Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-089863 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a motorcyclist was killed following a two-vehicle collision in Hilo on Sunday evening, September 29,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-085653 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the deceased male recovered from the waters of Boiling Pots in Hilo, on Thursday, September 19, 2024, as 42-year-old Stanley...

Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that two more Coffee With a Cop events have been added to this year’s island-wide roster of events for the 9th Annual National Coffee With a Cop Day on Tuesday, October 2, 2024....

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-071192 Suspect # 4 Suspect # 3 Suspect # 2 Suspect # 1 Media Release Hawaii Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying numerous parties in connection with a...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 16, through September 22, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-087092 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the deceased male who was recovered on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from a riverbed below a waterfall in Ninole, as...

As part of National Coffee With a Cop Day, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in three Coffee With a Cop events in Honoka‘a, Waimea, and Kona, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. National Coffee With a Cop Day...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua Community Policing SectionOfficer Joseph RochaPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release As part of its ongoing efforts to promote traffic safety and awareness, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to attend the first-ever Traffic Safety Fair in Laupāhoehoe on...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ICaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-080780 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 31-year-old Alexander Ikieola Garcia Kauwe, of Kea'au. He is wanted for several outstanding warrants....