Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release In conjunction with the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the makai, or northerly, direction on Kalanikoa Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Program Manager Torey Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release In observance of the 2019 Easter season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiʻolani Street. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna or southeasterly direction […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District, Area I Captain Jeremie Evangelista Phone: (808) 889-6540       Media Release On, (April 12), the Hawaiʻi Island Security and Safety Professionals Association, (HISSPA), recognized Officer John Kahalioumi as their HISSPA Officer of the Quarter for Q1 2019.  Officer Kahaloumi is currently assigned to the North Kohala Patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-006816       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 15-year-old Keaʻau boy who was reported missing. Layne Tomlinson was last seen in Hilo on, Thursday, (January 24).  He is described as being 5-feet-3-inches, weighing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section, Area I Lieutenant William Derr Phone: (808) 961-2350       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites you to celebrate National D.A.R.E. Day in our community. Thirty-six-years-ago, the most comprehensive K-12 prevention education program in the world was launched having now reached tens of millions of students throughout […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Andrew Burian Phone: (808) 961-2262     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department received a report shortly after 11:00 a.m. this morning, Thursday, (April 11), of a possible propane gas cloud in the Shipman Industrial Area in Keaʻau. Fire and HPD are on the scene and request motorists […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-017587       Media Release Detectives have charged a 36-year-old Hilo man for escaping from a correctional facility last month. Acting on a tip, Larry Kamalii was apprehended at 10:30 a.m. yesterday, (April 9), in Mountain View […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-028410       Media Release A 22-year-old Hilo woman is charged with robbery and a drug offense after shoplifting at a local big box store in Hilo. Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged Valissa Dahl […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Officer Duwayne Waipa Phone: (808) 965-2716       Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Activity League, (HI-PAL), in cooperation with Yeshua Boxing Club will be holding a boxing invitational event for children ages 8-17 on Saturday, (April 13), at the Sure Foundation Church grounds located at 16-1593 Pohaku Circle in Keaʻau. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of April 4, 2019, through April 7, 2019,  Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested fifteen, (15), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-028065       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged 28-year-old Scott Conol-Pavao with an array of offenses stemming from a break-in which occurred on, (April 7). Police responded to a report of a man that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                Puna District, Area I                                Major Samuel Jelsma                                                Phone: (808) 961-2341    Report No. 19-028239                                                         Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department Detectives have charged a 29-year-old Puna Patrol Officer with two counts of Abuse of a Household member and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala Patrol, Area I Officer Dayton Tagaca Phone: (808) 889-6540 Report No. 19-027990       Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is looking for a missing person, identified as 58-year-old Charles Kanoe Reyes, of Kapaau. He was last seen at home by family members on Saturday night, (April 6), when […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. C17000352         Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that they have located 32-year-old Justin James Clark. On Friday, (April 5), Puna Patrol officers and Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit officers located and apprehended Clark without […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-026691       Media Release (Update) A Pāhoa man that died from injuries sustained in a hit and run vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday morning, (April 3), on Highway 11, North of Makalika Street has been identified. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of March 25, 2019, through April 3, 2019,  Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-one, (21), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-026409     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 42-year-old Hilo woman with an array of property crime offenses. Today, (April 4), police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-026763       Media Release A 56-year-old Kurtistown man is in police custody charged today, (April 4), with a variety of firearm offenses. Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested Randolph Lee Yates after he was transported to the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-026689     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body found this morning, (April 3), on Kilauea Avenue. Police responding to the 1:40 a.m. incident discovered the unidentified dead man slouched […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-026691       Media Release An unidentified male pedestrian died from injuries sustained in a hit and run vehicle crash that occurred this morning, (April 3), on Highway 11, North of Makalika Street. The identification of the victim […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 Ext 230 Report No.  19-024826       Media Release (Update) Big Island Police are seeking possible witnesses who may have been in the area of Waianaia Gulch in North Kohala on the morning of (March 27). A light gold or […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-018283   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Police are looking for 36-year-old David James Nall of Hilo, who is described as a beings 5-feet-9-inches, 165 pounds, green eyes, and short brown hair. […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Jason Foxworthy Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-025871       Media Release A 67-year-old Waikoloa woman died following a single-vehicle collision Sunday, (March 31) in Waimea, 0.5 miles West of the 45-mile marker of Old Saddle Road, Route 200. She has been identified […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-023048       Media Release (Update No. 3)  Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a Kailua-Kona man in connection with a shooting incident which occurred in the Kona district on, (March 21), that left one woman seriously […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2253 Report No. 19-025617       Media Release A 30-year-old Mililani man was charged for his involvement in a cockfight event in Honokaʻa over the weekend. Lylle Martinez Salcedo of Mililani, Oahu was arrested after vice officers conducted a search of […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 230 Report No. 19-023048       Media Release  (Update No. 2)    Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested the suspect in a Kona shooting incident. Kona patrol officers, acting on leads developed and tips from the community, located 41-year-old Walter […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Royce Serrao Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-025111       Media Release (Update No. 2) A 41-year-old Hilo man was charged for offenses stemming from a shooting in upper Kaiwiki Road. After conferring with prosecutors, Corey Napoleon was charged Friday.night at 7:35 p.m. for attempted […]

