Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 34-year-old Simon Varela of Ka‘ū who was recently reported as missing. Varela was last seen in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision at a residence in the 92-2100 block of Ocean View Parkway on...

Hawai‘i Island police have launched a coroner’s inquest investigation after a man’s body was found near a tree on Saturday morning, January 11, 2025, near the Kaumana Drive junction in Hilo. At 10:11 a.m., police dispatch received a report from...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Friday, January 17, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Kohala Coffee Company in Waikoloa Village, 68-1820 Waikoloa Road....

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 31-year-old Jannefer Kaspar, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in good health.   

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL), is holding the first-ever Keiki Fun Run/Walk in Kona on Saturday morning, January 18, 2025. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. at the West...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old King Kehoe who was recently reported as a runaway. Kehoe had been previously reported as a runaway on November 11, 2024, (Report Number 24-103363) and was located in...

For his investigative skills resulting in the recovery of stolen property in multiple cases during his first two months on solo patrol, Hāmākua Patrol Officer Kaleb Caves was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County...

The Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is warning the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Big Island residents posing as Hawai‘i Police Department officers. The scammers are posing as police officers. In one instance, a...

Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting for the public’s assistance in locating 31-year-old Jannefer Kaspar of Kurtistown, who was reported missing. She is considered an endangered missing person and may be in need of medical attention. Kaspar is described as having...