Media Releases

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...

During the week of November 11, 2024, through November 17, 2024, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty-eight (28) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Momi Leonard was located in Puna and in good health on Friday, November 15, 2024.

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) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....

Hawai‘i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Vincent Souza of Hilo, who was reported missing. Souza was last seen in the area of Kulana Street in Hilo, on Monday, September 9, 2024, at...

A 29-year-old woman who died on Sunday, November 10, 2024, after a possible drowning in Kealakekua Bay has been positively identified as Lillian McDaniel Konttinen of Kailua-Kona. Responding to the reported possible drowning at 10:24 a.m. on November 10, Kona...