Author Archives: Denise Laitinen

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 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police continue searching for missing 29-year-old opihi picker, Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, of Pāhoa. On the morning of Sunday, July 9, 2023, Ogata-Staudinger was reportedly picking opihi with a relative in the area of Kahakai Boulevard and Papio […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigative SectionDetective Zenas PachecoPhone: (808) 961-2384Report No.: 23-057091 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have located and arrested 33-year-old Brenton K. Agsalda of Puna, for an outstanding felony warrant and questioning for a criminal investigation. On Thursday, September 28, 2023, at approximately 2:05 a.m., Puna patrol officers conducted a traffic stop […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Lieutenant Patrick AurelloPhone: (808) 961-8810Report No.: 23-091466 Media Release Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 42-year-old Ann Marie Lung of Hilo, with unlawful imprisonment and terroristic threatening regarding an incident involving her 12-year-old son. On Monday September 25, 2023, the victim reported to a School Resource […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-070073 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 Monday, September 25, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 253Report No.: 23-091956 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking the for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect involved in a robbery that occurred in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday evening, September 27, 2023. Upon arriving on scene near the intersection of Ma’a Way and Kaiwi […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release As part of the eighth annual National Coffee With a Cop Day, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in three Coffee With a Cop events in Honoka‘a, Waimea, and Kealakekua, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. National Coffee With a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Isabell FekiPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-090959 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Hau‘oli Silva of Kurtistown, who was reported missing on Saturday, September 23, 2023. He was last seen on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in the Kurtistown area wearing a black colored shirt, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-092012 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 43-year-old Christopher Haskins of Kailua-Kona with first-degree assault following a stabbing incident near the entrance to the public showers at ‘Anaeho‘omalu Bay in Waikoloa, that occurred just after midnight on Wednesday, September […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Bobbie-Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 230Report No.: 23-091710 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 50-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man, both of Kailua-Kona, with abuse, firearm, and drug offenses stemming from a domestic dispute incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Chyann GabrielPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-092353 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Julian Skyler Jarrett of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. Jarrett was last seen in the downtown Hilo area around 6 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023, driving his silver 2005 Honda Civic, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionLieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s (HPD) Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Island Police Activity League (HI-PAL) thank all the participants and vendors who made the inaugural Trek the Trail event in Hilo on Saturday, September 16, 2023, such a great success. HPD co-sponsored […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Patrol                                          Sergeant Michael SantosPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-091835 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Shayden Victorino, who was reported as a runaway. Victorino was last seen on the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. wearing a white […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 18, through September 24, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 13 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Edward Petrie           Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-089361 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 43-year-old Mary Cooper of Volcano, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Kea‘au on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, in good health. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-090912 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 26-year-old Tyron Keoki Willett, of Hilo, with an array of offenses, including defacing serial numbers on motor vehicles, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle (auto theft), and theft, stemming from an incident that occurred […]

Hawai‘i  Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCaptain  Reynold KahalewaiPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hāmākua District Community Policing Officers would like to congratulate all the participants and winners of the department’s Third Annual Back to School Keiki Fishing Derby, that took place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park in Laupāhoehoe. About 80 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-090566 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police arrested and charged 35-year-old Shereenmarie Dalao Godoy, of Mountain View, who was wanted in a custodial interference investigation. She was arrested without incident in Mountain View, on Saturday afternoon, September 23, 2023. Detectives from the Area […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Edward Petrie            Phone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-089361 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 43-year-old Mary Cooper of Mountain View, who was reported missing by friends. She is described as having a light complexion, 5 feet 3 inches tall, approximately 115-120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Andrew PadillaPhone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253Report No.: 23-090449 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for stealing a television from a Kailua-Kona store. The theft occurred on Wednesday afternoon, September 20, 2023, around 1:30 p.m., however was not reported to police until […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Officer Leonard WarrenPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 258 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section would like to thank the Big Island community for their generous support that made the second annual Keiki Water Bottle Drive a resounding success. During July and August the Kona Community Policing […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 22-071033 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old German Castilo, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located on Maui, Tuesday, September 19, 2023,  in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-091096 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are searching for the driver involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run traffic collision in Ka‘ū that left a 26-year-old female with life-threatening injuries. The single-vehicle collision occurred on Saturday evening, September 23, 2023, near the intersection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                               Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release On Friday, September 22, 2023, around 11:45 p.m. Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a domestic argument between two brothers, one of whom was armed, at a residence on 34th Avenue in the Orchidland Estates subdivision in Kea‘au. When […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey D. Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 11, through September 17, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers arrested was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-089602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident that occurred in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on Tuesday morning, September 19, 2023. Responding to a shooting on Aloha Blvd. reported around 5:45 a.m. on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department                                               Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin Moszkowicz                                                        Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his meticulous work that was instrumental in solving two murder investigations, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee named Detective Anson Caceres as its 2023 Police Officer of the Year during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in Kona. Detective […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Ekahi TravasoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-088504 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Sage Fiesta-Silva who was reported as a runaway. Fiesta-Silva was last seen in the at the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo, on Friday, September 15, 2023, about 1:00 p.m., wearing […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCommunity Policing Officer Ansel RobinsonPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing officers are holding a Ice Cream With a Cop event on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Pudgee Panda in the Waikoloa Shopping Center, 68-1820 Waikoloa Road, in Waikoloa Village. This […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-089602 Media Release Detectives with the Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have arrested 26-year-old Jonah Farmer of Ocean View with numerous offenses, including second-degree attempted murder, robbery, and auto theft, stemming from a shooting incident that occurred […]

