Category Archives: Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 400-1529 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 31-year-old Chace Gambill of Honoka‘a, who is wanted on two outstanding warrants of arrests and is a suspect in multiple stolen vehicle investigations. Gambill is described as having a thin build, 5 feet […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolActing Sergeant Reuben PukahiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-006701 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Adam Krilla, who is a person of interest in three criminal investigations, including two auto theft cases and a burglary. Kona patrol officers arrested and charged Krilla last week with […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolActing Sergeant Daniel K. TamPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005338 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 44-year-old Kamina Elias, who was previously reported missing, was located in Pāhoa on Thursday afternoon, January 18, 2024, in good health. 

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-006231 Media Release On Friday, January 19, 2024, members of Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Juvenile Aid Section and Vice Section arrested 32-year-old Waylan Ha‘aheo Silva and his 59-year-old father, Darrell Mark Silva, of Hilo, following the execution of a warrant at […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005390 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the victim who died last week following an incident at the Mo‘oheau Bus Terminal in downtown Hilo as 34-year-old Jimmy Kaneala Clifford Carmichael of Hilo. On Friday morning, January 19, 2024, an autopsy was performed […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 24-006878 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kona vehicle fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 21, 2024. Around 4:38 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 77-6400 block of Leialoha Street in Kailua-Kona for a report of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolActing Sergeant Daniel K. TamPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001253 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 46-year-old Tyree Maurice Shaw, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Saturday afternoon, January 13, 2024, and in good health. 

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-006798 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the driver of a white 2006 Nissan Murano SUV after a two-vehicle collision in Ocean View on Saturday evening, January 20, 2024, left an Ocean View man with life-threatening injuries. Responding to a […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Christian MaderaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005975 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Zaydie-Rain Andrade-Takahashi who was reported as a runaway. Andrade-Takahashi was last seen in the Hawaiian Beaches area on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, wearing a gray long sleeve shirt and blue jeans. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-006188 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding an assault that occurred in Kailua-Kona early Friday morning, January 19, 2024. At 3:55 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 75-6000 block of Ali‘i Drive for a report […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 8, through January 14, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005390 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation following an assault and subsequent death of a 34-year-old man in downtown Hilo on Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024. Shortly after 5:40 p.m., Hilo patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005381 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an incident involving a 41-year-old homeless Hilo woman giving birth on the sidewalk on Mamo Street in downtown Hilo on Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024. Shortly after 5:15 p.m., Hilo Patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that two Ka‘ū District officers were recently recognized as 2023 “Ka‘ū Officer of the Year” and “Ka‘ū Top Enforcer”. Officer Rodney Kekaualua Jr. received the Officer of the Year award and Officer Jenna Kosinski-Santos received the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolActing Lieutenant Aron TomotaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-001518 Media Release A 29-year-old Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged with auto theft and drug offenses after police spotted him operating a stolen vehicle in Kona on Sunday afternoon, January 14, 2024. Adam Krilla was arrested by Kona patrol officers at 4:38 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Taylor CruzPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005338 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 44-year-old Kamina Elias who was last seen on Kamana Drive in Hilo on Sunday morning, January 14, 2024, however was not reported missing until recently.  She is described as having a dark complexion, 5 feet 7 inches […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-004585 Media Release Kona patrol officers arrested and charged an elderly Kailua-Kona man with a handful of offenses, including attempted robbery and assault, following an incident that took place in Kailua-Kona early Sunday morning, January 14, 2024. At approximately 6:45 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 23-year-old Caige Wheeler, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2024, and in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 98th Police Recruit Class Recognition Ceremony was held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo. This was an invite-only ceremony limited to police personnel, guest speakers, and family members of the recruits. The […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release For the year 2023, there were 955 DUI arrests compared with 979 in 2022, a decrease of 2.5 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District   For the Year 2023       Hāmākua   8 North Hilo   3 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance locating 23-year-old Caige Wheeler of Kailua-Kona, who has been reported missing by his family. He is considered endangered as he’s required take medication on a daily basis.  Wheeler is described as Caucasian, 5 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-004345 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 24-year-old man  visiting from North Carolina that occurred in Ka‘ū on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024. Ka‘ū District patrol officers responded at approximately 11:23 a.m. to the South Point area after receiving […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that effective Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Major Reed K. Mahuna is permanently appointed as Deputy Police Chief. A 25-year veteran of the department, Mahuna was named Acting Deputy Chief on July 1, 2023. The Deputy Chief was sworn […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-003709 Media Release A 66-year-old Puna man passed away following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision in Hilo on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2024. Officers responding to the 4:26 p.m. call determined that a 2018 Dodge pickup truck, operated by a 70-year-old Hilo man, was […]

