Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release For the year 2023, there were 955 DUI arrests compared with 979 in 2022, a decrease of 2.5 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District For...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance locating 23-year-old Caige Wheeler of Kailua-Kona, who has been reported missing by his family. He is considered endangered...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-004345 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 24-year-old man  visiting from North Carolina that occurred in Ka‘ū on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024. Ka‘ū...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that effective Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Major Reed K. Mahuna is permanently appointed as Deputy Police Chief. A 25-year veteran of the department,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-003709 Media Release A 66-year-old Puna man passed away following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision in Hilo on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2024. Officers responding to the 4:26 p.m....

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution)...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Jerome A. ManuelPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext.253Report No.: 24-003502 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kona brush fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 11, 2024.  At 5:23 a.m., Kona patrol...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 23-107035 Media Release (Update) A 33-year-old Nā‘ālehu woman who died in a single-vehicle collision on Māmalahoa Highway near Manuka State Park on Sunday, November 12, 2023,...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 1, through January 7, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the...