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Hawai’i Police DepartmentOffice of the Police Chief                  Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244Report No.: 23-011680 Media Release In recognition of his outstanding investigative efforts and determination to make our communities safer, Hawai‘i Police Department Detective John Balberde was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at the Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Hilo, on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolActing Sergeant Daniel TamPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107992 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 17-year-old Aiden Bowers, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kea‘au on Friday, November 17, 2023, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentAccreditation SectionLieutenant Levon StevensPhone: (808) 961-2260 Media Release In a historic achievement, the Hawaii Police Department (HPD) was honored with its fourth consecutive Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®) Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation Award during a ceremony on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Bellevue, Washington. Achieving CALEA accreditation is a challenging […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-108357 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating allegations of an internal theft at the Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i campus, in Kea‘au. On Thursday morning, November 16, 2023, Area I Criminal Investigation Division personnel met with Kamehameha Schools administrators, who reported that a former […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Margot BabautaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-103372  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Serenity Salmo-Kaawa, who was reported as a  runaway. Salmo-Kaawa was last seen on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in Kailua-Kona. She is described as Filipino with a tan […]

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. During the […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCaptain Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: (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 Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at Starbucks in the Queen’s Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Resort, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive, in Waikoloa. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-108102 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section launched a coroner’s inquest investigation on Wednesday afternoon after officers responding to a trespassing incident at a storage rental facility in Kailua-Kona, determined that an unidentified man appeared […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Trenton AurelloPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107992 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Aiden Bowers of Kea‘au, who has been reported as a runaway. Bowers was last seen on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-088504 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have located 16-year-old Sage Fiesta-Silva, who was previously reported as a runaway. He was located in Hilo on Monday, November 13, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-107038 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police have located 38-year-old Terriphena Yazzie, of Mountain View, who was reported missing on November 12, 2023. Yazzie and her two daughters, aged one and two years old, were located on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, in […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionLieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release With the holiday shopping season getting underway, Hawai‘i Island police are offering shopping and mail safety tips to prevent Hwai‘i Island residents from being victimized. Mail Safety Tips Stay Safe While Shopping ATM Safety Always be aware of your surroundings. If you witness […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of November 6, through November 12, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                                       Area I Criminal Investigation Division Lieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 21-062857           Media Release (Update #5) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information about a July 2021 unsolved murder of an elderly Pāhoa man in lower Puna. On July 31, 2021, a local fisherman found the body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-091835 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Shayden Victorino, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Richard MatsumotoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107038 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 38-year-old Terriphena Yazzie of Mountain View, who was reported missing. She is considered endangered because she is in need of medication. Yazzie and her two daughters, two-year old Adijah Alamo, and one-year […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-107035 Media Release A 33-year-old Na‘alehu woman died in a single-vehicle collision on Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11), south of the 84-mile marker in South Kona near Manuka State Park, during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 12, 2023. Responding to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-104836 Media Release A 54-year-old Kailua-Kona man sustained life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle collision Saturday evening, November 4, 2023, near Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a in the district of Kona. Responding to a call at 10:11 p.m., police investigators determined that a silver 2023 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-103959 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 32-year-old Jerome Leader of Hilo with assault and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle following a violent incident in downtown Hilo that left a man seriously injured on Thursday morning, November 2, 2023. At […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 281Report No.: 23-102594 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old Lee Todd Mallon of Ocean View, who is wanted on the strength of an arrest warrant for five criminal charges, including: Mallon is described as a Caucasian, 5 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary O. FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-103971 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 28-year-old Ainakailani Akui who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:35 a.m. Police received multiple calls from community members who reported seeing Akui at a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-082491 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Elroy Holi Pacheco Jr., of Hilo. He was reportedly last seen on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in the Hilo area. He is known to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-102622 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Uilani Leaverton, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Thursday, November 2, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-095199 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old twin sisters  Maiya and Shaiya Mattos-Eblacas who were reported as runaways. The sisters were last seen leaving their school campus in the 100 block of Kamehameha Avenue in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Ryan BarrettPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-097098 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Isaiah Gravette, who was reported as a runaway. Gravette was last seen on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 