Author Archives: Denise Laitinen

Hawai‘i Police Department Kona District Sergeant Kimo Keliipaakaua Phone: (808) 326-4646 Report No.: 21-011909 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Joshua Toney who was reported missing. Toney was last seen on Friday, February 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. leaving his parents’ Kailua-Kona residence on moped after telling his […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release  The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 93rd Police Recruit Class Recognition Ceremony was held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Public Safety Building in Hilo. In accordance with current social distancing restrictions, this was a private ceremony limited to only police […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Officer Robert Keffer Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-011647 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Deandre Moore who was reported as a runaway. Last seen in the Kea‘au area on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 1:39 p.m., Moore is described as 5’-6” […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 21-007660 and No. 21-011625 Media Release  An update is being provided on runaway Lokelani Troche-Nobriga of Hilo. Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Troche-Nobriga was found in Hilo in good health on February […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Kona Patrol Acting Sergeant Aaron K. Yamanaka Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-006057 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 55-year-old Paul Julian Fernandez who was last seen on January 21, 2021, at 4:00 pm on Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona. Fernandez, who is known to frequent the […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit – Area II Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No.: 21-009376 Media Release  An update is being provided on Cornell Bruce Linerud , the 84-year-old Kailua-Kona man who died following a three vehicle collision on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the intersection of Kamanu Street and […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Nelson Cacho, Sr. Phone: (808) 961-2213 Report No.: 21-007660 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Lokelani Trouche-Nobriga of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway. Trouche-Nobriga was last seen in Hilo on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at 11:05 a.m. wearing […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                            Lieutenant Royce Serrao Criminal Investigation Division – Area 1 Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-008093 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police were able to keep a substantial amount of dangerous drugs off the streets after the arrest of a Puna man.   Officers from the Area 1 Vice Section arrested and charged Jordan […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of February 1, 2021, through February 7, 2021, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit – Area II Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No.: 21-009376 Media Release  An 84-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a three vehicle collision on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the intersection of Kamanu Street and Oluwalu Street in Kailua-Kona. The man has been positively identified as Cornell […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-091713 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Albert Aukai Manners. He was reportedly last seen on November 20, 2020, at an acquaintance’s residence in Puna.   Manners is […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Administrative Services Communications Section Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: (808) 961-8808 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police report that electrical issues affecting its communications center and 9-1-1 call system have been resolved.  The department thanks the public for their patience while this problem was corrected.

Hawai‘i Police Department Administrative Services Communications Section Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: (808) 961-8808 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police report that its communications center is having electrical issues affecting the 9-1-1 call system. There is limited phone service at this time. Police are still able to answer calls and provide service, but advise the public […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Jared Cabatu Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-009504 Media Release  A 54-year-old man who died at Queens Medical Center as a result of a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, on Kahikopele Road in Mountain View has been identified by Hawai‘i Island police […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area II Lieutenant Edwin Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 266 Report No.: 20-097743 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 61-year-old Alfred Cababag of Hawaii Ocean View Estates as a result of an animal cruelty investigation that was initiated after receiving calls from the public about possible animal […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Acting Sergeant Eddie Cardines, Jr. Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-009752 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 32-year-old John Christopher Thomley who was last seen on January 16, 2021, in the Pāhoa area. Known to frequent Pāhoa, Thomley is described as a local male, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing – Area II Sergeant Joseph Stender Phone: (808) 326-4646 Media Release  Dedicated to keeping our island community safe, three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were recently honored as Officers of the Month by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee during a ceremony at the Kona Police Station on Friday, January 22, 2021. […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Patrick Robinson Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext.253 Report No.: 21-009097 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Avamaria Johnson, who was reported as a runaway. Johnson was last seen walking in the 200 block of Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday, February 2, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Acting Sergeant Eddie Cardines Jr. Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-008171 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 46-year-old Kalanikahaleiluakeumahona P.K. Au Quin who was last seen on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in the area of Pa‘alii Street in Volcano. He is known to frequent […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 21-008171 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Maycee Ahsui-Mendoza of Pahoa, who had previously been reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo in good health.