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

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-088338 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 39-year-old Maio Mihno Semes of Captain Cook, who was  previously reported as a “at risk” missing person, was located in South Kona on Friday, September 15, 2023, in good health. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-007736 Media Release (Update #4) Hawai’i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 76-year-old William Romeo Bishop Sr. He was reportedly last seen on the afternoon of Sunday, January 22, 2023, in the area […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report Nos.: 23-087609 and 23-087612 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged a 31-year-old Kea‘au man with numerous offenses stemming from a domestic incident and a traffic related incident that occurred on Ainaloa Drive on Tuesday evening, September 12, 2023. Around […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating three men wanted for outstanding warrants and questioning in several on-going investigations. The men are identified as: Police ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of these individuals to contact […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Bailey LangsnerPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-088338 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Maio Mihno Semes of Captain Cook, who was reported missing. Semes was last seen in the Captain Cook area on Thursday, September 14, 2023.   He is described as Micronesian […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release To kick off National Child Passenger Safety Week, the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is holding two child safety seat clinics, one in Kona and one in Hilo, this Sunday, September 17, 2023. Both events will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release (#4) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Kelly Gravitt, of Pāhoa. He was reportedly last seen on the evening of May 19, 2023, in the area of Pāhoa […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-087440 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Chelsey Kawehianalani Lewis, of Kea‘au, following a domestic-related incident reported just after 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in Kea‘au. Responding to 24th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339 Report No.: 23-087719 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle traffic collision that occurred in Hilo on Wednesday morning, September 13, 2023. Hilo patrol officers responded to a reported vehicle collision at the intersection of Kapiolani […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-087015 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have charged 33-year-old Gregory Douglas Kama, of Hilo, following a terroristic threatening and criminal property damage incident that led to his arrest on Monday morning, September 11, 2023, in Hilo. At approximately 8:00 a.m., on Monday, September […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 266Report No.: 23-087081 Media Release (Update) Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section have arrested and charged 40-year-old Shayne Unea of Waimea with numerous offenses, including attempted murder and terroristic threatening, stemming from a shooting incident that occurred in Kailua-Kona […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey D. Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 4, through September 10, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers arrested was under […]

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

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-087015 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance for information regarding a terroristic threatening and criminal property damage investigation after a Hilo man was arrested following an incident Monday morning in Hilo. At approximately 8:00 a.m., on Monday, September 11, 2023, officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant David ArakiPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext.253Report No.: 23-087081 Media Release Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigation Section are investigating a shooting that occurred in Kailua-Kona on Monday, September 11, 2023, just before 11:30 a.m.  While on Kaiminani Drive around 11:30 a.m., a Kona patrol officer was flagged down by a 35-year-old […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext.259 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s (HPD) Kona Community Policing Section would like to thank the Hawai‘i Island community for making its third annual “Fill a Cruiser Food Drive” event such a success. More than 2,000 pounds of food and $4,784 in cash donations was […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-084271 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 42-year-old Ocean View man with a plethora of firearms, drug, and theft offenses stemming from an incident that occurred in Kailua-Kona on Friday, September 8, 2023. Around 11:20 a.m. on Friday morning, patrol officers […]

