Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Divine Benn, who was reported as a runaway. Benn was last seen in the Pāhoa area on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. wearing a gray jacket,...

Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz has promoted 38 individuals within Hawai‘i Police Department: One to the rank of Assistant Chief, one to the rank of Major, two to the rank of Captain, nine to the rank of Lieutenant, five to the...

Hawai‘i Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz invites members of the public to take the department’s Community Satisfaction Survey, which runs Saturday, February 1, 2025, through 4:00 p.m. February 28, 2025. The department conducts the survey every two years as part of...

Hawai‘i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 40-year-old Spencer Kamuela Young Gun Chun, of Kurtistown, for intentionally striking a pedestrian with his vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping center in Pāhoa. The charges against Chun stem from...

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two juvenile runaways. 17-year-old Mary Costner, was last seen on foot near Maku‘u Drive and 8th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au, on Monday,...

Hawai‘i Island police report that the 21-year-old female pedestrian involved in the traffic collision on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, on Highway 11 in the area of the 10 mile-marker, in Kurtistown, has passed away. She has been identified as Jahnya...

During the week of January 20, through January 26, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds community members that Hawai‘i Island Crime Stoppers is a free program to report anonymous tips regarding crimes. Hawai‘i Island Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community...

Members of Hawai’i Police Department’s Puna Community Police Section and Puna Patrol arrested 12 individuals wanted for a total of 17 outstanding warrants during a warrant sweep conducted in the Puna District on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The nine men...