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 PatrolLieutenant Jerome A. ManuelPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext.253Report No.: 24-003502 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kona brush fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 11, 2024.  At 5:23 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 75-5700 block of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona for a report of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 23-107035 Media Release (Update) A 33-year-old Nā‘ālehu woman who died in a single-vehicle collision on Māmalahoa Highway near Manuka State Park on Sunday, November 12, 2023, was positively identified yesterday as Annemarie Salvatore.  Responding to a call at 2:06 a.m., police […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 1, through January 7, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 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 the age […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Craig DerasinPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001253 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 46-year-old Tyree Maurice Shaw. He was last seen at a residence on North Oshiro Road on the morning of Monday, December 11, 2023, however, not reported missing until recently. Shaw is described as having a dark complexion, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-012313 Media Release After extensive research and validation using DNA and dental records, two men who died in a February 2023 South Kohala traffic collision have been identified as 37- year-old Jonathan Leland James of Kea‘au and 27-year-old Graham R. Shure […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol Officer Johnathan RapozaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001591 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Saysha Kaholo-Hiapo who was reported as a runaway on Friday, January 5, 2024.   She was last seen on Wednesday, January 3, at 12:00 p.m. in the area of the Hawaiian […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-113936 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Division launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a body last month in Hilo. On Sunday, December 3, 2023, shortly before 4:45 p.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to a report […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 24-002073 Media Release A 31-year-old Maui man who died in a single-vehicle collision on Sunday, January 7, 2024, in Kailua-Kona, has been positively identified as Christopher Keaulama Liftee of Kihei, Maui. Responding to a call at 4:35 a.m., police determined that […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Shane HanleyPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-002233 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Kainalu Castro-Santos who was reported as a runaway. Castro-Santos was last seen in Volcano, on Sunday, January 7, 2024.  He is described as Hawaiian with a medium complexion and build, about […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-001196 Media Release (Update#1) Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two Kailua-Kona residents with multiple offenses following two suspected fentanyl overdoses at the Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center (HCCC) in Hilo that left one man dead. The suspects are identified as 41-year-old Izaiah […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Trenton AurelloPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-002431 Media Release          Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 30-year-old Zackery Caruthers-Styhl of Pāhoa who was reported missing. He was last seen in the beginning of January 2024, in the area of the Hilo bus terminal, possibly catching a bus to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-001721 Media Release (Update #1) The Hawai‘i  Police Department is saddened to report that the 16-year-old male pedestrian in the officer-involved motor vehicle/pedestrian collision on Friday evening, January 5, 2024, tragically passed away early Monday morning. The pedestrian has been identified as Samuel […]

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 DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-002077 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a small structure fire that occurred early Sunday morning, January 7, 2024, in Hōlualoa. At 3:46 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 76-6000 block of Māmalahoa Highway for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-002069 Media Release Detectives from Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) are investigating a structure fire that killed an elderly man early Sunday morning, January 7, 2024, in Ocean View.   At 2:13 a.m., police and fire personnel were dispatched […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-002073 Media Release A 31-year-old Maui man died in a single-vehicle collision on Sunday morning, January 7, 2024, in Kailua-Kona. Responding to a call at 4:35 a.m., police determined that a silver 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup was traveling south (makai) of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-001790 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a brush fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 6, 2024, in Kailua-Kona. At 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, Kona patrol officers responded to the area of the 75-500 block of Kuakini Highway near Hualalai […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Patrol  Captain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 961-2316Report No.: 24-001721 Media Release A 16-year-old male remains in critical condition following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred at 10:24 p.m. Friday evening, January 5, 2024, on Kapiolani Street, between Mohouli Street and West Lanikaula Street, in Hilo. An 18-year veteran of the Hawai‘i Police Department […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244Report Nos. 23-122609 and 24-001196 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the link between an overdose death at Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center (HCCC) and the recent arrest of a Kona couple on fentanyl charges.  On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 1 p.m., Hilo patrol officers […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 25, 2023, through December 31, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested eighteen (18) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Two of the drivers were under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 224Report No.: 24-000170 Media Release (Update #1) As part of their ongoing investigation into the January 1, 2024, apparent murder/suicide in Kealakekua, detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have identified the deceased male as 43-year-old Garret Kaleohano of […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective John KariPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 265Report No.: 23-074362 Media Release  Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with locating 27-year-old Tatiana Sayad and her two-year-old son Ashley Allen. Sayad is wanted on an outstanding warrant relative to a custodial interference investigation. She resides in Kona but is […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.: 23-119044 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section are requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding a robbery that occurred on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., at a shopping center on East Puainako Street in […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolSergeant Eric OntiverosPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.:  23-121191   Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 27-year-old Devan Delaney of Ocean View, who was previously reported missing, was located in good health on Sunday, December 31, 2023 in Ocean View. The Hawaii Police Department would like to thank the public’s assistance in locating […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 224Report No.: 24-000170 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) are asking for the public’s assistance with any information relative to a murder/suicide that occurred on Monday, January 1, 2024, in Kealakekua. Shortly after 12:00 p.m. on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-122788  Media Release