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Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-020664 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating 22-year-old Francisco Kelly Dakamas Manalo of Ocean View, who was reported missing by his family.  Manalo was last seen on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, around 10:30 a.m. in the Kealakekua area […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Shawn TinglePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-020517 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Precious Anderson who was reported as a runaway. Anderson was last seen at her home Hawaiian Paradise Park on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 11:00 p.m. wearing a black sports bra […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 28, 2022, through March 6, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionOfficer Augustine Akiu, JrPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No. 22-010277 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 55-year-old Ian Tibbetts of Ka‘ū who was reported missing. Tibbetts is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 155 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Daniel Mahi-MurrayPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-019102 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Lokelani Troche-Nobriga who was reported as a runaway. Troche-Nobriga was last seen in the 200 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. wearing a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Rio S. Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 22-017743     Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 45-year-old Keith Everett of Hilo who was reported missing. He has not been seen by his family since the last week of February 2022. Everett is described as […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 22-020237 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 10-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who was previously reported as missing, has been located in good health in Hilo on Monday, March 7, 2022. The police department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 22-020237 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 10-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who was initially reported as a runaway but due to his age is considered at-risk. Nowell is described as Micronesian, 5 feet tall, 75 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 22-019503 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 54-year-old Arvil Reed of Riverside, California, for second-degree attempted murder and an array of other offenses stemming from a domestic type incident that took place at a hotel on Banyan Drive […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 22-012238, 22-018112, 22-018377 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three east Hawai‘i teens previously reported as runaways have been located in good health. On Saturday, March 5, 2022, 17-year-old Trinity Kahee, (Report No. 22-012238), was located in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Sandor FinkeyPhone: (808) 961-2214Report No.: 22-019246 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department has opened an arson investigation relative to a structure fire that occurred on Banyan Drive earlier this morning. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical in nature and possibly due to tampering with an electrical junction box. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Sandor FinkeyPhone: (808) 961-2214Report No.: 22-019246 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department has opened an arson investigation relative to a structure fire that occurred on Banyan Drive earlier this morning. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical in nature and possibly due to tampering with an electrical junction box. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Sandor FinkeyPhone: (808) 961-2214Report No.: 22-019246 Media Release At 1:39 a.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, Hawai‘i Police Department received a report from staff at a Hilo hotel of a possible fire at a nearby vacant property located at 87 Banyan Drive. When police and fire personnel arrived they determined the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCommunity Policing Officer John KariPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating four individuals who have outstanding warrants for their arrests. Kawika Lundburg is wanted for two criminal contempt warrants totaling $800. Lundburg is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 145 pounds, with black hair and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IIOfficer Jeremiah HullPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 302Report No.: 21-098729 Media Release After investigating reports of a Kailua-Kona man circulating pornographic material involving a minor via social media, Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 20-year-old Elgin Marcos on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Marcos, who previously lived in Pepe’ekeo, was […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 22-017896 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Moanikeala Liwai, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Aaron KaeoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-018112 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Bronson Histo who was reported as a runaway. Histo was last seen in the Mountain View area on Monday, February 28, 2022 wearing a red baseball cap, white pants, white jacket, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Rio S. Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 22-016507 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the body that was discovered on the shoreline below the Hakalau Bridge on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, as 23-year-old Ron Jon Cacho Pira, of Honoka‘a. According to the forensic pathologist who performed an […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 21, 2022, through February 27, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Scott AmaralPhone: (808) 965-2716Report Numbers: 22-017796 and 22-017896 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two Puna teens who were reported as runaways in separate incidents. Sixteen-year-old Shayla Smith-Akiona of Kea‘au, (Case #22-017796), was last seen on the afternoon of Sunday, February 27, 2022, in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Aaron KaeoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-013131 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Tyra Dalija-Airinios, who was reported as a runaway on  Saturday, February 12, 2022, was located in Pahoa in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area IISergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 22-016826 Media Release A 58-year-old Hōnaunau man died following a two-vehicle collision on Thursday, February 24, 2022, on an unnamed side road off of the mauka side of Mamalahoa Highway, .1 mile south of the 106 mile marker in South […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Kimo KeliipaakauaPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253Report No.: 22-016645 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Kona. At 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, officers responded to Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor for a report of a male party that went unconscious while participating in a dive tour. […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 14, 2022, through February 20, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 37 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Four of the drivers were under […]

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 Monday, February 28, 2022, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Waimea Starbucks in the Parker Ranch Center, 67-1185 Māmalahoa Highway. These popular police outreach events […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Paul K. FerreiraPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is looking for qualified people interested in serving our Hawai’i Island communities as part of its upcoming recruitment for entry-level police officers. Recruitment opened Sunday, February 20, 2022, and will close at 11:59 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time, on […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-015269 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department reports that Caleb Vogel, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona in good health. 

