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

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 28, 2024, through November 3, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested sixteen (16) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  Two of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionDetective Christopher JelsmaPhone: (808) 961-2386Report No. 24-099731 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in good health, in Hilo, on Monday, November 4, 2024.   Police thank the public for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictOfficer Jessica CookPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-090082 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects captured on video surveillance that were responsible for a Theft in Waikoloa. The theft occurred on Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2024, at approximately 6:16 p.m., at a business located in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Elieser QuinonesPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-099731 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson of Hilo, who was reported as missing.  He was last seen on Monday, October 28, 2024, at around 4:00 p.m., on Rainbow Drive in Hilo. He is considered […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol Officer Christopher BartoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-099520 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Anthony Yates of Hilo. Yates was reported as missing to police on October 29, 2024, and is considered endangered due to his age. He was last seen in early […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-085653 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have recovered the body of a deceased male presumed to be that of a visitor who was last seen entering the waters of Boiling Pots, in Hilo, on Tuesday afternoon, September 17, 2024. On September 19, 2024, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Justin DodoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-085707 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Justine Kawaa who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in Hilo, in the Keaukaha area of Kalanianaole Avenue, on Monday, September 16, 2024, at around 3:30 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118 Media Release Hawai’i Island police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a Kailua-Kona man who is wanted for several outstanding bench warrants and also for questioning for a separate theft investigation.  The male is identified as 32-year old Nicholas Roderick. Roderick is described […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-082325 Media Release Correction: the previously issued release for this incident erroneously stated that the affray occurred at a Pop Warner football game. That is not correct. The Big Island Pop Warner Football Conference had no affiliation with the youth football […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Christa BrodiePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-083220 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Uilani Leaverton, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 9:20 a.m.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-073026 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police detectives have charged 31-year-old Jordan Kekolonahekuahiwielawemaikealohaa J Botelho, of Papaikou, with additional offenses while in police custody for an active criminal investigation. Botelho was captured on surveillance video prior to his arrest on September 9, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Xylon TakataPhone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.:  24-083602 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson of Hilo, who has been reported as missing. He is considered endangered as he is in need of medication.   He was last seen on Saturday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-078780 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Jordan Kekolonahekuahiwielawemaikealohaa J Botelho, of Papaikou, who was wanted for a warrant of arrest for violation of order and burglary. On Monday, September 9, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., personnel from […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Christa BrodiePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-083220 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Uilani Leaverton who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the area of Maka‘ala Street in Hilo on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at around 10:00 a.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 24-083021 Media Release Hawai‘i Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Vincent Souza of Hilo, who was reported missing. Souza was last seen in the area of Kulana Street in Hilo on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., wearing […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 2, 2024, through September 8, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-one (21) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of the drivers were under […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Jeremiah GasparPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 24-071607 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Taimane Muasau Wong, who was reported as a runaway. Muasau Wong was last seen on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in Captain Cook. She is described as Hawaiian, with […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 26, 2024, through September 1, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of the drivers were under the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Macintyre FeltonPhone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 24-081122 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 21-year-old Jaykob Ahu, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in good health in Hilo on Thursday, September 5, 2024.   

