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Hawai’i Island police detectives arrested and charged 41-year-old Henry Tangitau, of Pāhoa, with various domestic-related offenses and cruelty to animals, after responding to a reported domestic disturbance in Pāhoa on Tuesday afternoon, December 10, 2024. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. on...

For his ongoing dedication supporting the Special Olympics Hawai‘i program as a track and field coach and a Special Olympics Torch Runner, South Kohala Patrol Officer Michael Abran was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i...

Hawaiʻi Police Department, in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is reminding drivers that seat belts save lives. Whether driving across town or across island during the long Thanksgiving weekend, everyone in a vehicle should Buckle Up. Every...

The Hawai‘i Police Department is making the public aware that Hawaiian Telcom will be conducting scheduled maintenance, which may affect 911 service starting at 11:59 p.m. on November 21, 2024. The outage is anticipated to take up to 60 minutes....

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....

A 29-year-old woman who died on Sunday, November 10, 2024, after a possible drowning in Kealakekua Bay has been positively identified as Lillian McDaniel Konttinen of Kailua-Kona. Responding to the reported possible drowning at 10:24 a.m. on November 10, Kona...

For his tenacious dedication in a burglary that led to the arrest of the suspect, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) honored Kona Patrol Officer Eli-Dominic Cayetano as Officer of the Month for October 2024 during a ceremony last month...

East Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events next week  in Pāpa‘aloa, Hilo, and Volcano, and get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation...

During the week of November 4, through November 10, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under...