Category Archives: Media Releases

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 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Parmalee Dawn Lauch Phillips, also known as, Parmalee Lauch. She is known to frequent the South Hilo and Puna districts. Phillips is described as 5-feet 11-inches tall, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Zenas PachecoPhone: (808) 961-2384Report No.: 23-071978 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 44-year-old Mark A. Diaz, who was reported as missing. Diaz was last seen on July 27, 2023, at his last known residence in the Volcano area. He […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentOffice of the Police Chief                  Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244Report No.: 23-011680 Media Release In recognition of his outstanding investigative efforts and determination to make our communities safer, Hawai‘i Police Department Detective John Balberde was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at the Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Hilo, on […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Earlier this afternoon, Hawai‘i Island police officers arrested and charged Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) Detective William Brown for Perjury and Tampering with a Government Record.  Brown, who was off-duty at the time of the arrest, was ordered by a judge to be released […]

Hawaii Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Kaipo Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 23-109274 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 17-year-old Thane Leialoha, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, in good health.

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of November 27, 2023, through December 3, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested twelve (12) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigative SectionDetective Zenas PachecoPhone: (808) 961-2384Report No.: 23-096027 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 55-year old Steve Mario Delgado, of Puna, who is wanted for an outstanding felony warrant and questioning for a criminal investigation. Known to frequent the Puna and Hilo areas, Delgado […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal InvestigationLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-107147 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was captured on video surveillance removing multiple items and entering numerous vehicles at a business located off of the 400 block of Kanoelehua Avenue in the Hilo district. […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionActing Detective Joel FurutoPhone (808) 326-4646, ext. 281Report No. 23-113951 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are investigating an attempted robbery and assault that occurred within the parking lot of the Kona Aquatics Center during the afternoon of Sunday, December 3, 2023. At approximately 5:13 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Lawrence KobayashiPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-113927 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Kiely-Ann Hall who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the area of the 1400 block of Komohana Street in Hilo, on Monday December 3, 2023 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolOfficer Rodney Kekaualua, Jr.Phone: (808) 939-2520Report No. 23-113425 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Samthen Rinton Ainos who was reported as a runaway. He was last seen in the area of King Kamehameha Avenue in the Ka‘ū District on December 1, 2023 at approximately […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-113387 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Kainalu Santos-Castro who is reported as a runaway. He was last seen in the 1700 block of Kinoole Street in Hilo on Monday December 1, 2023 at around 6:30 […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Roger CarvalhoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-113386 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Cherish Ahuloa-Kaleo, who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the 1700 block of Kinoole Street in Hilo on Monday, December 1, 2023 at around 6:45 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Jason MiyashiroPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-112916 Media Release On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at around 3:15 p.m., it was determined that what was initially reported as unexploded ordnance was in fact an inoperative novelty type grenade. The roadway is now open and there is no threat to the public. Puna patrol […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section, Area IIDetective Carrie AkinaPh. (808) 326-4646, ext. 277Report No. 23-109709 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Kunzang Yuthok. She was reportedly last seen on the morning of Monday, November 20, 2023, in Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona. […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Jason MiyashiroPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-112916 Media Release On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at around 11: 59 a.m., Puna patrol responded to a call about the discovery of a possible unexploded ordnance in the area of Kahakai Boulevard near the Woodland Center in Pahoa. Responding officers determined that the ordnance appeared […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Reyn NishiokaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-112906 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kennedy Stanley who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Ka’anini Street in Hilo today, November 30, 2023, at around 7:00 a.m.   She is described […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-112234 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have charged 47-year-old Jameel Comier with firearms and drug offenses, following a nearly 8 hour-long standoff at a residence located off the 12-4200 block of Kalapana Street in the Blacksands Subdivision, in Pahoa, on Tuesday, November […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The County of Hawai’i honored Police Reserve Officer Theodore Hamada this morning for his unprecedented 51-years of police service. Officer Hamada was appointed as a Police Cadet on August 16, 1972. He became a sworn Police Officer on November 16, 1973 where he […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department would like to caution iPhone users over security concerns related to a new feature that is part of Apple’s latest operating system software update. Called NameDrop, the feature allows users with iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 “to quickly share […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of November 20, 2023, through November 26, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested twelve (12) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of the drivers was under […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646Report No. 23-111990 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 68-year old woman from Colorado that occurred on Monday evening, November 27, 2023, off the shore of Makako Bay in Kailua-Kona. Police have identified the victim as Martha Kurica of Colorado Springs, Colorado. […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionActing Detective Joel Furuto       Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 281Report No.: 23-111450 Media Release Hawai’i Island police detectives have charged three South Kona men with multiple offenses following a weapons incident that was reported on November 25, 2023. On Monday, November 27, 2023, upon conferring with the Hawai’i County Prosecutor’s Office, […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-112234 Media Release Hawai’i Island police arrested 47-year-old Jameel Comier with terroristic threatening, firearms and drug offenses, following a nearly 8-hour long standoff at a residence located off of the 12-4200 block of Kalapana Street in the Blacksands Subdivision in Pahoa. On […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len Hamakado             Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 224Report No.: 23-111661 Media Release Hawai’i Island police detectives have charged 44-year old Jeremy Pilgrim and 39-year old Samantha Baylor with multiple offenses following a motor vehicle theft that was reported on November 21, 2023. On Sunday, November 26, 2023, shortly after 4:30 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-084173 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying a male suspect whose identity is unknown.  He is wanted for questioning in an assault investigation that occurred on September 2, 2023, in the early morning hours […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 23-111096 Media Release Police arrest and charge 65-year-old James Allen Wilson following a violent encounter at his Mountain View residence on Friday night, November 24, 2023. On Sunday morning, November 26, 2023, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Area I Criminal Investigations Section detectives charged […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Christa BrodiePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-110995 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Kaipo Kamake`eaina who was reported as a runaway.   Kamake`eaina was last seen in the area of Huina Road, Mountain View, on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at about 6:00 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHamakua PatrolOfficer Joseph RochaPhone: (808) 775-7533Report No.: 23-110375 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 60-year-old Haunani Trask Gibson who was not at her residence off Hawaii Belt Road in the area of the 39-mile marker (Highway 19, Kalopa area) on November 6, 2023, when a family member went to check on […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Blayne MatsuiPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 23-110935 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 38-year-old Daniel Martinsen, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kea’au on Friday, November 24, 2023, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 224Report No.: 23-110753 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 24-year old Francisco Manalo, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kamuela on Friday, November 24, 2023, in good health.

