August 2024

A little after 9 a.m. on November 2, 2003, a hunter discovered the decomposed body of a man in a remote area off of Saddle Road (Route 200) near the 12 mile-marker in South Hilo. Suspicious injuries were observed and...

On May 1, 1987, at 9:15 p.m., Lynn Ebisuzaki, age 26, walked out of a residence she was visiting in the 500 block of Kanoelehua Avenue near the airport in Hilo. When people in the home realized she had not...

On August 12, 1996, around 3:45 p.m., the body of Glenn Guerrero, age 18, was discovered off a dirt road above the Shipman Ballpark, now known as the Buddy Perry Soccer Fields in Keaʻau. An autopsy determined that Guerrero died...

On June 1, 1999, at 2:47 p.m., police responded to Waipiʻo Valley after beachgoers reported finding a body buried in the sand near the beach. The body was found to be in an advanced state of decomposition and was transported...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 19, 2024, through August 25, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective Chandler NacinoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 301 Media Release Hawai'i Police Department is offering internet safety tips for keiki and teens because all kids deserve to be safe online. Kids and teens today face...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala DistrictCaptain Scott KurashigePhone: (808) 889-6540Report No.: 24-078892 Media Release On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:59 a.m., North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report that a small Cessna airplane made an emergency hard landing in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With traffic fatalities nearly double what they were this time last year, the Hawai’i Police Department is strongly urging residents and visitors to drive safely this Labor...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III, of Hilo, with various property, drug, and traffic offenses stemming from an incident...