Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-040625 Media Release On May 7, 2024, an autopsy was performed on 47-year-old Chad Gilbert Keala Shimaoka of Honomu, which indicated that he had died of an...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area I            Lieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report Number: 24-044142 Media Release Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 32-year-old William Kaipo Jr., of Hilo, with an array of offenses including forgery and theft. The charges stem from an...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of May 6, 2024, through May 12, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 24-045278 Media Release A 59-year old Ocean View man died in a single vehicle collision that occurred on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The incident took place at the...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentOfficer Dwayne SlussKona Community PolicingPhone: (808) 935-2211 ext. 257 Media Release “Kona Community Policing Coffee with a Cop” events to take place: Wednesday, May 22nd from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Kona Heaven Coffee Co., located...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266 Report No.: 24-043295 Media Release On May 13, 2024, just after 5:00 p.m., a 48-year old man, identified as Daniel Moriarty, of Ocean View, was arrested for...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-043656 Media Release Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 18-year-old John Kekoa Kaolelopono, of Hilo, with second-degree assault and domestic related offenses following an incident on Holomua...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 266Report No.: 24-043703 Media Release On May 13, 2024, a 32-year-old male from Ocean View, identified as Kamren Adams, was charged for the offenses of Burglary in the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Devin Ah ChongPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-044126 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Arieana Balbin, who is reported as a runaway. The teen was last seen on the...