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Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: 935-3311 Report No. 20-038179 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a juvenile male who was reported as a runaway. 15-year old Keith Fukunaga was last seen in the Kurtistown area on May 03, 2020. He is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Erhard Autrata Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 20-045002 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Irvin Agres, a 37-year old male who frequents the Hilo and Puna districts. Agres is wanted for a parole warrant and for questioning for […]

Hawaii Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 253 Report No: 20-045403 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 28-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was reported as missing and is in need of medical attention. Clare Maney was reported missing on Hawai’i Island today (June […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are warning the public about possible cellular phone scams involving text messages regarding their account bill. In recent cases reported to police, the suspect(s) sends out a text message pretending to be a telecommunications company, such as: […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Travis Bumgardner Phone: 935-3311 Report No. 20-039963 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a juvenile female who was reported missing. 14-year-old Tanaiyah Hao-Kallio was last seen in the Kona area on May 24, 2020 at approximately 6:15 p.m. She is descried as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Edwin A. Buyten Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 262 Report No. 20-044891 Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged the suspect in a Kona attempted murder investigation that has left a 30-year-old male, and 20-year-old female in critical condition. After conferring with County Prosecutors, at 11:00 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Norbert Serrao (808) 961-2213 Report No.:  20-035622 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect involved in an Unauthorized Entry to a Motor Vehicle investigation that occurred on May 8, 2020 in the downtown Hilo area. It was reported that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Tuckloy Aurello Phone:  935-3311 Report No. 20-009274 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking the public’s help in locating 17-year old Andrew K. Cox Jr. of Hilo and 16-year old Haloa Beaudet of Kailua-Kona who were reported as missing.  Both juveniles were last seen at the Hawaiʻi […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Kenneth Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report nos.: 20-019231 and 20-019272 Media Release A masked suspect is in police custody following two incidents in downtown Hilo near the 300 block of Makaʻala Street last night (March 6) Hawaiʻi Island Police received a report at around 7:45 p.m. of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 19-090883 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male individual who is wanted on several outstanding arrest warrants, as well as for questioning relative to an unrelated theft investigation that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 19-068244 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male individual who is wanted for questioning relative to a vehicle theft investigation that occurred on August 28, 2019 in O’okala. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala Community Policing, Area II Officer May Lee Phone: (808) 887-3080   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for a “Coffee with a Cop” event on Monday (March 9), from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Waimea McDonald’s located at  […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 20-013282   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are continuing their investigation after a body was discovered Friday evening (February 14) at a homeless encampment on the edge of the Wailuku Riverbank in Hilo. The victim has been positively […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 20-012324   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are conducting a Coroner’s Inquest investigation after the discovery of a body this morning (February 15) near the Wainaku Scenic Lookout just outside of Hilo. The identity of the female body […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 20-013282 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are conducting a death investigation after the discovery of a body Friday evening (February 14) at a homeless encampment on the edge of the Wailuku Riverbank in Hilo. The victim has been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 20-012324 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a 24-year-old Hilo woman who has been missing since Sunday evening (February 9). Megan May Funderburk, originally from Oregon, was last seen […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Sergeant Erich Jackson Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report Number 20-012728   Media Release A 35-year-old Kamuela woman was arrested yesterday (February 13) after a report of a vehicle break-in was made. On Thursday morning (February 13), at approximately 3:45 a.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to the 64-0800 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release On Friday (February 14), the Hawaiʻi Island Security and Safety Professionals Association (HISSPA) recognized Officer Adam Roberg as the HISSPA Officer of the Quarter for Q4 2019. Officer Roberg is currently assigned to the South Kohala Patrol Division […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no.: 20-011953 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged two males and one female following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Monday (February 10). Police have identified the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division Captain Miles Chong Phone: 808-939-2520 Report No.: 20-012750   Media  Release Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a Missing Persons investigation in connection with two overdue fishermen who were believed to have been swept into the ocean in Ka‘ū. At 5:34 a.m. Thursday morning (February 13), family members reported that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 20-012742   Media Release A male pedestrian that died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle/ pedestrian crash that occurred on Thursday morning (February 13), on Highway 130, south of the Keaʻau Transfer Station has been identified. The 58-year-old male has been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 20-012742   Media Release An unidentified male pedestrian died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash that occurred on Thursday morning, (February 13) on Highway 130, south of the Keaʻau Transfer Station. The identification of the victim is still pending. Responding […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Vice Section Lt. Reynold Kahalewai Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 226 Report No.  20-012468 Media Release On Wednesday (February 12), Area II Vice officers executed search warrants at a property off of Coconut Drive in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates.   Officers recovered a total of 11.1 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 176.9 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Lieutenant Scott Amaral Phone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 20-011183 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a Theft that occurred in Hilo. At approximately 9:15 P.M. on Saturday (February 1st), two unknown males entered a facility on Stainback Highway without permission, and removed 18 Durian fruit and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: 961-2254 Report no. 19-100172 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police continue to ask for the public’s assistance and continue to search for a missing 6-year-old Hilo boy.  