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-079863 Media Release **Correction: Initial posting listed the day of occurrence as Friday. The accident occurred on Saturday, August 31, 2024.** Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two vehicle traffic collision in the area of Kea‘au-Pahoa Road and Kaloli Drive, Kea‘au that occurred on Saturday, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-077457 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 41-year-old Naomi Ranae Fenenbock, of Hilo.  Fenenbock is wanted for three outstanding bench warrants, as well as for questioning in several other criminal investigations. Fenenbock is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section, Area IIDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 224Report No. 24-079296 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a reported robbery at a financial institution in Kailua-Kona. On Thursday, August 29, 2024 at approximately 3:24 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an active robbery at a bank on […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 19, 2024, through August 25, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III, of Hilo, with various property, drug, and traffic offenses stemming from an incident that occurred Saturday afternoon, August 24, 2024, after a concerned citizen reported an active burglary […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Chuck CobilePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-047048 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Chael Aku, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday, July 15, 2024, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionLieutenant Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No. 24-077364 Media Release On Friday, August 23, 2024, at approximately 4:59 p.m., patrol officers in the Ka‘ū District responded to a report of an unknown disturbance in the area of King Kamehameha Boulevard and Aloha Boulevard in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. Information reported […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-076519 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have located 29-year-old Keegan James Francesco Pacchioni, who was reported missing from his Hilo residence on Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024. Pacchioni was located in Volcano on Friday afternoon, August 23, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-057557 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 18-year-old Aulani Alfapada, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Thursday, August 22, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Chance SimeonaPhone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 24-076519 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Keegan Pacchioni of Hilo, who was reported missing. He was last seen on the evening of August 20, 2024, on the 300-block of Iwalani Street in Hilo. Pacchioni […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid Section (JAS)Phone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-046584 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old runaway, Mary Costner.  Costner was last seen on foot near Maku’u Drive and 8th Avenue, in Pahoa, on Monday, May 20, 2024.  She is 5-feet […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolSchool Resource Officer Blake RagocosPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hāmākua Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate all the participants who attended the 4th Annual Back to School Keiki Fishing Derby on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Laupāhoehoe Point Beach […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 12, 2024, through August 18, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One of the drivers was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Benjamin KoehlerPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-074595 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Damon Weber who was reported as a runaway. Weber was last seen in the area of Makaleka Road in Kaʻū, on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Weber is known to frequent the […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area I  Captain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone no. (808) 961-2251 Report No. 24-033133, 24-058661, 24-060663 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a Hilo couple with an array of offenses following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on the 600 block of Ponahawai Street, in Hilo, on Sunday […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Daniel TamPhone: (808) 965-2716 Report No. 24-073518 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Tyler Reikofski-Ekle of Hilo, who was reported missing.  Reikofski-Ekle was last seen in the area of the 15-mile marker on Highway 137, Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road in Pahoa, on Saturday, August […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-072606 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 54-year-old Roger Tolar, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Hilo in good health, on Friday, August 9, 2024.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-072606 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 54-year-old Roger Tolar of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing Friday, August 9, 2024. Tolar was last seen at the 74-5000 block of Kealapua Street in Kailua-Kona, on August 8, at about 8:10 a.m. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No. 24-071071 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that the female pedestrian involved in the early morning traffic collision on Monday, August 5, 2024, on Ainaloa Boulevard in Pahoa, in the area of Palm Way, has died.  Responding to a traffic collision at 5:43 a.m., police […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IDetective Kelsey K. KobayashiPhone: (808) 961-8883Report No. 24-069555 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the male suspects responsible for an assault on a 16-year-old male juvenile that occurred during the early morning hours on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Mo’oheau Bus […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-063990 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 74-year-old William Hammett of Volcano, who was reported as missing. He was last seen walking in the Fern Forest subdivision in Volcano at the end of May […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-061989 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Randy Smith of Pahoa, who was reported as missing. Smith was last seen in the Kalapana area of Pahoa on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 5:00 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.:  24-035446 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole. He was last seen on Pahoa Village Road on April 9, 2024. Poole is described as having a fair complexion, 6-feet 2-inches tall, 185 pounds, long […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 29, 2024, through August 4, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested fifteen (15) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One of the drivers was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolCaptain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 935-3311 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Hilo residents posing as law enforcement officers and attempting to obtain money as payment for outstanding warrants of arrest. In recent reports, the suspect contacts […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-064046 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 25-year-old Destiny Escobar, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in Kailua-Kona on Monday afternoon, August 5, 2024, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-071208 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department report that 42-year-old Angela Kenyon, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Holualoa on Monday night, August 5, 2024, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-071208 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance with locating 42-year-old Angela Kenyon of Holualoa, who her friends have reported to be missing.  