Author Archives: Denise Laitinen

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-103285 Media Release A 79-year-old Kea‘au man died following a single-vehicle collision on Sunday morning, November 10, 2024, in the driveway to a residence in the 15-2700 block of Maiko Street in Pāhoa. The man has been identified as George D. Coit. Responding […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-102898 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that killed a man and a woman early Saturday morning, November 9, 2024, in the area of the 24-mile marker on Highway 11 in Volcano. Responding to a traffic collision at 1:14 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionActing Sergeant Bryan EllisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend four Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictOfficer Justin Cabanting  Phone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to join them for two Coffee with a Cop events in North and South Kohala during the month of November. The events will be held: Thursday, November 14, 20247 a.m.– 10 a.m.McDonald’s of Waimea65-1154 Māmalahoa Highway, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Ka‘eo EggersPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-101859 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 45-year-old Kenneth Rose of Hilo who was reported missing. Rose was last seen on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Wainaku area of Hilo wearing a blue jersey, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Debney JaramilloPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-101376 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kiely-Ann Hall who was reported as a runaway. Hall was last seen in the area of Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo, on Sunday, November 3, 2024, around 2:00 p.m. wearing a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Kimo Keli‘ipa‘akauaPhone: (808) 961-2375Report No.: 24-096081 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect of a burglary that occurred during the early morning hours of Thursday, October 10, 2024, in Hilo. At approximately 2:40 a.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Sheldon AdvientoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-074950 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding a series of fraudulent transactions that occurred at a number of retail stores in Kailua-Kona on the morning of Friday, August 16, 2024. On August 16, police received a report that […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Kapelieli Kauahikaua Jr.Phone: (808) 326-4646Report No.: 24-100529 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 88-year-old Yoshi Hirai, who was previously reported missing, was located on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in the South Kona area. Hirai was considered an endangered missing person due to her age. Police thank the public for their […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers about the deadly consequences of drug-impaired driving. For a safe Halloween night, arrange for a sober driver to get you home safely. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Police Report No. 24-099722 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police responded to the Waimea Nature Trail off of Opelo Road around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for a report of an unexploded ordnance found in the stream next to the trail. The area was secured and personnel […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCommunications SectionLieutenant Robert Fujitake    Phone: (808) 961-8808 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that Police Communications Officer Leeann Tehero was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2024, (July, August, and September) on Friday, October 25, 2024.  Tehero was honored for her impactful presence and positive influence […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 14, through October 20, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                       Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) is pleased to announce the addition of 10 new officers to its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). This marks a significant milestone, as this training was expanded to include not only Hawai‘i Police Department officers but also three deputies […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Alipate MoleniPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.:  24-09845 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Serenity Cordero who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen Friday, October 25, 2024, around 10:00 p.m., on 22nd Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision wearing a black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                               Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Detective Chandler Nacino received the 2024 Top Cop Hawai‘i award from the Law Enforcement and Security Coalition of Hawai‘i during a ceremony in Honolulu on Friday, October 18, 2024. Detective Nacino was honored for his proactive efforts […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-095846 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai’i Island police have identified the man whose remains were discovered on Friday, October 18, 2024, on a property on Tiki Lane in the Hawaii Ocean View Estate subdivision as 56-year-old Wayne Richard Moriarty of Ocean View. Moriarty […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is offering Halloween safety tips to ensure a fun time for children and adults alike this holiday. Being safe is no trick; using a few common-sense tips can help make Halloween enjoyable for everyone. The Hawaiʻi Police Department asks people […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 7, through October 13, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-097267 Media Release A 13-year-old male from Kailua-Kona died in a single-vehicle RTV collision around 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 in North Kona. The passenger, identified as 13-year-old Maxim Beregovoy, was riding in an orange Kubota RTV X900. Kubota’s […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-095846 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a second-degree murder investigation after a man with fatal injuries was found within a residence in the 92-9000 block of Tiki Lane in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision on Friday afternoon, October 18, 2024. […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext 296Report No.: 24-095744 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have charged 38-year-old Warren Cho Jr. of Captain Cook with terroristic threatening following a firearm incident that took place early Friday morning, October 18, 2024, in Hookena. At 6:40 a.m. Friday morning, Kona patrol officers were dispatched to […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 296Report No.: 24-095744 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested a 38-year-old Captain Cook man for terroristic threatening following a firearm incident that took place early Friday morning, October 18, 2024, in Hookena. At 6:40 a.m., Kona patrol officers were dispatched to the 84-4500 block of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-095439 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the female teen driver killed in a two-vehicle crash in Waikoloa on Thursday morning, October 17, 2024, as 17-year-old Jessica Ann Sprinkle of Waikoloa. Three teens were also seriously injured in the crash. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-095439 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in Waikoloa that occurred Thursday morning, October 17, 2024, in which a 17-year-old Waikoloa female was killed and three teens were seriously injured. Responding to a call of a reported […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 24-092556 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 22-year-old Kona man after investigating the theft of an e-bike from a Kona business. In the course of investigation, police were able to link the suspect to two additional criminal property […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-071250 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Hunter Mercier, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located on Thursday, October 16, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionActing Sergeant Bryan EllisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolCaptain Roylen ValeraPhone:  (808) 887-3080 Media Release A South Kohala district police officer was honored for his persistence, diligence, and determination in keeping our roadways safe. Officer Landon Takenishi was recognized as Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2024 by the Hawaii Island Safety and Security Professionals Association […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Jeremy S. LewisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-094891 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have initiated a third-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of an anonymous threat made involving Kealakehe Intermediate School. On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 1:04 p.m., a terroristic threatening report was generated by Kona patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 24-094039 Media Release Shortly before noon on Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Hilo Police Station Information Desk experienced a halt in operations after a Hilo resident arrived to turn in what appeared to be an unexploded grenade they had discovered at a vacant residence in Hilo. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-093002 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 58-year-old Shawn Edward Page for first-degree attempted murder and trespassing, following a day-long armed standoff in Volcano.   On Wednesday morning, October 9, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266Report No.: 24-091129 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 25-year-old Francisco Manalo of Waimea, who was previously reported as a missing endangered person, was located  Friday, October 4, 2024, in good health. Hawai‘i Island police would like to thank the public […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Police Officer Darren AbalosPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League, (HI-PAL), would like to congratulate all the winners and thank the keiki who participated in the recent HI-PAL Endless Summers Basketball Tournament held last month in Hilo. […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 30, through October 6, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. Island-wide during […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No. 24-091129 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public assistance in locating 25-year-old Francisco Manalo of Waimea, who was reported missing. Manalo is considered endangered because he has a medical condition which requires medication. Manolo was last seen by family members at his […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala Patrol Officer Robert McKayPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-088743 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects sought in the theft of an electric bicycle in Waikoloa on Thursday, September 26, 2024.   The theft occurred at a resort property along Waikoloa Beach Drive around 11:45 a.m. on September […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-089868 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a two-vehicle collision in Hilo on Sunday evening, September 29, 2024, as 20-year-old Isaac Dakujaku of Hilo.   At 9:35 p.m., police responded to the reported traffic collision at the intersection […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 23, through September 29, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate all the participants in the first Hawai‘i Keiki Rodeo Association event of the season. More than 194 kids, ranging from 1 to 18 years old, took part in the fun event […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 224Report No. 24-019030 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 40-year-old Daniel Immonen of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by family on the mainland. Immonen was last believed to be in the Kailua-Kona […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolOfficer Chance SimeonaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-089024 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old MiKayla P. Nobriga who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Kahili Street in Honoka‘a on Monday September 23, 2024, at around 8:00 a.m. wearing a long-sleeve camouflage […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Vice Acting Lieutenant Grad ElarionoffPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 311Report No.: 24-087450 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 29-year-old Kealakekua man with traffic and drug offenses following a single-vehicle car crash in Kailua-Kona in the early morning hours of Monday, September 23, 2024. Area II Vice detectives recovered more […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-089863 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a motorcyclist was killed following a two-vehicle collision in Hilo on Sunday evening, September 29, 2024. At 9:35 p.m., police responded to the reported traffic collision at the intersection of […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that two more Coffee With a Cop events have been added to this year’s island-wide roster of events for the 9th Annual National Coffee With a Cop Day on Tuesday, October 2, 2024. Additional […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 16, through September 22, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-087092 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the deceased male who was recovered on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from a riverbed below a waterfall in Ninole, as 35-year-old Andrew Jeffrey Salonia, of Hilo. On Tuesday, September 24, an autopsy was performed on […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release As part of National Coffee With a Cop Day, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in three Coffee With a Cop events in Honoka‘a, Waimea, and Kona, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. National Coffee With a Cop Day began […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua Community Policing SectionOfficer Joseph RochaPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release As part of its ongoing efforts to promote traffic safety and awareness, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to attend the first-ever