A multi-agency search effort has yielded minimal results during an extensive search for Benjamin Rapoza, who was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: 961-2254 Report no. 19-100172 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing 6-year-old Hilo boy.  Benjamin Rapoza was last seen at a residence in the 2100 block of Kalanianaole Street at around 3:00 pm yesterday (December […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Derek Toloumu Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-097171   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 36-year old Leipuanani Goings, who had been reported missing. She was located in good health in Kailua-Kona this morning (December 20).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Area I Juvenile Aid Section Phone: 961-2254 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 34-year-old Hilo man. Johnathan Kaleo’okekai Barros, also known as Johnathan Kaleo’okekai Barrios, part Hawaiian, is described as approximately 6-feet tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with long curly black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-090681 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police have arrested and charged the suspect wanted in connection with an arson investigation that occurred on November 17, 2019 in the Volcano Golf & Country Club subdivision, in Volcano. After conferring with County Prosecutors, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No. 19-099935 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged two Honokaʻa women with drug and firearms offenses stemming from an investigation that was initiated on Thursday evening in Waimea (December 19). Police identified the individuals arrested and charged as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The East Hawaiʻi Aloha Exchange Club has named Officer Derek Kenison as the “Officer of the Month” for November. Officer Kenison, an 8-year veteran with the Hawaiʻi Police Department, was nominated by Lieutenant Scott Amaral for his role in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Criminal Investigations Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: 326-4646 ext. 263 Report No. 19-099484 Media Release On Wednesday (December 18), Kona police were contacted by detectives with the Beverly Hills Police Department. Beverly Hills police believed a suspect wanted for a December 14, 2019 break-in and vandalism of an Iranian-Jewish […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Scott Amaral Phone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 19-099507 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 60-year-old Cheryl Pavao, who had recently been reported missing. She was located in good health in Hilo this afternoon (December 18).

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Scott Amaral Phone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 19-099507 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 60-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Cheryl Ann Pavao was last seen in Hilo this morning (December 18) at approximately 11:00 a.m. She is described as Caucasian, 5-feet-01-inches, 135 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the holiday season there are many more people driving the roads in Hawaiʻi County than on an average day.  With that knowledge the Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking drivers to be extra cautious when traveling the roadways.  If you […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 19-097409   Media Release A female that died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday afternoon, (December 11) on Highway 11, near the 13-mile marker has been identified. The 83-year-old female has been identified as Frances Souza of […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 19-099323   Media Release A male died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday evening (December 17) on Highway 11, near the 22-mile marker. The 45-year-old male has been identified as Francis B. Makaiwi, of Hilo. Responding to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of December 9, 2019, through December 15, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested thirty (30) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-093433   Media Release The medical examiner has rendered his findings in his autopsy performed on the 4-year-old female who died following an incident at a home in the Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision on November 27, 2019.  The victim is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release In observance of the 2019 Christmas season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiʻolani Street. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna, or southerly, direction on Kapiʻolani […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department     Field Operations, Area I                                                 Major Samuel Jelsma                  Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov      Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on August 15, 2019.  The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-087544   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 47-year-old Leihulu Watson of Keaʻau, who had been reported missing. She was located in good health in Mountain View on Thursday (December 12).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division, Area II Sergeant Casey Cabral Phone: (808) 939-2520 Report No. 19-078793   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 15-year-old Micah Reep of Ocean View, who was reported missing. He was located in good health in Kaʻū on Monday (December 9).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release This holiday season, the Hawaiʻi Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to remind all drivers about the dangers of drinking and driving. We’ll be working together to remind […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 961-2391 Report No. 19-097409   Media Release A female died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday afternoon (December 11) on Highway 11, near the 13-mile marker. The identification of the victim is still pending. Responding to a 3:00 p.m. call, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-086150 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a female individual who is wanted on an outstanding warrant for Contempt of Court, as well as for questioning relative to an unrelated criminal investigation that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Officer Derek Toloumu Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-097171 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing Kona woman.  