Hawai‘i Police Department Office of the Chief                                                              Chief Paul Ferreira             Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Police Chief Paul Ferreira has announced two promotions to the rank of Assistant Chief, effective February 1, 2021. Chad Basque, a 30-year veteran of the department, now commands the Area II Field Operations Bureau, encompassing the department’s west […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-008731 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Brandon Ahia of Keaau, who had previously been reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health.

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit – Area I Acting Sergeant Jared Cabatu Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-008532 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police have identified the operator of the motorcycle involved in Sunday’s crash at the intersection of Highway 19 and Honomu Road as 67-year-old Timothy N. Shepherd of Kamuela, Hawai‘i. On Sunday, January […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of January 25, 2021, through January 31, 2021, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Jeremy Riddle Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-002525 and 21-004166 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police have released the names of two people who died in separate fatal traffic crashes last month. Both incidents occurred in the private subdivision of Hawaiian Paradise Park in Kea‘au. On January 9, 2021, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-008731 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Bradon Ahia who was reported as a runaway. Ahia was last seen in the Keaau area on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at 11:30 pm. He is described as 5’-11” tall, 140-150 pounds, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Acting Sergeant Eddie Cardines Jr. Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-008171 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Maycee Ahsui-Mendoza of Pahoa who was reported missing. She was last seen in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Saturday, January 30, 2021. There is no description of […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol   Captain John Briski Phone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release  Just one week after Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) received tourniquets as part of a grant from the Spirit of the Blue Foundation, Sergeant Ryan Pagan saved the life of a man who had been stabbed in Puna last fall. Sergeant Pagan […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Jared Cabatu Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-008532 Media Release  An unidentified 67-year-old man died following a crash on Sunday afternoon, January 31, 2021, on Highway 19 at the intersection of Honomu Road. Police responding to the 1:35 p.m. traffic collision determined that a 2018 Toyota Corolla […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Safety Section Torey Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961- 2305 Media Release One of America’s favorite annual sports celebrations, the National Football League’s Super Bowl LV, is on Sunday, February 7, 2021, and the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) wants to remind football fans everywhere that Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area II Lieutenant Edwin Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266 Report No.: 21-005814 Media Release  Hawai`i Island police have arrested a 30-year-old Ka‘ū man for several offenses in connection with property crimes, including the theft of three vehicles that occurred in Nā‘ālehu. Responding to a report of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of January 18, 2021, through January 24, 2021, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Hamakua Patrol Division Sergeant Vernon Ferreira Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No.: 21-006348 Media Release Jay Penn of Hilo, also known as BJ Penn, was arrested Saturday, January 23, 2021, for operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. About 4:51 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Hawai‘i Police Department officers from the Hamakua district […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 21-003140 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police report that 14-year-old Lokelani Troche-Nobriga of Hilo, who had previously been reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health.

Hawai‘i Police Department South Kohala Patrol Sergeant Thomas Chun-Ming Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No.: 21-006152 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest regarding an assault that occurred at a Waikoloa hotel on Friday, January 22, 2021, at approximately 8:41p.m. During the course of the investigation, it […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Bryan Tina Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 21-005941 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that Destiny Leilani Boswell of Mountain View, who had been reported missing on January, 22, 2021, was located in Hilo in good health. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.     […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey Kaneko Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-073165 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 15-year-old runaway from Hilo who was last seen in September. Noa A.K. Lolohea was last seen in Hilo on September 24, 2020, around 12:00 […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Bryan Tina Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 21-005941 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 45-year-old Destiny Leilani Boswell of Mountain View.   She was last seen Friday, January 22, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m. in the Fern Forest subdivision wearing a maroon colored […]

