Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Justin DodoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-085707 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Justine Kawaa who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in Hilo,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolLieutenant Frank MohicaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-085653 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have opened a missing person investigation in connection with a swimmer last seen in waters off Boiling Pots in Hilo on Tuesday afternoon, September 17,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs September 15 -21, 2024, the Hawai‘i Police Department will conduct a variety of outreach events across the...

Area II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective Sheldon NakamotoPhone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 304Report No.: 24-084336 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged three juveniles for first-degree Terroristic Threatening following a report of an online threat made towards a South Kohala school...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingActing Sergeant Bryan EllisPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release For his dogged persistence and attention to detail investigating an eight-car traffic collision in South Kona that injured five people, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC)...

Hawai‘i Police Department               Traffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on a portion of Māmane Street in Honoka‘aonokHon to safely accommodate participants attending the Honoka‘a Peace Day Festival...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department would like thank our Hawaiʻi Island communities for helping to make the recent Badges and Buckets fundraiser a huge success. Formerly known as Cop on Top, Badges and Buckets is Special Olympics Hawaiʻi’s largest...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-083748 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have charged the 15-year-old Hilo student arrested this morning in connection with online threats made towards Hilo and Puna area schools. On...

Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawaiʻi County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the...