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808)935-3311Report No. 23-100015 Media Release Hawaii Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Davan Kaimana Ahnee-Makekau who was reported as a runaway. Ahnee-Makekau was last seen in the Kealakehe area on Friday, October 20, 2023 at about 9:00 p.m., wearing a white tank top and black […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Chyann GabrielPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-110935 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 38-year-old Daniel Martinsen who was last seen by family members at his residence located on 15th Avenue, in Kea’au on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.  He is described as being 5’07” tall, weighing approximately 165 pounds, having a […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Len Hamakado             Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 224Report No: 23-110753 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 24-year-old Francisco Manalo who was last seen by family members at his residence located on Puu Pulehu Loop in Kamuela on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.  Manalo has a medical condition which requires […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section, Area IIDetective Carrie AkinaPh. (808) 326-4646, ext. 277Report No. 23-109709 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai’i Island Police are continuing to search for a 65-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was reported as missing on Monday morning and would particularly like those who were in the vicinity of Old Airport Park starting at […]

Hawaii Police Department South Hilo Patrol Officer Kaipo Aurello Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.: 23-109274 Media Release Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating  17-year-old Thane Leialoha who was reported as a runaway.  Leialoha was last seen in the area of the 100 block of Kalanianaole Avenue on Saturday, November 18, […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. KeltnerProgram ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of November 13, 2023, through November 19, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested sixteen (16) 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 […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol Division Officer Greg MatiasPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-110319 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 11-year-old Kamaluhia Kauinui, who was previously reported as an endangered runaway, was located in Pahoa on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Greg MatiasPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  23-110319 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 11-year-old Kamaluhia Kauinui who was reported as a runaway on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. He was last seen in the 100 block of Kapiolani Street in Hilo on Monday, November 20, […]

