Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 84-year-old Carol Ann Lau of Hilo who has been reported as missing and is considered endangered due to her age. She was last seen on Tuesday, December 2, 2024,...

Hawai’i Island police detectives are renewing their request for information about a December 2023 homicide that left 68-year-old Albert Harry Pacheco Sr., of Hilo, dead. On December 3, 2023, shortly before 4:45 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a...

A 19-year-old male from Pahoa sustained critical injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Sunday, December 1, 2024. The crash occurred on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway (Highway 19) at the intersection of Kiholo Bay, near the 82.5-mile marker in North Kona, Hawaii....

Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged two Hawai’i County Department of Public Works employees with theft of gasoline from a county facility. On Monday afternoon, November 25, 2024, 37-year-old Christin Eve Ho’omaikainani Ho, and 39-year-old Chase K. Leopoldino,...

A 19-year-old male from Kailua-Kona died in a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Friday, November 22, 2024. The incident took place on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Highway 19) at the 84-mile marker in North Kona, Hawaii. The 19-year-old male rider...

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp, of Keaʻau, with an array of offenses stemming from the burglary and auto theft at a Puna business.  On Saturday evening, November 23, 2024, after conferring with Hawai’i County...

Hawai’i Island police have charged 77-year-old Lowell Thomas Pofahl, of Pahoa, with attempted murder, following a domestic incident with his 76-year-old wife, on Friday night, November 22, 2024, at their Nanawale Estates home. On Sunday morning, November 24, 2024, after...

A 19-year-old male from Kailua-Kona died in a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Friday, November 22, 2024. The incident took place on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Highway 19) at the 84-mile marker in North Kona, Hawaii. The 19-year-old male rider...

For his ongoing dedication supporting the Special Olympics Hawai‘i program as a track and field coach and a Special Olympics Torch Runner, South Kohala Patrol Officer Michael Abran was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i...