Traffic Safety Fair in Laupāhoehoe on Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hosted by the Laupāhoehoe Community […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-087092 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have recovered the body of deceased man, presumed of being a missing person, who was last seen sitting on the edge of an 80-foot waterfall in Ninole, on Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2024. At approximately 8:44 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCaptain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Friday, September 27, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Kohala Coffee Company in Waikoloa Village, 68-1820 Waikoloa Road. Join your neighbors and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Jeremiah GasparPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253Report No.: 24-071607 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Taimane Muasau Wong, who was reported as a runaway, was located in Captain Cook on Thursday, September 19, 2024, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                               Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his excellent investigation and observation skills while conducting a narcotics arrest, Kona Crime Prevention Committee named Officer Collin Roberts as its 2024 Police Officer of the Year during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Kona. While on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Frank MohicaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-085653 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have opened a missing person investigation in connection with a swimmer last seen in waters off Boiling Pots in Hilo on Tuesday afternoon, September 17, 2024. At 1:33 p.m. police responded to Boiling Pots for a call of a swimmer […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs September 15 -21, 2024, the Hawai‘i Police Department will conduct a variety of outreach events across the island this week. A program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Child […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingActing Sergeant Bryan EllisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release For his dogged persistence and attention to detail investigating an eight-car traffic collision in South Kona that injured five people, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) honored Kona Patrol Officer Andrew Walters as Officer of the Month for August 2024 during […]

Hawai‘i Police Department               Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on a portion of Māmane Street in Honoka‘aonokHon to safely accommodate participants attending the Honoka‘a Peace Day Festival on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The one-way traffic pattern will flow in the Hilo, or […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentAdministration Services BureauSergeant Jason GrounsPhone: (808) 961-2269 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department would like thank our Hawai‘i Island communities for helping to make the recent Badges and Buckets fundraiser a huge success. Formerly known as Cop on Top, Badges and Buckets is Special Olympics Hawai‘i’s largest annual grassroots fundraiser. Our Special Olympics […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-083748 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have charged the 15-year-old Hilo student arrested this morning in connection with online threats made towards Hilo and Puna area schools. On Thursday morning, September 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., upon conferral with the Hawai‘i County Prosecutors […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. Island-wide during […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-083748 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a 15-year-old student from Hilo, in connection with online threats made towards Hilo and Puna area schools. On Wednesday evening, September 11, 2024, police were alerted to various posts on social media relating to members […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                               Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai‘i State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA) honored Hawai‘i Police Department Area II Vice Section Acting Lieutenant Grad Elarionoff as Officer of the Year during their 68th annual conference on Kauai last week. Acting Lieutenant Grad Elarionoff was honored […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionActing Sergeant Bryan EllisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-081679 Media Release A seven-year-old boy was injured and a 71-year-old man was arrested for negligent injury on Thursday afternoon, September 5, 2024, after the elderly man unintentionally drove his car toward a Hilo residence, crashing into the living room. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., Hawai‘i Island […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentAdministration Services SectionSergeant Jason GrounsPhone: (808) 961-2269 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to sponsor the largest annual grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaii, “Badges and Buckets” (formally known as “Cop on Top”). Now in its 21st year, this three-day event features law enforcement officers who will spend their off-duty time […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Officer Dwayne SlussPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 257 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section would like to thank the Hawai‘i Island community for making its fourth annual “Fill a Cruiser Food Drive” a resounding success. More than 2,031 pounds of food and $8,001 in cash donations […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-057518 Media Release A female pedestrian killed in a June 2024 traffic collision in Kea‘au has recently been identified as 20-year-old Densiann Denno of Hilo. Hawai‘i Island police had previously not been notified of her death on Oahu and recently obtained this information […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 24-079296 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 44-year-old Brandan Patrick Nicholson of Kailua-Kona with robbery and theft as a result of their investigation into a robbery at a financial institution in Kailua-Kona on Thursday, August 29, 2024. At 3:24 p.m., […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-079285 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a traffic collision involving a motor vehicle and motorcycle in Pāhoa on Thursday afternoon, August 29, 2024, which sent one man to the hospital with critical injuries. At 2:42 p.m., when officers responded  to the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective Chandler NacinoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 301 Media Release Hawai’i Police Department is offering internet safety tips for keiki and teens because all kids deserve to be safe online. Kids and teens today face an array of online risks from cyberbullying to sextortion and online enticement. According to the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala DistrictCaptain Scott KurashigePhone: (808) 889-6540Report No.: 24-078892 Media Release On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:59 a.m., North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report