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-015269 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Caleb Vogel of Hilo who is reported missing. He was last seen in Hilo on Thursday, February 17, 2022, around 2:00 p.m. Vogel is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 11 inches […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolSergeant Duffy DuldulaoPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 22-011875 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 40-year-old Jennifer Helle  of Ocean View, who was reported missing. Jennifer Helle is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, with hazel eyes and blond hair. Police initiated an investigation […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Aaron KaeoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-014264 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 13-year-old King Joseph Kehoe II, who was reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Scott AmaralPhone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release For his proactive efforts and attention to detail in a car theft investigation Officer Calvin Furtado was recognized as Officer of the Month for December 2021 by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i during a ceremony at the Pahoa police station on Tuesday, January […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Laura TorresPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-014264 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old King Kehoe II of Kalapana who was reported as a runaway. Kehoe was last seen on the evening of Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the Kalapana Gardens area wearing a red […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IOfficer//K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 22-000989 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Lorissa Keller, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Jeremy S. LewisPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253Report No.: 22-013978 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 79-year-old Ronald A. Brown of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. Brown was last seen on August 29, 2021, at 3:45 a.m. wearing black pants, a black blazer jacket and black […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua Community Policing SectionOfficer Joseph RochaPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is warning the public about a recent Paypal scam on island. Members of the public have reported recently receiving email with instructions to contact the Paypal customer service number from the phone number provided to verify a purchase of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-013730 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Kula Ahuna, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in good health.  

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 7, 2022, through February 13, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Four of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-013730 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kula Ahuna of Kea’au, who was reported missing. He was last seen Saturday, January 8, 2022, and had been in the care of a relative who has since passed away.  Ahuna is described as local, 5 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Damien GracePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-013131 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Tyra Dalija-Airinios of Pāhoa who was reported as a runaway. Dalija-Airinios was last seen on the morning of Friday, February 11, 2022, in the Hawaiian Beaches area wearing black pants, a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-009381 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Uilani Ahuna, who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Monday, January 31, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. on Kino‘ole Street in Hilo wearing black pants, a […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IILieutenant Calvin DelariesPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: C14001493 Media Release   Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a Kohala man who was reported missing in 2014. Jonathan Riveira was last seen at a Hāwī home on January 12, 2014. Riveira was 38 years […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Aaron KaeoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-012238 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Trinity Kahee, who was reported as a runaway. She is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall, 120 pounds, with long black hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes.   Kahee was […]

Hawai‘i Police Department               Criminal Investigation Division – Area ILieutenant Royce SerraoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-011404 Media Release Officers with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area 1 Vice Section arrested 52-year-old Lloyd Cowles of Kea‘au on Monday, February 7, 2022, following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision in Kea‘au. […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey D. KeltnerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With Superbowl Sunday this weekend, Hawai‘i Police Department is reminding Hawai‘i Island motorists to follow some easy traffic safety tips provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Whether you’re throwing a Super Bowl party or just attending one, now is the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Sandor FinkeyPhone: (808) 961-2214 Media Release A Hawai‘i Police Department School Resource Officer who proactively addressed a long-standing problem in his community was recently recognized as Officer of the Month for November 2021 by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i. Officer Murray Toledo, a 15-year-veteran of the department, received the […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCommunity Policing – Area IISergeant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents will have three opportunities to talk story with members of the Hawai‘i Police Department this month during Coffee With a Cop events. The popular community get-togethers are an excellent way for island residents to get to know […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 31, 2022, through February 6, 2022, Hawai`i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Community Policing SectionOfficer Christopher FukumotoPhone: (808) 961-8121 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is warning the public about the recent usage of counterfeit U.S. currency in transactions across the island. Within the past three months, more than 14 separate investigations have been initiated islandwide involving the use of counterfeit bills ranging in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 960-5249Report No.: 22-010965 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal traffic collision that was reported on Saturday morning, February 5, 2022, at 9:37 a.m., on Highway 19 in Papa‘aloa, near the 18 mile marker. Investigators have determined that a 2020 Ford Edge SUV traveling […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefPaul K. FerreiraPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is pleased to welcome canine Scout to the department as it bids aloha to longtime tracking canine Falcon, who retired Friday, January 21, 2022. Both working canines will be honored in a ceremony at Onekahakaha Beach Park in Hilo […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Paul FerreiraPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Police Chief Paul Ferreira has announced two promotions to the rank of Assistant Chief, effective February 1, 2022.  Andrew Burian, a 31-year veteran of the department, now commands the department’s Administrative Services Bureau. Burian’s former assignments were as a police officer in South […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Conrad BidalPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-007259 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that Andrew Christian, who had been reported missing since January 24, 2022, was located in Puna in good health on January 31, 2022. 