Detectives with Hawaii Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have charged 39-year-old Alexander Alika Akau III of Waikoloa following a shooting incident in Kawaihae in the early morning hours on Saturday, December 30, 2023. On Sunday evening, December […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionActing Detective Joel FurutoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext 281Report No.: 23-122788  Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) arrested a 39-year-old Waikoloa man as part of an attempted murder investigation following a reported shooting in Kawaihae in the early morning hours of Saturday, December […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Coley RowePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-122310 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 17-year-old Thane Leialoha Jr., who was previously reported as an endangered runaway, was located in Hilo on Friday, December 29, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Carrie AkinaPhone (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277Report No.: 23-109709 Media Release (Update #4) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Kunzang Yuthok who was last seen on the morning of Monday, November 20, 2023, in the Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 262Report No.: 23-120469 Media Release Hawai‘i island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for a robbery at a South Kohala restaurant on Friday night, December 22, 2023. At approximately 10:55 p.m., on Friday, South Kohala patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Blane KenolioPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-122323 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are searching for the driver involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run traffic collision in Hilo that left a 75-year-old male with serious injuries. The single-vehicle collision occurred on the evening of Thursday, December 28, 2023, on Kilauea Avenue near […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionProgram Manager Torey KeltnerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As 2023 comes to a close, Hawai‘i Police Department urges motorists to drive safely and soberly during the New Year’s holiday weekend. Impaired driving is a problem on our island highways with drug impairment a factor in 50 percent of Hawaiʻi Island traffic […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingCommunity Policing Officer Leonard WarrenPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Hawaii Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Youth Boxing Spring Showdown on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Old Kona Airport Main Event […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolSergeant Eric OntiverosPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 23-121191   Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Devan Delaney of Ocean View, who was reported missing.  She was last known to be in the area of the Kahuku Country Market in Ocean View on Tuesday, December 19, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective John KariPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 265Report No.: 22-014086 Media Release (Update #8)        Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance with locating 39-year-old Tara Lasham, who is wanted on an outstanding warrant and for questioning relative to a custodial interference investigation. Lasham may be […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Patrol  Officer Coley RowePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-122310 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Thane Leialoha Jr. who was reported as a runaway on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Leialoha Jr. is considered endangered as he is in need of medical treatment.   He was […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentRecords and Identification SectionActing Lieutenant Casey L. CabralPhone: (808) 961-2397 Correction: The following media release has been edited. Under long gun permits, applicants must have completed a hunter’s educations course in the past four years. It can not be substituted with a certified training class conducted by a certified instructor. Media Release The […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 18, through December 24, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. Two of the drivers were under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Lauren PachecoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-121737 ​​​​​​​Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 37-year-old Mitchell Carroll of Hilo, who was reported missing on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Carroll was last seen on Sunday, December 24, at 10:30 p.m. at a residence on W. Lanikāula Street in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Lieutenant Patrick AurelloPhone: (808) 961-8810Report No.: 23-120841 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 45-year-old Elswood Noeau, of Hilo, with numerous offenses, including sexual assault, drug, and theft charges following a domestic incident on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at a Hilo residence on Hinano Street. The […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-120657 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police have reclassified the December 23, 2023, shooting of a Puna man to second-degree murder after the 39-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the Hilo Medical Center on Sunday morning, December 24. He has been positively […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 262Report No.: 23-120469 Media Release Hawai‘i island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for a robbery at a South Kohala restaurant on Friday night, December 22, 2023. At approximately 10:55 p.m., on Friday, South Kohala patrol officers […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 23-120872 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 57-year-old man from Germany that occurred on Sunday morning, December 24, 2023, in Hokulia Bay in Kailua-Kona.  At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Kona patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department (HFD) personnel […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-120657 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police initiated an attempted murder investigation after a 39-year-old man was shot in his driveway in upper Puna on Saturday afternoon, December 23, 2023.          Shortly after 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Puna patrol officers responded to a residence in the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Shawn MirafuentesPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-118422 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 17-year-old Kaila Harris, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Friday, December 22, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCommunity Police Officer Joseph RochaPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release A Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) intra-department warrant sweep conducted in the Hāmākua district on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, resulted in the arrest of six individuals wanted for a total of seven outstanding warrants.  