Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-077457 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 41-year-old Naomi Ranae Fenenbock, of Hilo.  Fenenbock is wanted for three outstanding bench...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266Report No.: 24-079296 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 44-year-old Brandan Patrick Nicholson of Kailua-Kona with robbery and theft as a result of their investigation into a...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-079285 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a traffic collision involving a motor vehicle and motorcycle in Pāhoa on Thursday afternoon, August 29, 2024, which sent one...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section, Area IIDetective Len HamakadoPhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 224Report No. 24-079296 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a reported robbery at a financial institution in Kailua-Kona. On Thursday, August 29, 2024 at approximately 3:24 p.m.,...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 19, 2024, through August 25, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective Chandler NacinoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 301 Media Release Hawai'i Police Department is offering internet safety tips for keiki and teens because all kids deserve to be safe online. Kids and teens today face...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala DistrictCaptain Scott KurashigePhone: (808) 889-6540Report No.: 24-078892 Media Release On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:59 a.m., North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report that a small Cessna airplane made an emergency hard landing in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With traffic fatalities nearly double what they were this time last year, the Hawai’i Police Department is strongly urging residents and visitors to drive safely this Labor...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III, of Hilo, with various property, drug, and traffic offenses stemming from an incident...