Hawai‘i Police Department North Kohala Patrol, Area II Officer Justin Cabanting Phone: (808) 889-6540 Report No.: 20-098373 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance identifying the owner of a red and yellow, two-person kayak found adrift in waters off of Mahukona Beach Park and Lapakahi State Park last month. Initially reported to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (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 will open on Sunday, February 7, 2021, and will close on Tuesday, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-068645 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Richard “Kini Boy” Kuakini Kaleohano Jr., of Hilo, with an array of burglary and theft offenses. On Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 2021, after conferring with county […]

Hawai’i Police Department Puna Patrol  Sergeant Shawn Tingle  Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No.: 21-001740 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police have made contact with the unidentified man sought in regards to a theft at a Pahoa convenience store and appreciate the public’s assistance in this matter.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of January 11, 2021, through January 17, 2021, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Shawn Tingle Phone: (808) 965-2715 Report No.: 21-001740 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a theft that occurred on January 6, 2021, shortly before 8 p.m., at a convenience store in Pahoa. At 7:50 p.m. an unidentified male was observed bending down and retrieving an unknown item from […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Tuck Loy Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-003137 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old Hilo boy, who was reported as a runaway. Keali‘i Kaniho was last seen in Hilo on January 11, 2021, around 9:15 p.m. He is […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Tuck Loy Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-003140 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating 14-year-old Lokelani Troche-Nobriga of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway. Last seen in Hilo on Monday, January 11, 2021, around 8:30 p.m., Troche-Nobriga is […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Shawn Tingle Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 21-004706 Media Release  Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an 18-year-old Puna man who was reported missing. Nitai Strayhorn was last seen on January 13, 2021, about 5:00 p.m. riding a bicycle away from his residence in […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Tuck Loy Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-004194 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s help in locating a 61-year-old Donald E. Dodge of Hilo, who was reported missing. Dodge was last seen in Hilo on January 7, 2021, around 9:00 a.m. He is […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 21-003853 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have charged 65-year-old Dean Hisao Jones of Puna; the man that was taken into custody late Friday morning, January 15, 2021, following an overnight standoff with police in Nanawale Estates in […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Jeremy Riddle Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-004166 Media Release  An unidentified man died following a two-vehicle collision on Friday, January 15, 2021, in Hawaiian Paradise Park at the intersection of Maku‘u Drive and 24th Avenue. Responding to a 3:59 p.m. traffic collision, police determined that a 2013 […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 21-003853 Media Release A 65-year-old Puna man was taken into custody without incident following a lengthy standoff resulting in neighbors being evacuated. Today, January 15, 2021, at 11:34 am, police arrested Dean Hisao Jones for several offenses […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing Section Lieutenant William H. Derr Phone: (808) 961-2350 Report No.: 21-004124 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with an investigation involving the theft of a statue from a religious institution on Kilauea Avenue in Hilo, which was taken sometime between Monday night, January 11, 2021, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Kayla K. Makino-Kahuli Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-003991 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 23-year-old Donchevell Makekau of Kailua-Kona for multiple property crime offenses stemming from several criminal property damage incidents reported in downtown Hilo. In the early morning hours of Friday, January 15, 2021, South […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Tuck Loy Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 21-002587 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old Hilo boy, who was reported missing as a runaway. Scott Kapeli-Spencer was last seen in Hilo on January 9, 2021, around 8 p.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of January 4, 2021, through January 10, 2021, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-099011 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 31-year-old Danielle Alexa Jean, of Hilo. She has not been seen since the middle of December 2020 and her family on the mainland is […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Jeremy Riddle Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No.: 21-002525 Media Release An unidentified male died following a single vehicle collision in Hawai‘ian Paradise Park subdivision on Saturday afternoon January 9, 2021.   Officers responding to the 4:16 p.m. traffic collision at the intersection of Maku’u Drive and 2nd Avenue, […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Captain Reed K. Mahuna, South Hilo Division Commander Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No.: 21-002207 Media Release  Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 71-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing. Gabriel DeSilva was last seen on Kupuna Street, near Mohouli Street, in Hilo this morning at 10:00 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Bryan Tina Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 21-001531 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that runaway Naturally Torres was located in Puna in good health. She was previously reported as a runaway.    

