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Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-053361 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 43-year old Monique Wilson of Kailua-Kona, who is wanted for questioning for three criminal investigations. Wilson is described as being 4 feet 11 inches tall, 125 pounds, with black hair […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-073180 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Adelyne Cowdery-Demetrion, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Saturday, August 5, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-075267 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 63-year-old Ronald Smith Fitzwater of Captain Cook for negligent homicide and failure to render aid after an 88-year-old Hōnaunau man died following a single-vehicle collision on Sunday, August 6, 2023, in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-075267 Media Release An 88-year-old Hōnaunau man died following a single-vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon, August 6, 2023, in the parking lot of a business in the 82-6000 block of Māmalahoa Highway in Captain Cook. Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-074555 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the discovery of a body located on the edge of Wailoa River in Hilo. On Friday morning, August 4, 2023, shortly after 9:00 a.m., South Hilo patrol officers, Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel, and Department […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-073180 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Adelyne Cowdery-Demetrion who was reported as a runaway. Cowdery-Demetrion left her residence on Mohouli Street in Hilo sometime between midnight and 10 a.m. on Monday, July 31, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-065020 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Andrew Amon of Ocean View, who is wanted for two outstanding warrants for arrest, as well as for questioning in nine other criminal investigations. Amon is described as being […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-072333 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Meela Kobashigawa, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Sunday, July 30, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-072740 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police have identified the body found in the ocean near the cliffs off Old Government Road in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision on Sunday, July 30, 2023, as 39-year-old Seth Kapiliokalani Waltjen, of Hilo. On Tuesday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentAccreditation SectionLieutenant Levon StevensPhone: (808) 961-2260 Media Release The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA ®, will visit Hawai‘i Island as part of the re-accreditation process for the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD). CALEA is a non-profit organization governed by a board of 21 law enforcement professionals from the public and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCaptain Reynold Kahalewai(808) 775-7533 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department and HI-PAL (Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League) would like to congratulate and thank all the participants who came out to the Skate/BMX Rally on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Honoka‘a Skate Park. Roughly 25 participants, ages seven to 17, competed by […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 238Report No.: 23-073450 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) has identified the victim of a fatal dog attack that occurred on Tuesday morning, August 1, 2023, in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision as 71-year-old Robert Northrop of Ocean View. At approximately […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 24, 2023, through July 30, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers arrested was under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report Numbers: 23-070073 and 23-072333 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two female teens, who were reported as runaways in separate incidents in East Hawai‘i. Fifteen-year-old Uilani Leaverton, (Report #: 23-070073) was last seen on Friday, July 21, 2023, at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-072740 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that a Hawaii Fire Department dive team searching for an opihi picker reported missing today have recovered a male body from the water on Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2023. The body was transported to the Hilo Medical Center […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Cody CorreiaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-072740 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a missing person case in connection with a 39-year-old Hilo man who failed to return after picking opihi and diving. Seth K. Waltjen was last seen on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. near the cliffs […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Jason FoxworthyPhone: (808) 333-2921Report No.: 23-071797 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 57-year-old Benjamin Lipman of South Kona, who was previously reported missing, was located in good health in Kona. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Jason FoxworthyPhone: (808) 333-2921Report No.: 23-071797 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 57-year-old Benjamin Lipman of South Kona who was reported missing. He was last seen in the Hilo area on Friday, July, 21, 2023. Lipman is described as 5 feet 6 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-072378 Media Release A three-year-old Kailua-Kona boy suffered critical head injuries following a two-vehicle collision on Friday, July 28, 2023, on the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway south of Kaiminani Drive, near the 93.5-mile marker in North Kona.     Responding to a 11:00 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer K. Fessenden-GracePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-071747 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Mary Costner, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Grant K. ToddPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-071817 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 31-year-old Kūlani Correctional Facility inmate who escaped from the facility on Thursday morning, July 27, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an escape at Kūlani Correctional Facility shortly after 9 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer K. Fessenden-GracePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-071747 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Mary Costner of Kea‘au who was reported as a runaway. Costner was last seen in the area of the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision (HPP) on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 12:10 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 23-049951, 23-050329, 23-021674 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three female Hawai‘i runaways were found in good health in separate incidents. The found runaways include:

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 17, 2023, through July 23, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 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 the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-068386 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Shayne Padilla, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionActing Lieutenant Carrie AkinaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277Report No.: 23-040348 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the community’s assistance in locating 32-year-old Jasmine Swartz of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by her family in April 2023.  Swartz was last seen by her family […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-071006 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is investigating a possible drowning that occurred near the public beach access at Hokulia in Kailua-Kona. The victim has been positively identified as 17-year-old Yohan Choi from Kailua-Kona. Shortly after 4:31 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Carrie AkinaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277Report No.: 22-067798 Media Release (Update #4) Hawai‘i Island police are again asking for the community’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Landon Fairbanks who has been reporting missing. Fairbanks was last seen on August 3, 2022, at 12:00 p.m., in the area of “Two-Step” […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-070143 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 38-year-old Alicia Jean Nakamura of Hilo with abuse, assault, and promoting a dangerous drug following an incident in Mountain View late Friday evening, July 21, 2023. Puna patrol officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-070134 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 32-year-old man with second-degree attempted murder following an incident that took place Friday evening, July 21, 2023, off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo.   Hilo patrol officers responded to a reported affray at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique Melendez Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 281Report No.: 23-069504 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 21-year-old Derick Camacho with multiple offenses following an active burglary incident that was reported on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The charges against Camacho stem from an incident that occurred just after 2:30 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-063087 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department has identified the victim of a drowning incident that occurred in South Point on Friday afternoon, June 30, 2023, as 53-year-old Michael Lynn Seargeant of Ocean View. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30, Ka‘ū patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Jason FoxworthyPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 262Report No.: 23-069075 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 32-year-old Kekoa Duguran of Ocean View with second-degree attempted murder and other offenses following an incident that occurred in South Kona on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Around 7:22 p.m. on July 18, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-048676        Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Serenity Salmo-Kaawa, who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the area of a school in the 500 block of Waiānuenue […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IIDetective Cacique Melendez Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 281Report No.: 23-069504 Media Release A 21-year-old Captain Cook man was arrested for first-degree robbery on Wednesday, July 20, 2023, following an incident that occurred at a retail establishment in Ocean View. Around 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release (#3) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Kelly Gravitt of Pahoa. He was reportedly last seen on the evening of May 19, 2023, in the area of Pāhoa […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Tinery AcdalPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 23-069397 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance as part of their investigation of a traffic collision that occurred near the intersection of Kino‘ole and West Lanikāula Streets in Hilo on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, around 5:30 p.m. Witnesses at the scene […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 10, 2023, through July 16, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 27 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Three of the drivers arrested were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefPolice Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to thank the Big Island community for their contributions to the department’s recent backpack drive. Hawai‘i Island police, in conjunction with Hope Services Hawaiʻi, held a backpack drive for island keiki during the months of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Keanu Lum WonPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-068386 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Shayne Padilla who was reported as a runaway. Padilla was last seen in the area of a shopping center in the 15-2700 block of Pāhoa Village Road  in Pāhoa, on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.:  23-065102 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Mary Costner, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 21-062857 Media Release (Update #4) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information about a July 2021 unsolved murder that occurred in Puna. On July 31, 2021, the body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum was discovered at MacKenzie State Recreation Area in […]

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 DepartmentKona Patrol PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: 808-935-3311Report No. 23-066476 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a California man on Tuesday, July 11, 2023,  with numerous offenses, including terroristic threatening and assault, stemming from an incident that occurred at a retail establishment in Kona on July 11. The suspect is identified as 29-year-old […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Community PolicingOfficer Eddie Cardines Jr.Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-065836 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a burglary investigation that occurred on Sunday, July 9, 2023, in the Kalapana-Kaimū area. Officers responded to a 3:20 a.m. alarm at a business establishment in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area 1Detective Zenas PachecoPhone: (808) 961-2384Report No.: 23-039632 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two male individuals who are suspects in several reported thefts that took place at a public school in Hilo. On Saturday, April 22, 2023, at approximately 6:30 a.m., both […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingCommunity Policing Officer Leonard WarrenPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 258 Media Release The Kona Community Policing section, in partnership with Aloha Maps, has launched its second annual (Hydro) Flask Drive in Kona for west Hawai‘i schools and students in need. New “hydro” flasks or refillable water bottles may be dropped off now through […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IIActing Lieutenant Sharlotte BirdPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 278Report No.: 22-014086   Media Release (Update #6)    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 DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IDetective Christopher JelsmaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-065054 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that Dakota Hargraves, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Kona on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in good health. The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Gyasi WilliamsPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 23-063457 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that Richard Jackson, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located on July 7, 2023, in good health. The Hawaii Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating Jackson.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolOfficer Paul IsotaniPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-065102 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Mary Costner who was reported as a runaway. Costner was last seen on Pohakea Road in Pa‘auilo on Thursday July 6, 2023, around 2:00 p.m., wearing a dark colored long-sleeve shirt […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-066075 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two sisters, 13-year-old Raisha Mcnamara, and 16-year-old Rashanti Mcnamara, who were both previously reported as runaways, were located in Kea‘au on Monday, July 10, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Chyann GabrielPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-066023 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a missing person case in connection with a 29-year-old Pāhoa woman who failed to return from a day of picking opihi. Shanice Ogata-Staudinger was picking opihi with a relative in the area of Kahakai Boulevard and Papio Street […]