5:35 p.m. in Captain Cook wearing a tan jacket, white-t-shirt, blue jeans, and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-103362 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was captured on video surveillance using a stolen credit card at two Kona area businesses late Tuesday afternoon, October 31, 2023. Around 5:53 p.m. on Tuesday, police received […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release As part of their ongoing investigation into an October 15 shooting in Ocean View, Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have arrested and charged a 44-year-old Ocean View man with numerous offenses, including […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 23, through October 29, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 10 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Bobbie-Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 230Report No.: 23-103413  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested a 15-year-old female juvenile from Kailua-Kona for first-degree assault following a reported affray and stabbing on Halloween night. At 7:40 p.m., on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolOfficer Dion SantiagoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-103521 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Mary Costner, who was reported as a runaway. Costner was last seen on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. in Pa‘auilo wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and Croc sandals. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolSergeant Kayla Makino-KahuliPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-103555 Media Release Hawaii Police Department (HPD) officers responded to Hilo High School Wednesday morning, November 1, 2023, after school officials received a call regarding an online threat made by an unknown person claiming that an individual was bringing a gun to school on Wednesday. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Joshua PaPhone: (808) 785-7197Report No.: 23-103066 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have initiated an unattended death investigation after a decomposed body was discovered on a vacant property in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ocean View Monday evening, October […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have located 40-year old Shawna Tidwell of Ocean View, who was wanted for questioning regarding an ongoing criminal investigation. The Hawaii Police Department would like to thank the public’s assistance in locating Tidwell who was located in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 259 Media Release For his attention to detail and extra effort apprehending suspects, even while off-duty, Officer Collin Roberts was honored as the October 2023 Officer of the Month by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee on Wednesday, October 4, in Kona. Officer Roberts has […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant David Po’ohina       Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-085983 and 23-102728 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two female runaways were located on Monday, October 30, 2023, in separate incidents. Both were found in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 40-year-old Shawna Tidwell of Ocean View, who is wanted for questioning for a criminal investigation. She is known to frequent the Kona and Ka‘ū areas.  Tidwell is described as being […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala PatrolOfficer Donovan HegartyPhone: (808) 889-6540Report No. 23-098069 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Summer Keliikoa who was reported as a runaway. Keliikoa was last seen in North Kohala at the Hawi town bus stop on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 6:15 p.m., wearing […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Jared Makaweo-QuihanoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-102622 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Uilani Leaverton who was reported as a runaway. Leaverton was last seen in the Pāhoa area on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 10:45 a.m. wearing a green t-shirt and black pants.  […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Heiarii Lee Chip SaoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-101121 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Justin Ferreira who was reported missing. He is known to frequent the Kea‘au area. Ferreira was last seen on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in the area of 37th Avenue […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 253Report No.: 23-101794 Media Release Hawai‘i island police responded to a brush fire in Kailua-Kona Thursday evening, October 26, 2023, and subsequently closed Ali‘i Drive for two hours as fire crews extinguished the blaze. About 6:09 p.m. on Thursday, Kona patrol officers responded to reported […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-100937 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 30-year-old Kathleen Ann Clemons of Kea‘au, for abusing her child following an incident on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, on Old Māmalahoa Highway in Kea‘au. Around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, police received a […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 16, through October 22, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

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 DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Bobbie-Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 230Report No.: 23-100218 Media Release Detectives with Hawai’i Police Department’s Area II Juvenile Aid Section have arrested and charged former Hawai’i Police Department Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua Jr. with numerous offenses, including violation of a restraining order, attempted burglary, and assault, stemming from […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-100531 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are reminding the public that aerial luminaries are incredibly dangerous, as well as illegal, after three sky lanterns—small hot air balloons made of paper with an open flame at the base—were discovered in Pāhala on Monday, October 23, 2023. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Bobbie-Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 230Report No.: 23-100218 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested a 57-year-old Hilo man for violating a restraining order following a domestic dispute early Sunday morning, October 22, 2023, in Kona. The suspect, Mitchell Kanehailua Jr., is a former Hawai‘i Police Department Assistant Chief […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 229Report No.: 23-100210 Media Release A 35-year-old Kailua-Kona male pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle collision in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 22, 2023, on Ali‘i Drive, near the Kailua-Kona pier. Responding to a call at 3:29 a.m., police investigators […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-032990 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 45-year-old William Everette Brownfield, of Hilo, who was reported as missing. Brownfield was last seen on Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Hilo. He is described as having a light complexion, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-097537 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 21-year-old Bronson Labra, of Mountain View, with three counts of assault as part of the ongoing investigation into a large affray that took place in the early-morning hours of Saturday, October 14, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his compassion and dedication in helping a disabled veteran in South Kohala, Officer Richard Nery Jr. was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at the West Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Kona on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Officer Nery […]

Traffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release National Move Over Day is this Saturday, October 21, 2023, and the Hawai‘i Police Department is reminding Hawai‘i Island drivers of their duty to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles on the side of the road. It’s not just public courtesy, it’s also […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-099265 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have charged a Kurtistown man with terroristic threatening and firearms offenses after he was arrested on Thursday, October 19, 2023, walking along Highway 11 with a handgun. The charges against 52-year-old Hermundo Tagalicud stem from an incident […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release To help reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse, the Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 28th, members of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-099265 Media Release The Kamehameha Schools campus in Kea‘au briefly went under a “soft” lockdown Thursday morning, October 19, 2023, as Hawai‘i Island police responded to and arrested a 52-year-old man walking along Highway 11 with a handgun. At 9:06 a.m. this morning, Puna patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-095533 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 43-year-old Paul Pittman, of Mountain View, with an array of offenses including theft, auto theft, resisting an order to stop, and drug offenses. A Hilo patrol officer conducting beat checks in the Wainaku […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in two Coffee With a Cop events next week in Kea‘au and Waimea. These popular police outreach events are a great opportunity for community members to get to know the police officers […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 9, through October 15, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested  19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Mara GaertnerPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 253Report No.: 23-098789 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 53-year-old man from Colorado that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, October 17, 2023, at a beach in Kona. Police have identified the victim as Jeffrey Jewers, of Aurora, Colorado. On Tuesday at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-097861 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 38-year-old Brandon Blye, of Kea‘au, with an array of property, drug, and violent offenses.   On Monday afternoon, October 16, 2023, after conferring with the County Prosecutors Office, the Area I Crime Reduction […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Two Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) sworn personnel and a clerical staff member were recognized for their outstanding service during the County of Hawai‘i’s annual Employee Recognition ceremony on Monday, October 16, 2023, in Hilo. Manager of the Year Nominee: Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins Captain […]

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. During the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 23-094205 and 23-098155 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two female east Hawai‘i runaways were located in good health in separate instances.

Hawaiʻi 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. “Badges and Buckets” is a rebranding of what was formerly known as “Cop on Top” and is Special Olympics Hawai‘i’s […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Blane KenolioPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 23-097200 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old Layla Subica, of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was last seen in the area of Kilauea Avenue in Hilo on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, around 9:00 p.m. wearing a red t-shirt, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-098065  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance regarding an attempted murder investigation following a shooting in Ocean View on Sunday evening, October 15, 2023. At 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, Ka‘ū patrol officers were dispatched to the area of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Noah SerraoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-098155 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Shaylee Carvalho, who was reported as a runaway however, is classified as an endangered missing child. She was last seen in the 100 block of Hokupaa Street in Hilo on Saturday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-097537 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an assault that occurred at Honoli‘i Beach Park in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 14, 2023. At 2:08 a.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to the Hilo Medical Center for a report of a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-097987 Media Release A 54-year-old Kailua-Kona man sustained life-threatening injuries and a 59-year-old visitor from Utah was arrested following a two-vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon, October 15, 2023, near the 3-mile marker on Ali‘i Drive in Kona. Responding to a call […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 22-058621 Media Release (Update #4) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for information relative to the disappearance of 42-year-old Jennifer Michelle Showen, of the Hawaiian Shores subdivision, in Pāhoa. Showen has not been seen or heard from by her family and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna DistrictCommunity Policing Officer Eddie CardinesPhone: (808) 965-2716                                 Media Release In response to feedback received at community events, the Hawai‘i Police Department is reminding motorists to drive safely when approaching school bus stops and to be considerate of other motorists. We know that these areas have a high number of young pedestrians that […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Bobbie-Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 230Report No.: 23-095859 Media Release A 39-year-old Waikoloa man has been arrested and charged with a slew of offenses, including terroristic threatening and criminal property damage, after Hawai‘i Island police responded to a domestic dispute in Kailua-Kona on Sunday evening, October 8, 2023. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 23-092956 Media Release (Update) Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorist killed in a single-vehicle traffic collision in Hilo on Friday, September 29, 2023, as 59-year-old Brian Smith of Mountain View. Around 7:15 p.m., September 29, officers responded to a reported traffic collision […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-094917 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) detectives have charged a Puna man with multiple drug and firearms offenses following a road rage incident that took place on Thursday evening, October 5, 2023, on Papaya Farms Road in Pāhoa. At 7:00 p.m. on […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 2, 2023, through October 8, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 27 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Two of the drivers were under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Joshua Pa   Phone: (808) 785-7197Report No.: 23-019828 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 26-year old Michael John Rosqueta of Nā‘ālehu, who was previously wanted for questioning in a criminal investigation, was located in Kona on Monday, October 9, 2023 and interviewed by Area II Criminal Investigation Section detectives. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolOfficer Luke WatkinsPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-081769 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 18-year-old Nanea Palumbo, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Honoka‘a on Monday, October 9, 2023, in good health. She also recently turned 18 and is no longer considered a runaway.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department, in collaboration with the State Department of Transportation and the County of Hawai‘i Planning Department, wishes to inform the public of an upcoming island-wide enforcement initiative focused on the illegal use of state highways and county roadways […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Jesse RobertPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-068875 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old female Kiely-Ann Hall, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-094917 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested two men following a road rage incident on Papaya Farms Road in Pāhoa. On Thursday evening, October 5, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a reported road rage incident, in which a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-084173 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Tyler Napoleon, of Hilo, who is wanted for questioning in connection to an assault investigation. Napoleon is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall, 210 pounds, with […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Zenas PachecoPhone: (808) 961-2384Report No.: 23-071978 Media Release (#2) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 44-year-old Mark A. Diaz who was reported as missing. Diaz was last seen on July 27, 2023, at his last known residence in the Volcano area. […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentAdministration Services SectionSergeant Jason GrounsPhone: (808) 961-2269 Media Release Once again, 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 20th year, this three-day event features law enforcement officers who will spend their […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai‘i State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA) honored three members of Hawai‘i Police Department as Officers of the Year during their 67th annual conference in Waikoloa last week. This was the first time in four years that winners of this prestigious award […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Joshua Pa   Phone: (808) 785-7197Report No: 23-019828 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 26-year old Michael John Rosqueta of Nā‘ālehu, who is wanted for questioning in a criminal investigation. Rosqueta is described as being 5’07” tall, weighing approximately 190 pounds, with black […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: 961-2339Report No. 23-094066 Media Release Police have charged 70-year-old Carlton Inada of Hilo with negligent homicide and failure to render aid following a fatal traffic collision on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in which a 79-year-old Hilo woman died.   Police responded to a reported traffic collision at 9:51 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-094620 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of an anonymous threat made involving Kea‘au High School. On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 7:28 p.m., it was reported to Puna patrol officers that a concerned parent notified […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-007736 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Roberta Mokihana Perry, of Pāhoa. She is wanted for questioning as a witness in relation to a missing person investigation reported in January 2023, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-094151 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that13-year-old Destinee Mamone, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in good health.

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 25, 2023, through October 1, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Three of the drivers were under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 23-094066 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a 70-year-old man for first-degree negligent homicide following a traffic collision in Hilo that killed an elderly woman on Tuesday morning, October 3, 2023. At 9:51 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a reported traffic collision […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Krimsen AbillaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-094151 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Destinee Mamone, who was reported as a runaway. Due to her age, Mamone is classified as an endangered missing child. Mamone was last seen in the 1000 block of Kaumana Drive […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-076309 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 48-year-old Duane “Segundo” Santiago of Pāhala, who was previously wanted for two outstanding warrants, was arrested and charged. Santiago was located on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Pāhala after officers followed up on a tip […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Lawrence Davis         Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.:23-093426 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 17-year-old Tristen Denis-Silva, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Monday, October 2, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-093924 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed by Kea‘au Middle School staff of an anonymous threat towards the school made via social media. On Monday, October 2, 2023, at 9:27 p.m., Puna patrol officers received a […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentPuna PatrolPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-093784 and 23-079764 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two female east Hawai‘i runaways were located in good health in separate instances. Eleven-year-old Kulia Uaiwa-Penn, was located in Hilo on Monday, October 2, 2023, (Case #: 23-093784). Due to her age, she is considered an endangered missing person. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-093784 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 11-year-old Kulia Uaiwa-Penn, who was reported as a runaway. Due to her age, she is considered an endangered missing person. Uaiwa-Penn was last seen near the 1000-block of Ululani Street in Hilo on Monday, October 2, 2023, at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext 266Report No.: 23-089602 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 32-year-old Kira Lazar of Ocean View, who was previously wanted for questioning in two criminal investigations, was located in the Kona area on Friday, September 29, 2023, and was subsequently interviewed by detectives […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Lawrence DavisPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-093426 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Tristen Denis-Silva who was reported as a runaway. Denis-Silva was last seen in the Eden Roc Estates subdivision in Mountain View on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 11:00 p.m. He is […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitActing Sergeant Jerome DuartePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 23-092956 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have launched a coroner’s inquest investigation following a single-vehicle traffic collision that killed a 59-year-old Mountain View man Friday evening, September 29, 2023, in Hilo. Around 7:15 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a reported traffic collision […]