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of January 1, 2021, through January 3, 2021, Hawai’i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing – Area II Sergeant Joseph Stender Phone: (808) 326-4646 Media Release As part of their ongoing outreach to the West Hawai‘i community, the Hawai‘i Police Department invites residents to talk story with officers during “Kona Community Policing Coffee with a Cop”, Friday, January 15, 2021, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Officer Conrad Bidal Phone: (808) 965-2716  Report No.: 21-001531 Media Release  Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating runaway Naturally Torres, who was last seen in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Torres is 13 years old, approximately 5’-1”, 165 pounds, with long black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  For the year 2020, there were 1,001 DUI arrests compared with 1,085 in 2019, a decrease of 7.7 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District   For the Year 2020       Hāmākua   8 North […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Scott Kurashige Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 230 Report No.: 21-000558 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island Police have arrested and charged 43-year old Regan Yang of Kailua-Kona with an array of offenses stemming from a domestic incident that occurred in a vehicle at various locations in Kailua-Kona on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No: 21-000983 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking witnesses as part of their investigation into an incident involving livestock in the Waimea area. On January 4, 2021, South Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of an eight-month-old black-colored steer […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Kohala District Sergeant Joseph Passmore Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No.: 21-000467 Media Release  Hawai‘i police are asking for the public’s assistance with an investigation involving the theft of an excavator from the Waikoloa area valued at $35,000. Responding to a reported theft on the morning of January 2, 2021, South Kohala […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Lieutenant Calvin Delaries  – Area II Phone: (808) 323-4646 Report No.: 20-098864 Media Release  Two men have been arrested after three people were injured during a home invasion in west Hawai‘i. Just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020, officers from Area II Kona Patrol responded to a call of a […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As 2020 comes to a close, the Hawai‘i Police Department continues to remind Hawai‘i Island residents not to drive while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. Throughout the month of December, officers and community groups around the island have held […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Brian Souki Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 20-099083 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 34-year-old Puna man reported missing by his father. Andrew Cawley was last seen at a friend’s residence in Aloha Estates in Mountain View on the morning of […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing – Area II Sergeant Joseph Stender Phone: (808) 326-4646 Media Release  Two officers responding to a report of a vehicle break-in during the middle of the night in Kona last April led to the solving of several vehicle break ins. While searching in the dark for the suspect, who they […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-096244 Media Release After issuing a request yesterday for the public’s assistance in identifying a potential witness to a Hilo shooting, Hawai’i Island police report that they have contacted the individual in the white Nissan Frontier they […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of December 21, 2020, through December 27, 2020, Hawai’i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-096244 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the operator of a vehicle seen in the parking lot of the Puainako Town Center in Hilo on Friday morning, December 18, 2020, shortly […]

Hawaii Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2214 Media Release Last spring an apparent suicide was reclassified as a homicide due to tenacious investigative work by Detective Derek Morimoto of the Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigations Section. Around the same time, South Hilo patrol officer Joshua Willing […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Body Camera Program Administrator Sergeant Travis Ing Phone: (808) 961-8398 Media Release  As part of their continuing efforts to enhance professionalism and provide transparency to the community, the Hawai‘i Police Department completed outfitting officers with body worn cameras across the island this week. Nearly 150 patrol, traffic enforcement, and community policing officers […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Even during a pandemic, Hawai‘i Island roadways are busy during the holidays with people traveling to and from work and shopping. Hawai‘i Police Department is reminding motorists to help keep everyone safe by following the Move Over Law, 291C-27, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Community Police Section Officer Bryson Miyose Phone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release  In an effort to promote safe driving during the holiday season, officers from the Hawaiʻi Police Department Pāhoa station and students from Keaʻau Middle School are holding sign-waving events throughout the month of December. Students held their first sign waving […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release  During the week of December 14, 2020, through December 20, 2020, Hawai’i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing Section Lieutenant William Derr Phone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release  Hawaiʻi Island police, concerned about illegal aerial fireworks, are asking for the public’s assistance in reporting information about the location of these dangerous and illegal pyrotechnic devices, as well as the identity of people in possession of them. It is unlawful […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-094465 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that Deandre Moore was located in Puna in good health. He had previously been reported as a runaway.