Hawaii Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release If your Thanksgiving holiday plans include enjoying an alcoholic beverage with your turkey and mashed potatoes, make sure you plan for a sober driver to get you home safely. This Thanksgiving holiday, the Hawai‘i Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Dustin MedeirosPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-109897 Media Release Hawaii Island police report that 15-year-old Kingston Rikar, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Pahoa on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Dustin MedeirosPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-109897 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Kingston Rikar who was reported as a runaway. Rikar was last seen in the Pahoa area on Monday, November 20, 2023, at approximately 6:30 a.m. wearing a red t-shirt and black […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section, Area IIDetective Carrie AkinaPh. (808) 326-4646, ext. 277Report No. 23-109709 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are searching for a 65-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was reported as missing.  She is considered endangered as she is in need of medication for a medical condition. Kunzang Yuthok was last seen on Monday, November […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community PolicingCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release An inter-agency warrant sweep conducted in the Hilo and Puna districts November 15 through November 17, 2023 resulted in the arrest of 18 wanted individuals for a total of 28 outstanding warrants. Conducted by officers from the Hawai‘i Police Department’s Community Policing […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community PolicingCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release Almost 400 children, aged five to 17, showed their cowboy spirit at the Hawai’i Keiki Rodeo, which took place at the Pana‘ewa Equestrian Center on Saturday, November 18, 2023. This event was part of the preparations for the upcoming finals scheduled for […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolActing Sergeant Daniel TamPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107992 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 17-year-old Aiden Bowers, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kea‘au on Friday, November 17, 2023, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentAccreditation SectionLieutenant Levon StevensPhone: (808) 961-2260 Media Release In a historic achievement, the Hawaii Police Department (HPD) was honored with its fourth consecutive Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®) Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation Award during a ceremony on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Bellevue, Washington. Achieving CALEA accreditation is a challenging […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-108357 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating allegations of an internal theft at the Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i campus, in Kea‘au. On Thursday morning, November 16, 2023, Area I Criminal Investigation Division personnel met with Kamehameha Schools administrators, who reported that a former […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Margot BabautaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-103372  Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Serenity Salmo-Kaawa, who was reported as a  runaway. Salmo-Kaawa was last seen on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in Kailua-Kona. She is described as Filipino with a tan […]

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 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCaptain Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at Starbucks in the Queen’s Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Resort, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive, in Waikoloa. […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-108102 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section launched a coroner’s inquest investigation on Wednesday afternoon after officers responding to a trespassing incident at a storage rental facility in Kailua-Kona, determined that an unidentified man appeared […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Trenton AurelloPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107992 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Aiden Bowers of Kea‘au, who has been reported as a runaway. Bowers was last seen on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-088504 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have located 16-year-old Sage Fiesta-Silva, who was previously reported as a runaway. He was located in Hilo on Monday, November 13, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-107038 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police have located 38-year-old Terriphena Yazzie, of Mountain View, who was reported missing on November 12, 2023. Yazzie and her two daughters, aged one and two years old, were located on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, in […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionLieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release With the holiday shopping season getting underway, Hawai‘i Island police are offering shopping and mail safety tips to prevent Hwai‘i Island residents from being victimized. Mail Safety Tips Stay Safe While Shopping ATM Safety Always be aware of your surroundings. If you witness […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of November 6, through November 12, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]

