Media Releases

During the week of December 16, through December 22, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Dannah Delos Santos of Hilo, who was reported missing on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Delos Santos was last seen at the Mo‘oheau Bus Terminal in Hilo, on Thursday, December...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a female robbery suspect in an incident that took place at a grocery store on Makaala Street in Hilo, Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 5:30 a.m.   A female employee...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Momi Leonard, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Wednesday, December 24, 2024, in good health.

Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two male who escaped from the Hawai’i Community Correctional Center Hale Nani Facility located at 3200 Kanoelehua Avenue, in Hilo, on Friday, December 13, 2024.     Clyde...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Momi Leonard who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the 1700 block of Kinoole Street in Hilo on Tuesday, December 23, 2024, at around...

For his continued efforts enforcing traffic safety on Hawai‘i Island roads, including arresting a dozen motorists driving more than 100 miles-per-hour, South Kohala Patrol Officer Severo Ines Jr. was recognized as Officer of the Quarter for the third quarter of...

The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to thank the community and its partner agencies, including Neighborhood Place of Kona and Denny’s of Kona, for making the second annual Cocoa With a Cop a resounding success. The event, which took place...

In a continued effort to prioritize the safety of our keiki on Hawai‘i Island roads, the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold a combined DUI checkpoint and child safety seat inspection clinic on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in front of...