Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Rosina Valencia of Hilo, who was reported missing.  She was last seen on the 100 block of Ululani Street in Hilo on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at about...

The Hawai‘i Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for questioning relative to an on-going investigation that occurred on March 4, 2025, at a beach in the Puna district. The image displayed was captured...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the woman who died in a single-vehicle traffic collision in Kea‘au on Monday, March 31, 2025, as 45-year-old Renoo Gilbert of Kea‘au. Responding to a 9:34 p.m. call, police determined that a 2018 Nissan Sentra...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a Mountain View man following a violent robbery at an auto parts store in Hilo on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Raul Jaramillo Laa. Shortly before 11:00 a.m.,...

As part of Hawai‘i Police Department’s ongoing efforts to educate citizens about the dangers of reckless driving, speeding, and impaired driving, the Kona Community Policing Section is teaming up with community members and groups to conduct a sign-waving event on...

(Update #1): Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information in locating 51-year-old Vesna Young, who was reported missing from the Miloli‘i area in South Kona. She was last seen in Milolii near the 88-100 block of Umi Avenue...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the victim of the violent early morning stabbing in Hilo, on Saturday morning, March 29, 2025, as 81-year-old Lola Linda Loebl, of Hilo. On Sunday morning, March 30, the suspect in this case, 30-year-old Keoni...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle car crash that occurred Monday evening, March 31, 2025, in Kea‘au that left a Puna woman dead. Officers responding to a 9:34 p.m. call, learned that a 2018 Nissan Sentra four-door sedan was...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was photographed near stolen farm equipment. On January 23, 2025, at 8:48 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 89-400 block of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Captain...