Hawai’i Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release (Update)  A note from Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira: In keeping with our department’s Vision Statement that: The Hawaiʻi Police Department is committed to providing the highest quality of police service and forming partnerships with the community […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-024644 Media Release Big Island Police have charged a Kailua-Kona man with Attempted Murder. On, (March 26), Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a disorderly male who was on the shoreline, fronting a local restaurant […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-025111         Media Release (Update No. 1) Detectives are continuing to investigate a shooting that left a 35-year-old Hilo woman hospitalized. 41-year-old Corey Napoleon, of Hilo remains in police custody following his arrest for suspicion […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are reminding motorists of the requirement to slow to a prudent speed, or if safe, make a lane change into the adjacent lane of travel when approaching an emergency […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-025111         Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a shooting that occurred this afternoon, (March 28), in Hilo. At about 1:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to the upper Kaiwiki Road area after receiving reports […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Amy Omaya on Thursday, (March 28), as the “Officer of the Month” for February 2019. On, (February 19), there was a disturbance at the Moheau Bus Station […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Detective Jerome Manuel Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 262 Report No. 19-024644       Media Release On, (March 26), at approximately 5:51 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a disorderly local male at the shoreline fronting a local restaurant establishment in the 75-5000 […]

 Hawaiʻi Police Department  Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-024611 ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person whose image was captured on video surveillance in connection to a robbery in Hilo. At […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 Ext 230 Report No.  19-024826     Media Release On Wednesday, March 27), Hawaiʻi Police officers responded to the area of Wainaia Gulch near the 24-mile marker on Route 270 in the North Kohala District on the report of a person […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District, Area I Community Police Officer Eddie Cardines Phone: (808) 965-2716   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release                        On, (March 23), a Non-Profit Organization, Malama O Puna, in conjunction with students from the Big Island Youth Challenge, and the Hawaiʻi Police Department conducted a beautification […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2253 Report No. 19-024229 Media Release A 31-year-old Keaʻau man is being sought for questioning in connection with an early morning shooting in Hawaiian Beaches. This morning, shortly after 6:15 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a report of several shots fired […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-023048       Media Release (Update No. 1) Hawaiʻi Island Police are continuing their search for the suspect in a Kona shooting incident. Following up on tips from the community, police have checked locations in Kohala […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of March 18, 2019, through March 24, 2019,  Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested seventeen, (17), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Acting Sergeant Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No. 19-024266       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are seeking witnesses or information relative to a theft of a water tank from the Glenwood Park in Mountain View.  It was reported by County personnel that this morning, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. C17000352   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a 32-year-old Pāhoa man who is wanted on an outstanding Grand Jury Warrant after Indictment for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-022942   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release A 43-year-old Pāhoa man was charged for theft and firearm offenses after the crime was captured on video surveillance. After conferring with prosecutors, detectives from the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone:  (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report Number 19-023048   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police are continuing their investigation into an assault which occurred in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday, (March 20), where an adult woman sustained a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382  Report No. 19-022860         Media Release A 21-year-old Pāhoa man was charged for offenses stemming from a stabbing at the Hilo Medical Center yesterday morning. After conferring with prosecutors, detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-023048   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred in the Kona district that left one woman seriously injured. At about 7:07 p.m., Wednesday, […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-023048   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred in the Kona district that left one woman seriously injured. At about 7:07 p.m., Wednesday, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-022283       Media Release (Update No. 3) A 35-year-old man has been charged for offenses stemming from the shooting death of a 38-year-old Puna man. After conferring with prosecutors, at 10:30 p.m., last night, (March 20), […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244       Media Release In celebration of the “100th Anniversary” of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo, a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapi’olani Street to accommodate parishioners attending Masses and festivities on Saturday, (March 23), and Sunday, (March […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Eric Reyes Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 287 Report No. 19-022615       Media Release Kona Patrol Officers responded to the intersection of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway and Four Seasons Resort earlier today, Tuesday, (March 19), for a reported traffic collision involving three vehicles. Officers on scene determined […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-022283       Media Release (Update No.2) A 35-year-old Puna man was taken into custody this morning, suspected in the Fern Acres shooting death of a 38-year-old Puna man early Monday morning, (March 18). At 11:30 a.m., […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi presented their Annual Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year Awards last night, Monday, (March 18). Honorees are Police Officer II Daniel […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305           Media Release During the week of March 11, 2019, through March 17, 2019,  Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-five, (25), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-022283   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release (Update) Detectives continue to investigate the death of a 38-year-old Puna man who was killed in an early morning shooting in Puna, yesterday, Monday, (March 18). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-022283       Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating a shooting in Puna on Monday morning, (March 18), that left one man dead. At about 12:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to the Fern Acres subdivision after […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Edwin A. Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 292 Report No. 19-019446 Media Release On, (March 15), 43-year-old Christopher Mundon, of Kailua-Kona was arrested and charged on the strength of an arrest warrant for reckless driving, reckless endangerment 2, obeying police, resisting an order to stop, excessive […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Acting Sergeant Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No. 19-018639   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three men responsible for a theft of a cellular phone on, (March 5), between 12:45 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Acting Sergeant Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No. 19-018639   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three men responsible for a theft of a cellular phone on, (March 5), between 12:45 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Lieutenant Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2253 Report No. 19-021181   ” template=”/var/www/vhosts/www.hawaiipolice.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]     Media Release Police have charged a 58-year-old Keaʻau man for drug and firearms offenses after executing a search warrant at a residence in Keaʻau. After conferring with prosecutors, Harvey […]