that a small Cessna airplane made an emergency hard landing in pasture land south of Upolu Airport in Hawi. Arriving on scene, officers contacted the operator […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With traffic fatalities nearly double what they were this time last year, the Hawai’i Police Department is strongly urging residents and visitors to drive safely this Labor Day weekend with its annual public awareness campaign “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”. As part […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolOfficer Joshua FloresPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-076924 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Faith Mathews of Ocean View who was reported as a runaway. Mathews was last seen leaving her residence in Ocean View on the morning of Thursday, August 22, 2024. She […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Officer Dwayne SlussPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with Kona Costco, the Food Basket, and KAPA Radio personality Tommy Ching, is pleased to announce the fourth annual Fill A Cruiser Food Drive slated for Friday, August 30, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their outstanding investigations and professionalism by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i in the second quarter of 2024. All three officers were honored during a luncheon in Hilo on July 25, 2024. Officer Sheldon […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-074917 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police had arrested and charged 22-year-old Hunta Shaylo Wai‘oli Santos, of Hilo, with multiple counts of abuse of a family household member following a domestic dispute in Hilo on Friday morning, August 16, 2024. Just before 10:00 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Akira EdmoundsonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 263 Media Release Following a year-long joint investigation with federal law enforcement agencies, Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 18-year-old Dominic Roberts of Kailua-Kona with 10 offenses related to the production, possession, and distribution of child pornography. Roberts was initially arrested in December […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 5, through August 11, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala Patrol Captain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release South Kohala Community Policing Officers and the Hawai‘i Fencing Association recently teamed up to hold the first-ever Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Fencing Tournament on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Waimea District Park in Waimea. Six youths, age 9 to 18, paired with […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. Island-wide during […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee, (KCPC), honored Kona Patrol Officer Charles Caldwell-Kaai as Officer of the Month for July 2024 during a ceremony on July 3, in Kona. Officer Caldwell-Kaai was recognized for his unwavering dedication to his duty as a police […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolCaptain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) and DARE Hawai‘i recently teamed up with area schools to hold two back-to-school dances in Waikoloa and Waimea. The first events of their kind at the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCommunications SectionLieutenant Robert Fujitake    Phone: (808) 961-8808 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that Police Communications Officer Nashly Leslie was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2024, (January, February, March), and Police Communications Officer Kainapau “Ka’ina” Mossman was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the second […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release With thousands of participants and attendees expected for the International Va‘a Federation (IVF) 2024 World Sprint Championships in Hilo from Tuesday, August 13, through Saturday, August 24, 2024, the Hawai‘i Police Department is encouraging motorists to drive with caution in the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his notable efforts in apprehending two mainland sex assault offenders hiding on Hawai‘i Island and his leadership in a separate violent kidnapping investigation, Hilo Patrol Acting Sergeant Bryson Pilor was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate the winners and participants of the annual Blue Light Fishing Tournament, held on Friday, July 26, 2024, at the Kealoha Beach Park (Four […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold a free child safety seat clinic for families on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Pāhala at the Robert Herkes Gymnasium and Shelter Parking Lot, 96-1219 Kamani Street. Certified technicians will […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-071294 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant after a traffic collision in Pāhoa on Monday, August 5, 2024. Hull was traveling north on Pāhoa Village Road when his vehicle […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation can […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As students across Hawai’i gear up for the start of the new school year, the Hawai’i Police Department is ready to do our part in keeping our keiki safe on their way to and from school. We encourage everyone to drive safe, walk […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Christian MaderaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-070034 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Kasey Bell, of Mountain View, who was reported missing. Bell and a friend, 48-year-old Halii Anderson, of Pāhoa were the recent subject of a Nixle alert after they went hiking in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCaptain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at Burger King in Waimea, 67-1185 Māmalahoa Highway. “Coffee with a Cop” is an informal […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As part of a statewide effort to increase awareness about pedestrian safety during the month of August, the Hawai‘i Police Department is offering safety tips to Hawai‘i Island motorists and pedestrians. Each and every one of us is a pedestrian at some […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCommunity Policing Officer Justin CabantingPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section would like to congratulate the winners and thank the participants who partook in the HI-PAL South Kohala Keiki Fishing Derby on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Kawaihae at the Pua Ka ‘Ilima ‘O Kawaihae […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 327-0046, Ext. 281 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 32-year-old Keanu Olival of no permanent address, who is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants. Additionally, he is a suspect in a stolen firearm investigation and is also a suspect in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-068733 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an incident that occurred Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2024, in which a man was reportedly seen running from the scene of a traffic collision in Pāpa‘ikou with what appeared to a firearm.   Responding to a reported traffic […]