Hawai‘i Police Department                                       Area I Criminal Investigation Division Lieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 21-062857           Media Release (Update #5) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information about a July 2021 unsolved murder of an elderly Pāhoa man in lower Puna. On July 31, 2021, a local fisherman found the body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-091835 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Shayden Victorino, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Richard MatsumotoPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-107038 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 38-year-old Terriphena Yazzie of Mountain View, who was reported missing. She is considered endangered because she is in need of medication. Yazzie and her two daughters, two-year old Adijah Alamo, and one-year […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-107035 Media Release A 33-year-old Na‘alehu woman died in a single-vehicle collision on Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11), south of the 84-mile marker in South Kona near Manuka State Park, during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 12, 2023. Responding to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Conrad BidalPhone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 23-106455 Media Release Hawai’i Island police report that 29-year-old Bria Cook-Hampton, who was previously reported as an endangered missing person was located in Pahoa on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 11:45 a.m. in good health. Police would like to thank the public for their […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Conrad BidalPhone: (808) 965-2716 Report No.: 23-106455 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Bria Cook-Hampton, of Pahoa, who was reported as an endangered missing person. Cook-Hampton was last contacted by concerned friends and family via telephone on November 10, 2023, at approximately […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Ryan BarrettPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-097098 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Isaiah Gravette, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kailua-Kona on Sunday, November 6 2023, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations DivisionLieutenant Zachary O. FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-106199 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a home accident incident involving a juvenile male which occurred at a residence in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna. On Thursday morning, November 9, 2023, 10:34 a.m. Puna Patrol officers along with […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release (Update #5) 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 at Black Lava Vape in the Puna Kai Shopping Center on […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 30, 2023, through November 5, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested seventeen (17) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Kyle MurrayPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-094678 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Alfred Andon, who was reported as a runaway. Andon was last seen in the Kealakekua area on Friday, September 22, 2023. He is described as Marshallese with a dark complexion, 5 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentKona Community Policing, Area IIOfficer Wyattlane NahalePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release The Kona Community Policing Section announces its Annual HONOUR (Homeless Outreach Nurturing Our Community) Project which takes place this Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 8 am. The HONOUR project was created to provide our homeless population with the opportunity to […]

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

Hawai’i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant David Po’ohina       Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 23-104741 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three female runaways were located on Saturday, November 4, 2023 in Pahoa. All three were found in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSergeant David Po’ohinaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 23-080780 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was captured on video surveillance using a stolen credit card at multiple convenience stores in the Hilo and Puna districts. The suspect is described as a local male with a medium […]

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant David ArakiPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext.253Report No. 23-104444 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning that took place in waters off of Pebble Beach at the bottom of the Kona Paradise Subdivision in Kona. Police have identified the victim as 62-year-old Mark Stanley of Kailua-Kona. On Friday afternoon, November […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz has promoted 15 individuals within Hawai‘i Police Department: one to the rank of Captain, one to the rank of Lieutenant, nine to Police Officer III, one each to Criminalist III, Information Systems Analyst VI, Information Systems Analyst V, […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-104836 Media Release A 54-year-old Kailua-Kona man sustained life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle collision Saturday evening, November 4, 2023, near Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a in the district of Kona. Responding to a call at 10:11 p.m., police investigators determined that a silver 2023 […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-103959 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 32-year-old Jerome Leader of Hilo with assault and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle following a violent incident in downtown Hilo that left a man seriously injured on Thursday morning, November 2, 2023. At […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Cacique MelendezPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 281Report No.: 23-102594 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old Lee Todd Mallon of Ocean View, who is wanted on the strength of an arrest warrant for five criminal charges, including: Mallon is described as a Caucasian, 5 […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary O. FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-103971 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 28-year-old Ainakailani Akui who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:35 a.m. Police received multiple calls from community members who reported seeing Akui at a […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-082491 Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Elroy Holi Pacheco Jr., of Hilo. He was reportedly last seen on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in the Hilo area. He is known to […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-102622 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Uilani Leaverton, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Thursday, November 2, 2023, in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-103971 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Ainakailani Akui who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m. Akui is described as local male, 5-feet-8 inches tall, 145 pounds, black […]

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-095199 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old twin sisters  Maiya and Shaiya Mattos-Eblacas who were reported as runaways. The sisters were last seen leaving their school campus in the 100 block of Kamehameha Avenue in […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Ryan BarrettPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-097098 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Isaiah Gravette, who was reported as a runaway. Gravette was last seen on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 5:35 p.m. in Captain Cook wearing a tan jacket, white-t-shirt, blue jeans, and […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 23-103362 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was captured on video surveillance using a stolen credit card at two Kona area businesses late Tuesday afternoon, October 31, 2023. Around 5:53 p.m. on Tuesday, police received […]

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release As part of their ongoing investigation into an October 15 shooting in Ocean View, Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) have arrested and charged a 44-year-old Ocean View man with numerous offenses, including […]

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 23, through October 29, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 10 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age […]