The warrant sweep was conducted by officers from HPD’s Hāmākua […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-110375 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Haunani Trask Gibson of Pa‘auilo. Gibson has not been seen or heard from since early November 2023, when a family member went to check […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 44-year-old Dorson “Buddy” Behrendt of Ocean View who is wanted for a $500,000 warrant after he was indicted for the shooting of a 53-year-old Ocean View man on October 15, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Shawn MirafuentesPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-118422 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Kaila Harris of Kea‘au, who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023, in Hilo. Harris is described as 5 feet 3 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-103066 Media Release (Update #3) Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for assistance in locating 33-year-old Justina Alves of Ocean View, who is wanted on outstanding bench warrants and for questioning in four other criminal investigations. She is known to frequent the […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolA/Sgt. Reuben Pukahi IIIPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 23-110557 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 66-year old man from Utah that occurred on Wednesday, November, 22, 2023, near the Kailua Pier in Kailua-Kona. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on November 22, officers were assigned to a […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 11, through December 17, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolOfficer Kiley LooPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 23-113216 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 68-year-old David Manuel Clark, of Waimea, who is a suspect in an assault investigation, was located in Waimea on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolOfficer Kiley LooPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 23-113216 Media Release Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 68-year-old David Manuel Clark, of Waimea, who is a suspect in an assault investigation. He is also wanted for questioning regarding a separate December 2022 assault investigation in the Waimea area. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Vice SectionActing Lieutenant Kelly M. MonizPhone: (808) 961-2259Report No.: 23-117865 Media Release On Friday, December 15, 2023, members of Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area 1 Vice Section arrested 44-year-old Olomana P. Black, of Pahoa, following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at his residence in the Ainaloa subdivision. During the search […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to remind the public of the ongoing enforcement initiative to address the illegal use of state highways and county roadways for the purpose of street vending. Since the start of this initiative on December 1, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-117986 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section are investigating a weapons incident that occurred on Rainbow Drive in Hilo on Friday afternoon, December 15, 2023, which sent four people to the hospital. At approximately 2:06 p.m. on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With the weekend approaching, Hawaii Police Department (HPD) reminds motorists that behind bars is no way to spend your holidays! During this busy festive season, HPD and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are teaming up for […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-116119 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 45-year-old Ronald Makio, of Honoka‘a, with numerous firearm and drug offenses following a shooting incident in a residential area off of Honoka‘a-Waipio Road, late Saturday evening, December 9, 2023. At 10:19 p.m. on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. During the […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolSergeant James CorreaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-117387 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Justine Kawaa, who was reported as a runaway. Due to her age, she is classified as an endangered missing child. Kawaa was last seen walking on Kapiolani Street on Wednesday, December […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Carrie AkinaPhone (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277Report No.: 23-109709 Media Release (Update #3) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Kunzang Yuthok who was last seen on the morning of Monday, November 20, 2023, in the Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona. […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of December 4 through December 10, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Derek ToloumuPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-117038 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 11-year-old Shaiyah Kalahiki and 15 -year-old Shanden Kalahiki, two siblings who were reported as runaways on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Due to her age, Shaiyah is considered as an endangered runaway. Both […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-095199 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old twin sisters Maiya and Shaiya Mattos-Eblacas, who were previously reported as runaways, were located in Hilo on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department and Neighborhood Place of Kona are excited to announce the first annual Cocoa with a Cop event taking place Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Denny’s Restaurant, 75-1027 Henry Street, Kailua-Kona. The […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-115848 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a Puna man with numerous firearm and drug offenses following a shooting incident at a public parking lot in Hilo, in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 9, 2023. At 1:58 a.m. on […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Jason FoxworthyPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-116180 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 33-year-old Michael Domingo, who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on Monday December 11, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Dane Shibuya Jr.Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 23-102370 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Ella Ishoda, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kailua-Kona on Monday, December 11, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Anson CaceresPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 23-116275 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a brush fire in South Kohala that burned approximately 50 acres along Kawaihae Road on Sunday, December 10, 2023. At approximately 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of multiple small brush fires on Kawaihae […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Melani ClinePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-116180 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Michael Domingo, who was reported missing on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Domingo was last seen on Friday, December 8, around 10:25 a.m., at his residence on Ipuaiwaha Street in Kea‘au. He […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona Patrol Officer Dane Shibuya Jr.Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.:  23-102370 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Ella Ishoda, who is reported as a runaway. Ishoda was last seen on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. in Kailua-Kona wearing a white t-shirt and […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646Report No. 23-115153 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a drowning incident involving a 31-year old male visitor that occurred on Thursday morning, December 7, 2023, off the shore of La’aloa Beach Park in Kailua-Kona. On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 7:50 a.m., Kona […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section – Area ILieutenant Zachary O. FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 22-090239 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request of the public’s assistance in providing information related to a 2022 murder which occurred in Puna . On the afternoon of October 11, 2022, shortly after 1:30 p.m., Puna patrol officers […]