Media Releases

Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating three male escapees from the Hawai’i Community Correctional Center Hale Nani Facility located at 3200 Kanoelehua Avenue, in Hilo, around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024.     The escapees...

West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend four Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a man who is a person of interest in a theft that took place at a residence in Pāhoa in October. On October 23, 2024, an unidentified man was observed on...

With traffic fatalities up 85 percent over last year’s total, the Hawai‘i Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over during this...

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 detectives arrested and charged 41-year-old Henry Tangitau, of Pāhoa, with various domestic-related offenses and cruelty to animals, after responding to a reported domestic disturbance in Pāhoa on Tuesday afternoon, December 10, 2024. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. on...

During the week of December 2, 2024, through December 8, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested sixteen (16) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers...

Malani Donald Tavui Alexander Ikieolagarcia Kauwe Layla Subica Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged two wanted fugitives following a months-long manhunt. 40-year-old Malani Donald Tavui, and 31-year-old Alexander Ikieolagarcia Kauwe, both of Puna, were captured last week, and each...

The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to correct the date for the upcoming Cocoa with a Cop event, which was erroneously announced for Saturday, December 14, 2024. The Hawai‘i Police Department and Neighborhood Place of Kona are excited to announce...