She is identified as 36-year old Leipuanani Goings. She was last seen on November 24, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Captain Cook. Goings is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: 961-2244 Media Release The Department of the Attorney General, Missing Child Center-Hawaiʻi (MCCH) is participating in, and financially supporting, a three-day intensive K-9 scent tracking training being conducted on Hawaiʻi County from December 11 to 13, 2019. The training for the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-090681 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male individual who is wanted for questioning relative to an arson investigation that occurred on November 17, 2019 in the Volcano Golf & Country Club […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: 935-3311 Report No. 19-095464 Media Release Detectives charged a 31-year-old suspect last week for a domestic violence incident that occurred in Laupāhoehoe. On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at approximately 7:50 pm., Hāmākua patrol officers received a report of a female with numerous facial […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-095458   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged the suspect in the Puna murder investigation that left a 75-year-old Mountain View man dead. After conferring with County Prosecutors, at 8:30 p.m. this evening (December 7), detectives charged 55-year-old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-095458   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested the individual wanted for questioning in the murder investigation that left a 75-year-old Mountain View man dead. At 9:42 a.m. Saturday (December 7), Puna patrol officers arrested 55-year-old Michael Cecil […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-095458 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted individual for questioning in a murder investigation. Police are looking for 55-year-old Michael Cecil Lee of Puna. He is described as being 5-feet-11-inches, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section – Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: 961-2252 Report no.: 19-095458   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the male victim whose body was found dead on Wednesday (December 4) in the Orchid Isle Estates subdivision in Puna. He is identified as 75-year-old Shingo Honda. On Wednesday evening […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Section Sergeant Jason Grouns Phone: 961-2269   Media Release With the holiday season now upon us, Hawaiʻi Island police advises the public to take precautions against car theft, identity theft and the theft of items from within vehicles. This time of year, more cars are parked at shopping areas or […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-093433   Media Release An autopsy was conducted this morning (November 29) on the body of the 4-year-old female who died following an incident at her home in Puna. The medical examiner’s preliminary findings indicate the injury appears consistent […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I, Criminal Investigations Division Captain Gregory Esteban Phone: (808) 961-2251 Report No. 19-91198   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an incident that occurred in Glenwood involving the discharge of a weapon by an on-duty officer. Today (November 19), at 2:45 p.m., officers with the Special Enforcement Unit were conducting […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Charrise Wakita Phone: 808-935-3311 Report No. 19-084255 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Keaʻau girl who was reported missing. Maycee K. Ahsui-Mendoza was last seen in Hawaiian Paradise Park on October 25, 2019. She is described as Asian, 5-feet tall, 100 pounds, with brown hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-084975   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that Aliana Akana was arrested in Ocean View on Friday afternoon (November 15) without incident. The Police Department would like to thank the public for their continued assistance.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Acting Sergeant Erhard Autrata Phone: 934-0400 Report No. 19-090359   Media Release A man has died from injuries which he sustained in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon (November 16) on Highway 19, .01 mile north of the 26-mile marker in Laupahoehoe.   The motorcyclist has been identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. 19-088644   Media Release A temporary road closure has been announced for Monday, November 18, 2019, between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway between Kekaha Kai State Beach Park and the West Hawaiʻi […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. 19-089638   Media Release A 34-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following an accident on Thursday (November 14) on Manawalea Street in Kailua-Kona. He has been identified as Nicholas Ashton Catlett.  Responding to a 9:58 a.m. call, police determined that a 55-year-old […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Field Operations, Area I                                                    Major Samuel Jelsma                 Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov      Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on August 15, 2019.  The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-088403 Media Release A 30-year-old Mt. View man was arrested and charged for two counts of terroristic threatening, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and two counts of assault on a police officer following a disturbance at the Hilo Airport this […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 259 Report No. 19-077964 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Angelica L. Ybarra (also known as Angelica L. Juario).  She is known to frequent the Kona and Ocean View areas. She is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of November 4, 2019, through November 10, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested ten (10) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  None of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Field Operations, Area I                                                    Major Samuel Jelsma                 Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov Media Release Police have charged a 28-year-old male suspect with numerous traffic violations following a high-speed pursuit on Daniel K. Inouye highway that occurred on the Veterans Day Holiday (Monday, November 11, 2019). The suspect is identified as a Dylan J.K. Naope […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Captain John Briski Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No. 19-082472 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in the theft of a Kawasaki Mule side x side all-terrain vehicle which was stolen from Keaʻau High School on October 19, 2019. The image was captured […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. 19-088644   Media Release A 35-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died following a two vehicle collision on Sunday (November 10) on the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway, .25 miles north of the 90-mile marker.  The 35-year-old female has been identified as Cassandra Lynn Ellis.  […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Acting Sergeant Erhard Autrata Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-087626   Media Release The 66-year-old male driver of the pickup truck that struck a bicyclist on Wednesday evening (November 6) on Kaumana Drive east of the intersection with Wili Wili Street in Hilo has been released pending further investigation […]

Hawai’i Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-084975 Media Release The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is requesting assistance in locating Aliana Akana, a 25-year-old female known to frequent the Kona and Ka’ū districts.  She is wanted on numerous outstanding bench warrants. Akana is described as […]