Kenyon was last seen on July 31, 2024 at around 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of Kaiwi Street & […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118 Media Release Hawai’i Island police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old David Scheper of South Kona.  Scheper is wanted for two outstanding bench warrants and also for questioning in several other criminal investigations.  Scheper is described as being 5-foot 5-inches tall, 200 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report no. 24-071071 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an early morning traffic collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred on Monday, August 5, 2024 on Ainaloa Boulevard in Pahoa, in the general area of Palm Way.   Responding to a traffic collision at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Lawrence KobayashiPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-066407 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway and last seen on July 20, 2024, on the 1700-block of Kinoole Street in Hilo. Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo is described […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Branden WatanabePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-070815 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Deacon Hawk who was reported as a runaway. Hawk was last seen near the 2400 block of Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 5:15 a.m. He […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-069186 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 41-year-old Godfrey Paul Leopoldino, of Hilo, with various drug, firearms, and traffic related offenses stemming from a traffic stop conducted by South Hilo patrol officers early Tuesday morning, July 30, 2024. On Wednesday […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Community PolicingOfficer Chad SatoPhone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department is reminding the public that your load must be covered while transporting cargo on any highway. Most of the litter on or near our roadways is not intentionally thrown, but rather blown out of open-bed pickup trucks, causing a road […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068733 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 46-year-old Walter Gomes III, with terroristic threatening, and numerous traffic crimes stemming from an incident that occurred Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2024, in which a man was reportedly seen running from the scene […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 22, 2024, through July 28, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  Four of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Keisan TamuraPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-067970 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 39-year-old Shadrach Unea of Hilo, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Hilo on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-065460 and 24-065514 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged a second male juvenile with burglary and other property offenses following two incidents which occurred at two different school campuses in Hilo, on July 17, 2024. On Friday afternoon, […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-065842 Media Release Hawaii Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Anthony Wright of Kailua Kona, who was reported as missing. Wright was last seen in the Kailua-Kona area, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m.  He is described as a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-065460 and 24-065514 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old male juvenile, from Hilo, with burglary and other property offenses following two incidents which occurred at two different school campuses in Hilo, on July 17, 2024. On […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 24-064431 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 29-year-old Railee Santos, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in Hilo on Tuesday morning, July 17, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey M. KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-007252 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 18-year-old Kainalu Kawaakoa Bergau, has been located in good health, on July 11, 2024.  He had previously been reported as missing.

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 8, 2024, through July 14, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer MacIntyre FeltonPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-065016 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 16-year old Carmella French, who was previously reported as an endangered runaway, was located in Hilo on Tuesday evening, July 16, 2024, at 11:03 p.m., in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251 Media Release During this past week, the Hawai’i Police Department’s Area I Crime Reduction Unit and officers from the South Hilo and Puna patrol divisions, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service Hawai’i Task Force, the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-062698 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 32-year-old Kukaua Keli’iho’oluhi Kaupe Bright, in connection with a robbery that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 9, 2024, in downtown Hilo. Bright, who has no permanent address, was arrested on July 12, 2024, at 3:15 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section- Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-062698 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance for information regarding a robbery that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 9, 2024, near the intersection of Ponahawai Street and the lower parking lot of a business located in the 300 block […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-062336 Media Release On Monday, July 8, 2024, at 11:26 a.m., Puna District patrol officers responded to a report of an active assault in the area of the 14-2800 block of Government Beach Road, in Pahoa.  Upon arrival at the scene, responding officers […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-062118 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have identified the victim in the kidnapping incident that was reported Sunday evening, July 7, 2024, in Hilo. He has been identified as a 23-year-old Puna man. He was located Tuesday evening, July 9, 2024, in good health. […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 24-061064 Media Release On Thursday, July 4, 2024, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to the parking lot of a hotel on Banyan Drive, in Hilo, for a reported active vehicle break-in. Responding officers contacted the owner of the vehicle who […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Lieutenant Patrick AurelloPhone: (808) 961-8810Report No. 24-060339 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 38-year-old George Dale Foote Jr., of Pahoa, with an array of offenses following a violent incident involving a juvenile that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 2, 2024, at a residence in Puna. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-060384 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have initiated an unattended death investigation after human remains were discovered on a property located in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Area II Criminal Investigation Section […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Keao EggersPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-058827 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Shaiana Tavares-Unea, who was reported as a runaway. Tavares-Unea was last seen on Maikalani Street in Hilo on Friday, June 21, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m. She was last […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Nos.: 24-024787, 24-046584, and 24-047048 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two female and one male juvenile runaways. Police ask anyone who may have any information on their whereabouts to contact the Hawai’i Police Department’s […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey M. KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid Section Phone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-007252 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police ask for the public’s assistance with locating 18-year-old, Kainalu Kawaakoa Bergau, who was initially reported as a runaway and has since reached “The Age of Majority” (18-years-old).  