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

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Chase RassePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-066075 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two runaway sisters, 13-year-old Raisha Mcnamara, and 16-year-old Rashanti Mcnamara, who were both reported as runaways. Raisha Mcnamara is considered a missing endangered child due to her age. Both sisters were last seen on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Heiarii Lee Chip SaoPhone: (808) 965-2716  Report No. 23-065590 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 68-year-old Wayne Knapstad, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Volcano on Sunday, July 9, 2023, in good health. 

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-064928                                   Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the suspected drowning of an 11-month-old girl at a residence in Hilo. On Thursday morning, July 6, 2023, shortly after 9:30 a.m., South Hilo patrol officers along with Hawai’i Fire Department personnel responded to […]

Ka‘ū PatrolCaptain Akira EdmoundsonPhone (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-063087 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is investigating a possible drowning involving a 53-year-old Ocean View man that occurred near the “Hoist” area of South Point on Friday afternoon, June 30, 2023. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30, Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Joseph PassmorePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 23-064442 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation after a 20-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a fireworks incident on Tuesday evening, July 4, 2023.   At 10:27 p.m. on July 4, Kona patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Jared-Taylor Makaweo-Quihano                               Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-062875 Media Release A 36-year-old Pāhoa woman suffered serious injuries following a hit-and-run collision on Friday, June 30, 2023, on Highway 130, near Malama Street in Pāhoa. Responding to a 4:01 a.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that an unknown vehicle/motorcycle was heading south (Kalapana bound) […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolSergeant Kayla Makino-KahuliPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-062433 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle traffic collision that took place early Wednesday evening, June 28, 2023, on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near the 9-mile marker in Hilo in which four people were injured, one critically. Responding to a 6:07 p.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolLieutenant Bryan TinaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-061351 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year old Harley Hendricks, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kea‘au on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, Hawai‘i Police Department, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are teaming up to remind drivers about the deadly consequences of drug-impaired driving. If your 4th of July holiday plans […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCommunity RelationsSergeant Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2264 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police want to remind the public that the law allows service animals to enter businesses and other public places where pets are not allowed. A service animal is described as any dog that is specifically trained to do work or perform tasks for […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers.: 23-055730 and 23-018275 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two female runaways were found in east Hawai‘I in separate instances. Both were in good health. Fourteen-year-old Kennedy Stanley was located in Hilo on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, (Case […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-058481 Media Release Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 55-year-old Jonathan Edward Kirkpatrick of Volcano, with an array of offenses pertaining to theft, auto theft, firearms, and drugs. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Thursday, June, 22, 2023, at […]

