Media Releases

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005390 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation following an assault and subsequent death of a 34-year-old man in downtown Hilo on Tuesday evening,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005381 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an incident involving a 41-year-old homeless Hilo woman giving birth on the sidewalk on Mamo Street in downtown Hilo on...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that two Kaʻū District officers were recently recognized as 2023 “Kaʻū Officer of the Year” and “Kaʻū Top Enforcer”. Officer Rodney Kekaualua Jr. received the Officer of the Year award...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolActing Lieutenant Aron TomotaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-001518 Media Release A 29-year-old Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged with auto theft and drug offenses after police spotted him operating a stolen vehicle in Kona on...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Taylor CruzPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005338 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 44-year-old Kamina Elias who was last seen on Kamana Drive in Hilo on Sunday morning, January 14, 2024, however was not reported...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-004585 Media Release Kona patrol officers arrested and charged an elderly Kailua-Kona man with a handful of offenses, including attempted robbery and assault, following an incident that took place in Kailua-Kona...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 23-year-old Caige Wheeler, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2024, and...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 98th Police Recruit Class Recognition Ceremony was held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo. This was an...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release For the year 2023, there were 955 DUI arrests compared with 979 in 2022, a decrease of 2.5 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District For...