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 Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-082491 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Elroy Pacheco of Hilo. He was reportedly last seen on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in the Hilo area. He is known to frequent Clem Akina Park in Wainaku, and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolOfficer Kiley LooPhone: (808)-887-3080Report No.: 23-083802 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the report of a stolen 4×4 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that occurred some time between Thursday, August 31, 2023, and Friday, September 1, 2023, from the area of Mana Road in Waimea. The ATV is described as a Red […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-085606 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Departtment’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) arrested and charged a 53-year-old Captain Cook man with second-degree theft as part of their invstigation into the theft more than 50 specialty license plates, as well […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Grant K. ToddPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-085983           Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kailea Kekipi, who was reported as a runaway. However, due to her age Kekipi is classified as an endangered missing child. Kekipi was last seen on Thursday, September 7, 2023, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report no.: 23-085682 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male juvenile with terroristic threatening in connection with a reported threat via social media received by a Waiākea High School student in Hilo. The juvenile was arrested today at his […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-085860 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Anthony Walter Moniz III, who was reported as an endangered missing person. Moniz was last seen leaving the 1800 block of Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at approximately 12:30 p.m. He was operating a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-085652 Media Release Detectives with the Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have launched a second-degree assault investigation after a woman was struck by an arrow while walking to her car at Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area early Wednesday evening, September […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolLieutenant Paul KimPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-079764 Media Release Hawai‘i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Cara Miguel who was reported as a runaway. Miguel was last seen on Saturday, August 19, 2023, around 6:30 p.m. in the 25-0000 block of Malumalu Street in Hilo wearing a red […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-085682 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after a Waiākea High School student received a threat via social media. On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10:00 p.m., Hilo officers received a call from a concerned parent reporting that their teen […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey D. Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 28, 2023, through September 3, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Three of the drivers arrested were […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Isabell FekiPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-085516 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 13-year-old Jason Abiley, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Isabell FekiPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-085516 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Jason Abiley who has been reported as a runaway on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Due to his age, he is considered an endangered missing child. Abiley was last seen in […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Puna PatrolOfficer Edward Petrie            Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-085169 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 68-year-old Gary Tabner of Pāhoa, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Pāhoa on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police Department                        Traffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey KeltnerPhone:  (808) 961-2305 Media Release There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Haili Street in Hilo on Monday, September 11, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to accommodate the Department of Water Supply replacement of the Water Service Lateral at 112 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Edward Petrie            Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-085169 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 68-year-old Gary Tabner of Pāhoa, who was reported missing on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Tabner was last seen in the Pahoa area in the beginning of August 2023.  He is described as […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253Report No.: 23-085238 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning that took place on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at a beach in South Kona. Police have identified the victim as John Losalio, 53, of Kona. On Tuesday at 2:44 p.m., officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-084078 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that on Tuesday evening, September 5, 2023, at 7:05 p.m., Mark Gordon Kahalewai, turned himself in to police. Kahalewai had been sought by police since Friday afternoon, September 1, 2023, when he failed to return to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-084078 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police request the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Mark Gordon Kahalewai, a Hale Nani Correctional Facility inmate who failed to return from furlough. Kahalewai was last seen on Friday, September 1, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m., when […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 23-084141 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist involved in a fatal traffic collision in Hilo in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023, as 45-year-old Michael Wilson of Mountain View. When Hilo patrol officers responded to a single-vehicle […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPolice Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 23-083029 and 23-030649 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two east Hawai‘i runaways, one male and one female, were located in good health in separate incidents. Fourteen-year-old Jameson Madrigal was located in Puna on Thursday, August 31, 2023, (Report […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IILieutenant Bobbi Jo SagonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 278Report No.: 22-014086   Media Release (Update #7)    Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 67-year-old Colleen Lasham, and her daughter, 39-year-old Tara Lasham, both of Kailua-Kona, who are wanted for questioning relative to a custodial interference […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol  Officer Dallas Arce                Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-084868 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Joseph Weaver of Kea‘au, who was reported missing on Monday, September 4, 2023. Weaver was last seen in the Kea‘au area on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m.  […]

