Media Releases

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp, of Keaʻau, with an array of offenses stemming from the burglary and auto theft at a Puna business.  On Saturday evening, November 23, 2024, after conferring with Hawai’i County...

Hawai’i Island police have charged 77-year-old Lowell Thomas Pofahl, of Pahoa, with attempted murder, following a domestic incident with his 76-year-old wife, on Friday night, November 22, 2024, at their Nanawale Estates home. On Sunday morning, November 24, 2024, after...

A 19-year-old male from Kailua-Kona died in a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Friday, November 22, 2024. The incident took place on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Highway 19) at the 84-mile marker in North Kona, Hawaii. The 19-year-old male rider...

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...

Hawai’i Island police have charged 23-year-old Kiane Asuncion-Wilson, of Hilo, with numerous traffic and firearms offenses stemming from a traffic-stop that occurred early Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024, in the Hilo District.  On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Area I Criminal...

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...

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Tyler Reikofski-Ekle, of Hilo, who was reported missing.  Reikofski-Ekle was last seen in the area of the 15-mile marker on Highway 137, Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road in...

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....

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam, after receiving reports of unknown individuals posing as law enforcement officers, calling Hilo residents and attempting to obtain money as payment for outstanding warrants of arrest. In...