Office of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release With the Fourth of July approaching, Hawai‘i County Animal Control Services is offering pet safety tips for Hawai‘i Island pet owners. July 4th Pet Safety Tips: What To Do if You Find a Stray Animal or Lose a Pet ● People who find healthy stray […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Johnathan RapozaPhone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 23-061351 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Harley Hendricks who was reported as a runaway. Hendricks was last seen in the area of Hibiscus Street in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View, on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. wearing a gray tank top, black fitted stretch pants with lace […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-059838 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 42-year-old man with assault and theft after investigating a weapons incident in which two people were stabbed in Hilo late Tuesday evening, June 20, 2023. At 11:33 p.m. on June 20, Hilo […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Kelena HookanoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No: 23-050329 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Skylynn Sacay, who was reported as a runaway. Sacay was last seen at her residence in the 76-200 block of Royal Poinciana Drive in Kailua-Kona, on Wednesday June 14, 2023, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area IISergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-060630 Media Release A 72-year-old Kailua-Kona man has died five days after being involved in a single moped crash on Sunday, June 18, 2023, around a 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of Kaiminani Drive and Kahilihili Street in North Kona. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Greg MatiasPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-060242 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old George Cruz who was reported as a runaway. Cruz was last seen in the 2700 block of Pulima Drive in Hilo, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, around 11:00 p.m.  He […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-060309 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 72-year-old Eugene Buckman of Hilo who was reported as missing. He is considered endangered due to his age. Buckman was last heard from by family members on Saturday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report Nos: 23-059608 and 23-059241 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two men in connection to the recent Merrie Monarch Festival office burglary case that occurred between Sunday morning, June 18, and Monday morning, June 19, 2023, in which […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report Nos: 23-059608 and 23-059241 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police announce that they have recovered the medals and other items stolen in the recent Merrie Monarch Festival office burglary case. The stolen items were recovered during a police investigation into a criminal […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolOfficer Kristi CrivelloPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 23-056259 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 34-year-old Mary Kaniho of Waimea, who was reported missing by her family. Kaniho was last contacted by her family on April 28, 2023, at Kawaihae Harbor. However, new information has come to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community PolicingLieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that there will be road closures in downtown Hilo on Saturday, June 24, 2023, during the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade. The roads used for the parade route will close at 10:45 a.m., 15 minutes prior to the parade starting at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolOfficer Russ FiestaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-054249 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Marlene Hamilton who was reported missing on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Hamilton has no permanent address and is known to frequent Punalu‘u Beach Park and surrounding areas in Ka‘ū. She is […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Grant ToddPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 23-059548 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle head-on collision that occurred on DKI Highway near the 26 mile-marker on Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023, that left three people seriously injured. Responding to the reported collision at 6:30 a.m., Hilo patrol officers determined that […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement Unit – Area IISergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-059532 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an early morning single-vehicle traffic collision in South Kona on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, that left a three-year-old critically injured.   Responding to a 3:23 a.m. call, police determined that a 32-year-old […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IIDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-058392 Media Release Hawai’i Island police would like to thank the public for their assistance for providing information that led to the arrest of 21-year old Keoni Sanderson and his mother, 54-year old Kimberly Sanderson, both of Ocean View. Keoni, who was […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of June 12, 2023, through June 18, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision.   So far this year, there have […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 23-016074 and 23-057802 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that two runaways, a male and female, were located in East Hawai‘i in separate incidents. Both were found in good health. Seventeen-year-old Deandre Moore was located on Sunday, June 18, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is pleased to announce that Lieutenant Bobbi-Jo Sagon graduated the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on June 8, 2023. Lt. Sagon is one of 238 law enforcement officers from 47 states, the District of Columbia, and 25 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-058105 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Tyrone Hernandez, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday, June 19, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that effective Saturday, July 1, 2023, Major Reed Mahuna will be assigned to the Chief’s office as the Acting Deputy Police Chief. “I am extremely excited to welcome Chief Mahuna to the administration,” said Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz. “Reed brings […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.Phone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 23-059241 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Merrie Monarch Festival office on Pi‘ilani Street in Hilo sometime between Sunday morning, June 18, and Monday morning, June 19, 2023. At 7:49 a.m. on June 19, Hilo patrol officers responded […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Shane HanleyPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-055730 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kennedy Stanley who was reported as a runaway. Stanley was last seen on the 400 block of Ka‘anini Street in Hilo, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. She […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefPolice Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2224 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate once again in an islandwide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 15, 2023. Backpacks are […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                        Criminal Investigation Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 23-054815 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged four men with a wide range of robbery, assault, and firearms offenses after investigating an armed home invasion robbery that occurred just after midnight on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Laupāhoehoe. At 12:58 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Lawrence DavisPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-057802 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Jaidon Wieland-Vierra who was reported as a runaway. Wieland-Vierra was last seen in the Mountain View area on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 10:45 a.m. wearing a multi-colored tie-dyed hooded sweater […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolSergeant Michael SantosPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-058105 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Tyrone Hernandez who was reported as a runaway. Hernandez was last seen in the 100 block of Hema Street in Hilo, Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. wearing a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of June 5, 2023, through June 11, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One driver was under the age of […]

Hawai‘i County Police Department                        Traffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone:  (808) 961-2305 Media Release There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern in Honoka‘a on Māmane Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023, to accommodate participants attending the Honoka‘a Auto Show. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Hilo, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-057658 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 13-year-old Kailea Kekipi, who was reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police Department                       Criminal Investigation Division – Area 1Lieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-057152 Media Release Update #1 Hawai‘i Island police have charged six East Hawai‘i men with a variety of offenses, including assault and disorderly conduct as part of their ongoing investigation into a large affray that took place Monday, June 12, 2023, at […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IIDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-020759 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that on Friday, June 9, 2023, 40-year old Shawna Tidwell of Ocean View, was located in the Kailua-Kona area. Tidwell, had been wanted on two outstanding warrants, as well as for questioning for several other […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-057658 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 Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                       Criminal Investigation Division – Area 1Lieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-057152 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested six East Hawai‘i men as part of their  ongoing investigation into a large affray that took place Monday, June 12, 2023, at Kealoha Beach Park in Hilo. Responding to a report of criminal property damage […]