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 Friday, August 25, 2023, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Starbucks in the Queens Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Resort, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive, in Waikoloa. These […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 7, 2023, through August 13, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of the drivers arrested were under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department‘s Kona Community Policing Section announces that the August Coffee With a Cop event planned for Friday, August 18, at Kona Mountain Coffee Co., 73-4038 Hulikoa Dr., in Kailua-Kona has been postponed until September. More information will be […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 23-077204 and 23-076123 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two female runaways were located in good health in separate incidents.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Ray FukadaPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 23-077146 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning that took place on Friday, August 11, 2023, along the shoreline in South Kohala. Police have identified the victim as Joann Butler, 72, of Boise, Idaho. On Friday at 5:57 p.m., officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-077788 Media Release A 30-year-old Waikoloa man died following a single-vehicle collision Sunday evening, August 13, 2023, in Ka‘ū, on Highway 11 fronting the entrance to the Manuka State Recreational Park near the 81.2 mile marker. Responding to an 8:08 p.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-076123 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kailea Kekipi, who was reported as a runaway. However, due to her age Kekipi is classified as an endangered missing child. Kekipi was last seen […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSergeant William BrownPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-076932  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have launched a missing person investigation after a 59-year-old man fell overboard while on a cruise ship at sea early Friday morning, August 11, 2023. The missing man, identified as Kenneth Schwalbe of California, is described as 5 feet 5 inches […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionOfficer Rodney Kekaualua, Jr.Phone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-076123 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Melo Keohuloa of Pāhala who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 7:00 a.m., in the Pāhala area.   Keohuloa is […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Conrad BidalPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-076935 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old Keona Taniguchi of Kona who was reported missing by his family on Friday, August 11, 2023.     He is known to frequent the Kona area and was last seen on Monday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Repot Numbers: 22-092496, 23-076441, 23-076150, 23-051427  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that the following four runaways, all female, have been located in good health in separate incidents across the island.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-076309 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Duane “Segundo” Santiago of Pāhala, who is wanted for two outstanding warrants and for questioning in a separate criminal investigation. Santiago is described as being 5 feet 11 inches […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer K. Fessenden-GracePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-076150 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kaila Harris who was reported as a runaway. Harris was last seen in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision (HPP) area on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m. wearing […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253Report No.: 23-076242 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 46-year-old Orion Kiesch of Ocean View with auto theft and other offenses following an incident that took place at a Captain Cook residence on Wednesday morning, August 9, 2023. Shortly after 10:45 a.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer S. MirafuentesPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-076441 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Chloe Bishop of Kamuela who was reported as a runaway. Bishop was last seen in the area of Puu Nani Drive in Kamuela, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-053361 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 43-year-old Monique Wilson of Kona, who had been previously wanted for questioning for criminal investigations, was located in Ka‘ū on Wednesday August 9, 2023. Investigators have forwarded the cases to the County Prosecutor’s Office for […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-076309 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have initiated an arson investigation after a brush fire in Ka‘ū was determined to have started under suspicious circumstances. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 1:17 p.m., the Hawai‘i Fire Department received a report of several brush […]

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

Hawai‘i Police 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 DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Christian SchaberPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-074404 and Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two east Hawai‘i runaways, one male and one female, were located in Hilo in separate incidents. Both were found in good health Sixteen-year-old Abbe Martin was located on Saturday, August 5, 2023, Report #: 23-074404. Fourteen-year-old Caysen […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Christian SchaberPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-074404 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Abbe Martin who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Thursday, August 3, 2023, around 7:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo wearing a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Christian SchaberPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No: 23-074397 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Caysen Akamine, who was reported as a runaway. Akamine was last seen on Thursday August 3, 2023, around 7:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in Hilo wearing a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 253Report No.: 23-075603 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Kevin Koseda of Kealakekua following an incident that took place Monday afternoon, August 7, 2023, in Kailua-Kona. Shortly before 1:00 p.m. Monday, Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a disorderly […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 31, 2023, through August 7, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of the drivers arrested were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Aron TomotaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-074912 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a string of specialty license plate thefts that were reported on Saturday, August 5, 2023, in the Kona area. Throughout the day on Saturday, Kona patrol officers received nine separate reports of theft of license plates, […]