Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) officers, working in collaboration with volunteer medicinal cannabis patients, recently conducted training in detecting and addressing cannabis-impaired driving as part of the first-ever...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 24-057823 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police launched a public accident investigation on Monday afternoon, June 24, 2024, in connection with a possible shark attack at Anaeho‘omalu Bay in Waikoloa.  Around...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-033239 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Abbe Martin, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Monday evening,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Jake VillaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-056987 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Kaeo’okalani Jones Jr., who was reported as a runaway. Jones Jr. was last seen in...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefPolice Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2224 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate once again in an islandwide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 24-056198 Media Release A 29-year-old Kailua-Kona male motorcyclist who died in a two-vehicle collision on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the intersection of Palani Road and Kealaka'a Street...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646Report No. 24-056438 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 58-year-old man from O'ahu that occurred on Thursday afternoon, June 20, 2024, off the shore of the 75-5700...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTechnical Services DivisionMajor Jeremie EvangelistaPhone: (808) 961-2262 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is warning the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Big Island residents posing as Hawai‘i Police Department officers....

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Five members of Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) were honored this week by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hawai‘i and the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation for their efforts...