Hawai’i Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-084975 Media Release The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating Kelvin “Monster” Udac, a 39-year-old male known to frequent the Ka’ū area. He is wanted on numerous outstanding bench warrants. Udac […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-086799   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating the death of an elderly male that occurred at his residence in Kaumana in Hilo on Monday morning (November 4). The identification of the victim is being withheld at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release On Friday, November 1, 2019, the Hawaiʻi Island Security and Safety Professionals Association (HISSPA) recognized Officer Joshua Pa as their HISSPA Officer of the Quarter for Q4 2019. Officer Pa is currently assigned to the South Kohala Patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant David Araki Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 296 Report No. 19-079532 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 66-year-old Kailua-Kona man who has been reported as missing. William Palea was last seen at his Kailua-Kona residence in the late morning hours on Monday (October 7).  He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 30, 2019, through October 6, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested eighteen (18) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident.  None of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-079361 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 31-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning in connection with an early evening shooting last night at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. On Monday evening (October 7), at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-079361 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 31-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning in connection with an early evening shooting last night at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. On Monday evening (October 7), at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-078734 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for 34-year old Jarryd Ahquin who has been reported as missing. He was last seen in the Hawaii Beaches area during the early morning hours of Saturday (October 5). He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District – Area I Operations Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No. 19-045070 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a person who was reported as missing. On June 5, 2019, 38-year old Justin Garcia, of Hilo, was reported to have gone missing while […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-078390 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 20-year old male with an array of drug and firearms offenses stemming from an incident that occurred early Friday morning in Hilo (October 4). Police identified the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police and the U.S. Marshalls Office performed warrant sweeps in East Hawaiʻi through Mid-September and into October.  The sweep nabbed fifteen (15) people in the effort. In addition to the warrants, law enforcement also conducted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-073651 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested and charged 42-year old Isamu Tamari Lopez of Hawaiian Beaches following an incident at a bank.  Police received a report from a female victim who previously had her purse stolen […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report Nos. 19-076234 and 19-076351 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested two men in separate investigations that were connected through strange circumstances. Police arrested and charged 26-year old Patrick Enos Jr. and 23-year old Pat Garrett Enos on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant David Araki Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 296 Report No. 19-078964   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 45-year-old Alan Delatorre of Kailua-Kona was reported as missing after failing to return from a night dive on Friday evening (October 4). Delatorre failed to return home following his […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Officer Kimo Keliipaakaua Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. 19-078960   Media Release An 86-year old Kailua-Kona man died following a single vehicle collision on Sunday (October 6) in Hōlualoa on Pueo Road. The 86-year old male has been positively identified as Edgar William Schwoyer. Police responded to an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Samuel Jelsma Phone: (808) 961-2341   Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on August 15, 2019.  The continuing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 9, 2019, through September 15, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-eight (28) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-072885   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 48-year-old Mountain View man with firearms offenses stemming from a report of a male party with a firearm and a request to check on his welfare. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Acting Sergeant Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: 965-2715 Report No. 19-069957   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying parties involved in a theft case that occurred between late August and early September in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View.  Surveillance footage […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Samuel Jelsma Phone: (808) 961-2341     Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on August 15, 2019.  The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Criminal Investigations Division Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: 326-4646, ext. 263 Report No. 19-066256   Media Release Hawaiʻi Police have arrested a Kailua-Kona man following a crime spree that encompassed both East and West Hawaiʻi. South Hilo patrol officers responded this morning to an 8:19 a.m call of a possibly […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961 2214 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old Hilo man with an array of firearms and drug offenses stemming from an investigation concerning stolen vehicles. Police were canvassing an area in Pepeʻekeo known as a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I, Criminal Investigations Section Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-050678 Media Release A 42-year-old Puna man who was previously involved in a high speed pursuit involving the damage to police vehicles, and the subject of two search warrants involving the Special Response Team, has been arrested for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release In Hawaiʻi, aggressive driving is a major concern that threatens the safety of many travelers on the roadway.  A recent AAA Foundation survey showed that 9 out of 10 drivers believed that aggressive driving was a “somewhat” […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone:(808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-052228   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island detectives have charged a 22-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with two separate burglaries from a charter school in Puna. On Monday morning (July 8), at 7:42 a.m., Puna police officers stopped a vehicle […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I, Criminal Investigations Section Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-055111     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo this morning. Today at 11:45 a.m. (June 11), patrol officers responded to the area of Bayfront […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Detective Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 304 Report No. 19-018922   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 54-year-old Ivan K. Okada of Kailua-Kona. He is known to frequent the South Kohala, Honokaʻa, and Kona districts. He is wanted […]