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area ISergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2391Report No.: 22-009198 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the victims of a traffic collision involving three vehicles that killed three people on Sunday, January 30, 2022, on Highway 11 in Glenwood near the 18 mile marker. Police investigators determined that a 2016 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins           Phone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 21-092946 ​​​​​​​Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 30-year-old Marina Cortez of Puna, who is wanted on an outstanding warrant and for questioning relative to a custodial interference investigation.   Marina is described as 5 feet 6 inches […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Rio S. Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 22-009778 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 72-year-old Linda M. Barat, who was reported missing, was located in Hilo on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in good health.  

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Rio S. Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 22-009778 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 72-year-old Linda M. Barat who was reported missing. She was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Puainako Street / Railroad Avenue intersection in Hilo wearing a pink and […]

Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 24, 2022, through January 30, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2391Report No.: 22-009198 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three people were killed in a three-car collision that occurred on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 7:33 p.m. on Highway 11 in Glenwood near the 18 mile marker. Police investigating the traffic collision have determined that a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area IISergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 22-008310 Media Release A 62-year-old Holualoa man died following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday, January 27, 2022, on Mamalahoa Highway, Route 11, .3 miles south of the 92 mile marker located in South Kona.  The man has been positively identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Scott AmaralPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-007846 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police arrested six juveniles and an 18-year-old after officers responded to a large fight that broke out at Pāhoa High School on the morning of Wednesday, January 26, 2022. A School Resource Officer assigned to the school, contacted patrol officers at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Scott AmaralPhone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release For his lifesaving efforts aiding an elderly driver at the scene of a car crash, Hawai‘i Police Department Officer Laurence Davis was honored as the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i Officer of the Month for October 2021 during a ceremony at the Pāhoa Police […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area ISergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2391Report No.: 22-007880 Media Release A Kea‘au traffic collision involving a motorcycle and sedan that occurred on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 12:20 p.m., in the area of Kuaaina Road and Highway 11, resulted in the motorcyclist being critically injured. Police investigators determined that […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Calvin FurtadoPhone: (808) 965-2716  Report No.: 22-007588 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person responsible for using a counterfeit bill to complete a transaction at a store in Kea‘au, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The suspect is described as a Polynesian female about […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Conrad BidalPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-007259 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Andrew Christian, who was reported missing by his family. He was last heard from on Sunday, January 9, 2022 and is known to frequent the Pāhoa area.  Christian is described as […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 17, 2022, through January 23, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 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 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IOfficer/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: 808-961-8843Report No.: 21-059485 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Jason Oharra, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health on Sunday, January 23, 2022.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-006775 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a piece of men‘s jewelry stolen from a department store in Hilo over the weekend. At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2022, store employees reported that a woman grabbed a gold-colored ring studded with rows of clear and dark-colored […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section, Area IILieutenant Calvin Delaries, Jr.Phone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 266Report No.: 21-107863 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 26-year-old Hauoli Vickery, who was wanted in connection with a Kona robbery that took place in December, turned himself in to police on Monday, January 10, 2022. On Sunday, December 19, 2021, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionCaptain Miles ChongPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 22-004817 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old Ocean View man for his outstanding warrants, as well several other crimes occurring in the Ocean View area of Ka‘ū. On Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 9:54 a.m., police responded to a report […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-000989 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Lorissa Keller of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway. Keller was last seen on Monday, January 3, 2022, near the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street wearing a black-colored hoodie, black-colored skirt, and black-colored slippers. She […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Scott AmaralPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 22-006358 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested two people after a suspicious vehicle investigation in Orchidland during which a suspect rammed two police subsidized vehicles. At 10:20 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022 two Puna patrol officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Orchidland Drive when they […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna PatrolOfficer Calvin FurtadoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-005304  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that John and Joseph Norton, who had been reported missing on January 19, 2022, were located in Puna in good health. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 10, 2022, through January 16, 2022, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Field OperationsActing Assistant Chief Kenneth QuiochoPhone: (808) 961-2341 Media Release For his dedicated efforts organizing a prostitution sting organization that resulted in the arrest of 11 men and one woman last November, Hawai‘i Police Department Area I Vice Detective Jesse Kerr was honored by the Hawai‘i County Council during the Council’s […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IOfficer / K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 22-005912 and 22-005920 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 12-year-old Kailea Kekipi (Case No. 22-005912), who was reported as missing, and 16-year-old Kelis Gorman-Mercado (Case No. 22-005920), who was reported as a runaway, were located in Hilo […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report Numbers: 22-005919 and 22-005920 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating two east Hawai‘i female teens, who were reported as runaways on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, after each girl left their Hilo residence around 9 p.m. Fourteen-year-old Kayzlyn Grammer (Report No. 22-005919) […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No: 22-005912 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 12-year-old missing girl, Kailea Kekipi of Hilo. She was last seen at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, in the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo wearing a long-sleeved black […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IOfficer/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: 808-961-8843Report No.: 21-070021 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Kealii Kaniho, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in South Kohala in good health on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Calvin FurtadoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-005304  Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two brothers, John and Joseph Norton of Puna, who were reported missing by a family member. Relatives have not heard from the two men since last autumn. Joseph Norton was last contacted […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the Police ChiefChief Paul K. FerreiraPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release When a Hawaii Police Department officer saw two swimmers in distress at a popular west Hawai‘i beach last summer, he jumped into action without hesitation, risking his safety to help rescue two women. For his selfless actions, Kona Patrol Officer Reuben […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IOfficer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 22-003755 and 22-003769 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two east Hawai‘i teen girls, who were previously reported as runaways, were located in Hilo on Thursday, January 13, 2022 after each turned themselves in to authorities. Both teens […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-003678 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Gary Darnell of Hilo, who was reported missing. He was last seen on Friday, January 7, 2022, around 7:00 a.m. on Kalanianaole Avenue in Hilo. Darnell is described as Caucasian, 5 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Paul FerreiraPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release In order to expand its network of transfer partners to facilitate alleviating overcrowding and decreasing euthanasia of animals in Hawaii’s municipal shelters, Hawai‘i Police Department announces that it has started a pilot project with Paws Across Water Hawai‘i (PAWHI) to transfer shelter animals […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-003886 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kelis Garmon-Mercado of Hilo, who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen at her residence on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, and is believed to have left the residence before 6 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolCommunity Policing Officer Aaron AbalosPhone: (808) 935-3311 Media Release In light of recent vehicle break-ins in which vehicles were left unlocked, Hawaiʻi Island police are offering auto theft prevention tips regarding vehicle break-ins and vehicle thefts. During December 2021 through mid-January 2022, there have been a total of 32 vehicle break-ins […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Bradley WaikiPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-003755 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kayzlyn Grammer who was reported as a runaway. Grammer was last seen in the 100 block of Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. wearing […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Craig DerasinPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-003769 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Precious Anderson, who was reported as a runaway. Anderson was last seen at a school in the downtown Hilo area on January 12, 2022, at 7:30 a.m., wearing a black t-shirt, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area IISergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report Numbers: 21-106568 and 22-002832 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that partial road closures will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2022, on segments of Mamalahoa Highway and Queen Kaahumanu Highway in South Kohala, while personnel from the Area II Traffic […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSpecial Enforcement Unit – Area IOfficer Michael SailerPhone: (808) 961-2272Report No.: 22-003109 Media Release Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 28-year-old Alden Pauline of Mountain View for firearm and drug offenses. On Monday, January 10, 2022, officers from the Area I Special Enforcement Unit, who were in upper Puna on an unrelated incident, […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 3, 2022, through January 9, 2022, Hawai`i Island police arrested 15 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 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No. 22-002389 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 21-year-old Juan Carlos Gonzales of Hilo, who was reported missing, was located in Hilo in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance in this matter.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCommunity Policing – Area IISergeant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department invites area residents to attend a “Coffee with a Cop” talk story session Friday, January 14, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Kealakekua at the Kona Grill House, 81-951 Haleki‘i Street.  “Coffee with a Cop” […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No. 22-002389 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Juan Carlos Gonzales of Hilo, who was reported missing. He was last heard from on December 04, 2021, around 10:00 p.m. in Kea‘au. He is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 8 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Community Police SectionOfficer Bryson MiyosePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 22-002104 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have charged 45-year-old Nicholas Taylor, of no permanent address, in connection with an incident that took place at a Volcano area school on Friday morning, January 7, 2022 at 10:25 a.m. Upon responding to multiples calls involving Taylor’s […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 22-002832 Media Release A 40-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died following a single vehicle collision on Sunday, January 9, 2022, on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, .1 miles north of the 68 mile marker. The woman has been positively identified as Melissa Baker Heldele.  Responding to a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 22-002413 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Amy Smith, of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was last seen on Thursday, January 6, 2022, around 3:00 p.m. on Wainaku Street in Hilo. Smith is described as Caucasian, 5 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release For the year 2021, there were 1,081 DUI arrests compared with 1,001 in 2020, an increase of 8 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District For the Year 2021       Hāmākua   15 North Hilo   3 South […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Sandor FinkeyPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-001431 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated terroristic threatening cases in connection to threats received by personnel at Waiākea High School two days in a row. On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 9:49 a.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to anonymous telephonic threats received by Waiākea […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                        Vice Section – Area 1Lieutenant Royce Serrao(808) 935-3311Report No.: 22-000745 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 44-year-old Timothy Nacis of Pa‘auilo for attempting to receive and distribute a large quantity of crystal methamphetamine with a street value of just over $136,000. Nacis attempted to evade police, ramming a police officer’s vehicle […]