Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a traffic incident in Nā‘ālehu on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in which a 31-year-old Pāhala woman died. The woman has been identified as Shyla Leimanauahilo‘I‘aikeahoakealoha Gouveia. At approximately 5:37 p.m., officers responded to a report...

For his investigative prowess and steadfast determination in solving crimes, Area II (Kona) Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) Detective Donovan Kohara received the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Kona on February 20, 2025. A...

During the week of February 10, through February 16, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police initiated a homicide investigation following an early morning shooting in Hilo on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, that left a man dead. Shortly after 5:00 a.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a residence in the 1600 block...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Brook-Taylor Sato-Lasky, who was reported as a runaway. Sato-Lasky was last seen in the Pāhoa area on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 2:00 a.m. wearing a gray jacket,...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a two-vehicle traffic collision that killed a husband and wife from Waimea early Tuesday morning, February 18, 2025, on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, in North Kona.   Upon responding to a reported collision at 5:41 a.m....

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Officers invite east Hawai‘i residents to attend Coffee with a Cop in Kea‘au on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at the Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center, 15-1570 Maku‘u Drive....

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 37-year-old Rick Andrade of Kurtistown who was reported missing. Andrade was last seen in the area of Volcano Road and Enos Road in Kurtistown on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, and has not been seen...

Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 44-year-old Dante F. Modaffari, of Mountain View, following a violent assault on his brother that occurred on Wednesday morning, February 12, 2025, on Lehuanani Street, in Volcano. The charges against Modaffari stem...