Kawaakoa Bergau was last seen in Hilo on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Rommel ConstantinoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-053331 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Aden Hawkins who was reported as a runaway. Hawkins was last seen near the 100-block area of East Puainako Street in Hilo on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. He was last wearing […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-039004 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have identified the woman suspected of passing a counterfeit $100 bill on April 24, 2024, at a business in Hilo. Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives identified the woman on Saturday, June 8, 2024, following numerous tips […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646Report No. 24-052941 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 31-year-old man from Pahoa that occurred on Sunday morning, June 9, 2024, off the shore of the 75-5700 block of Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona. On Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 10:54 a.m., Kona patrol […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentAdministrative Services BureauSergeant Jason GrounsPhone: (808) 961-2269 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to inform the public of a multi-agency training scenario that will take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on the Waiākea High School campus in Hilo. This training will include members of the Hawai‘i Police Department, the Hawai‘i […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 24-046694 Media Release Hawai’i island police are now investigating a missing person case as a murder-suicide. On Thursday afternoon, May 23, 2024, shortly before 4:00 p.m., members of the Area I Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant on a residence located […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Michael MatsumuraPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-084868 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 29-year-old Joseph Weaver was located on Oahu on Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was previously reported as a missing person in September 2023.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Kaleb CavesReport No. 24-049400Phone No. (808) 935-3311 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Ohia Letreta who was reported as a runaway. Letreta was last seen in the area of the Keaau-Pahoa Road on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. He is known to frequent the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolActing Sergeant Reuben PukahiPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 245Report No. 24-047256 Media Release On Wednesday evening, May 22, 2024 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a domestic in the area of the 77-6000 block of Kuakini Highway. A 22-year old female reported being shoved into a wall […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of May 6, 2024, through May 12, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  Two of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266 Report No.: 24-043295 Media Release On May 13, 2024, just after 5:00 p.m., a 48-year old man, identified as Daniel Moriarty, of Ocean View, was arrested for the offense of Assault in the second degree.  This after an incident that occurred on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266Report No.: 24-043703 Media Release A 32-year-old Kaʻū man was taken into police custody without incident on Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2024, following a lengthy standoff in Ocean View. Police arrested 32-year-old Kamren Adams, of Ocean View, for Burglary, Terroristic Threatening and Ownership […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-039683 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 50-year-old Ian Benjamin Winther, of Ocean View, with various offenses following a violent incident that occurred at a residence on King Kalakaua Lane in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates Subdivision on Monday, April, […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-113936 Media Release Hawai’i Island police detectives continue to investigate a December 2023 homicide that left 68-year-old Albert Harry Pacheco Sr., of Hilo, dead. On December 3, 2023, shortly before 4:45 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-036379 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have charged 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev, of Kea‘au, with attempted murder, following the Hawaiian Paradise Park shooting incident on Friday morning, April 19, 2024, that left a 32-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. On Sunday morning, April […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-036379 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have initiated an attempted murder investigation following a shooting incident in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Friday morning, April 19, 2024, that left a 32-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Vasiliy […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Keaolapule Fessenden-GracePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-035491 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Azlyree Butay, who was reported as a runaway. Butay was last seen in the Ainaloa Subdivision area in Pahoa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at approximately 4:35 p.m.. She was last […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Justin DodoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-035112 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 86-year-old Michael “James” Clark, who was previously reported as an endangered missing person, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 12:45 a.m. in good health.

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 8, 2024, through April 14, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested sixteen (16) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One driver was under the age of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Michael MatsumuraPhone: (808) 961-2716Report No.: 24-014628 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Aiden Becker, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: 961-2339Report No. 24-034585 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal pedestrian traffic collision that claimed the life of a 57-year-old Hilo man.  The accident occurred in Hilo, on Saturday evening, April 13, 2024, on East Kawili Street just east of Manono Street.   Responding to a traffic collision […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Justin DodoPhone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.:  24-035112 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 86-year-old Michael “James” Clark of Hilo who has been reported as missing. He is considered endangered due to his age. He was last seen on Monday, April 15, 2024, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-034972 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 16-year-old Jayla Fiesta, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday, April 15, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-034972 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Jayla Fiesta who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the area of Stable Camp Road in Honomu on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at around 10:00 p.m.. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community PolicingCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Activities League (Hi-PAL) extends congratulations to the 250 children, ages 4 to 17, who participated in the Hawai‘i Keiki Rodeo Championships held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Panaewa Equestrian Center. Events included team roping, barrel racing, pole […]