Media Releases

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...

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 39-year-old Joshua Allen Sheen, of Kurtistown, with abuse of a family or household member and an array of firearms and drug offenses. On Tuesday afternoon, December 3, 2024, upon conferral with the Office...

During the week of November 18, 2024, through November 24, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested thirteen (13) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident.  One of the drivers...

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 84-year-old Carol Ann Lau of Hilo, who was previously reported as an endangered missing person, was located in Hilo on Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024, in good health. The Hawai’i Police Department would like...

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 84-year-old Carol Ann Lau of Hilo who has been reported as missing and is considered endangered due to her age. She was last seen on Tuesday, December 2, 2024,...

Hawai’i Island police detectives are renewing their request for information about a December 2023 homicide that left 68-year-old Albert Harry Pacheco Sr., of Hilo, dead. On December 3, 2023, shortly before 4:45 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a...

A 19-year-old male from Pahoa sustained critical injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Sunday, December 1, 2024. The crash occurred on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway (Highway 19) at the intersection of Kiholo Bay, near the 82.5-mile marker in North Kona, Hawaii....

Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged two Hawai’i County Department of Public Works employees with theft of gasoline from a county facility. On Monday afternoon, November 25, 2024, 37-year-old Christin Eve Ho’omaikainani Ho, and 39-year-old Chase K. Leopoldino,...