Media Releases

Media Release Detectives with Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect of a burglary that occurred during the early morning hours of Thursday, October 10, 2024, in Hilo. At approximately...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding a series of fraudulent transactions that occurred at a number of retail stores in Kailua-Kona on the morning of Friday, August 16, 2024. On August 16,...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 88-year-old Yoshi Hirai, who was previously reported missing, was located on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in the South Kona area. Hirai was considered an endangered missing person due to her age. Police thank...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance locating 88-year-old Yoshi Hirai who is known to frequent the Kealakekua area. She was last seen in the Kealakekua area on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. wearing black...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old, King Kehoe who was reported as a runaway, on Sunday, October 27, 2024 and was last seen in the Keaʻau area. Kehoe is known to frequent...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers about the deadly consequences of drug-impaired driving....

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Police Report No. 24-099722 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police responded to the Waimea Nature Trail off of Opelo Road around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for a report of an unexploded...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson of Hilo, who was reported as missing. He was last seen on Monday, October 28, 2024, at around 4:00 p.m., on Rainbow Drive in Hilo. He...

Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that Police Communications Officer Leeann Tehero was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2024, (July, August, and September) on Friday, October 25, 2024.  Tehero was honored for her impactful...