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Charrise Wakita Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 20-096862 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 51-year-old Clifford Mitchell of Pāhoa who was reported missing over the weekend. He was last seen in Pāhoa on the morning of December 19, 2020, wearing a black […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No.: 20-096085 Media Release Around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020, police responded to a call about the discovery of a possible military round at a location on Lawai Road in Hilo. A plumbing contractor called the police after […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Area I Criminal Investigation Section Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-096244 Media Release Hawai‘i Island detectives are investigating a shooting in Hilo that left a man dead. Shortly after 4 a.m. this morning, December 18, 2020, police responded to a call of gunshots heard in the area of the […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-094790 Media Release A body that was discovered on a remote trail in the Kahauale’a Natural Area Reserve, in Volcano, on Saturday, December 12, 2020, has been identified by police as 27-year-old Kaleo Malama Aaron Cachero, of […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-093912 Media Release  Donny Mateo Bruno Jr., who had been reported missing last week, has been found in good health. Hawai’i Island police would like to thank members of the public who assisted in providing information and […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing Section Lieutenant William Derr Phone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release This holiday season, the Hawai‘i Police Department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to spread the message about the dangers of drunk driving. From December 18, 2020, through January 1, 2021, law enforcement […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Edward Lewis Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No.: 20-095272 Media Release  Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help with information about a bicycle theft from Waimea Middle School. The bicycle was removed from the school’s Mala’ai Garden area sometime between November 25, 2020, and December 12, 2020, […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-060597 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Chanastie K. Caitano, a reported runaway, who was last seen in the Mountain View area on […]

Hawai‘i Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No.: 20-095179 Media Release  Hawaii police are asking for the public’s assistance as they investigate a burglary at the Francis Wong Stadium in Hilo in which nearly $6,000 in tools and equipment were removed from the county facility. Responding to […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-057273 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Makahiki Ikaika Moala, a reported runaway, who was last seen in the Hilo area on July […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section – Area I Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-055017 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request in asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Keith Fukunaga of Kurtistown, a reported runaway, who was last seen in the Kurtistown […]

Hawai’i Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 7, 2020, through December 13, 2020, Hawai’i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna Patrol Officer Elik Vodovoz Phone: (808) 965-2716  Report No.: 20-094465 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating runaway Deandre Moore, who was last seen in the Mountain View area on Friday, December 11, 2020. Moore is 15 years old, approximately 5’-06”, 150 pounds, with short […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-093912 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 33-year-old Kamuela man who has been missing for nearly two months. Donny Mateo Bruno Jr. is described as 5’-7” tall, 215 pounds, brown […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Lt. Jerome Manuel – Area II Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 291 Report No.: 20-094392 Media Release Shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday, December 11, 2020, officers from Area II Kona Patrol  responded to a call of a reckless driver heading southbound towards Kona on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. It was reported that the […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-093894 Media Release Andrew Steven Schwartz, the 30-year-old Hilo man who had been reported missing on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, has been located in good health. Hawai’i Island police would like to thank members of the public who […]

Hawai’i Police Department Officer Corey M. Kaneko, Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Juvenile Aid Section (JAS) – Area I  Phone: (808) 961-8843 Report No.: 20-093764 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that Kaydence Nakila-Zieger was located in the Puna area in good health. She had previously been reported as a runaway.

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-091985 Media Release  Police officials report that the remains of a person found last week in a remote Pa‘auilo gulch appear to have injuries consistent with an accidental fall.   According to the forensic pathologist who performed an […]

Hawai’i Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 20-093894 Media Release  Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 30-year-old Hilo man who has been missing since last month. The family of Andrew Steven Schwartz have not seen or heard from him […]