Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-013494 Media Release Autopsy results for an elderly Hilo man whose body was found in Hilo Harbor earlier this month indicate that his death was the result of...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2718Report No.: 24-016422 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 29-year-old woman from Kea‘au that occurred early Sunday morning, February 18, 2024, off the shoreline cliffs near Paradise...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-118141 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Tristen Denis-Silva, who was reported as a runaway, on Wednesday, December 15, 2023. ...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-007971 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Kaimana Mata-Keohuloa, who was reported as a runaway. Mata-Keohuloa was last seen on...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-014502 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 41-year-old Holly Kaleki White, of Kea‘au, with domestic related offenses following an incident in Pāpa‘ikou on Monday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As part of Hawai‘i Police Department’s (HPD) ongoing efforts to ensure keiki safety on our island roads, HPD will conduct a combined DUI check point / child...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-014522 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 53-year-old Roger Tolar of Kealakekua, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department's Community Policing Section extends a heartfelt mahalo to the non-profit organization Vibrant Hawai‘i, for their recent donation of two Tommy liftgates, one in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.: 23-120593 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 30-year-old Keoni Brian Paulino of Hilo with various offenses after investigating a reported mail theft in November 2023....