Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-002431 Media Release      Hawai‘i Island police report that 30-year-old Zackery Caruthers-Styhl of Pāhoa, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-010214 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) are investigating the death of a 42-year-old woman after she stopped her dog from...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Alipate Moleni  Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 24-010201 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 67-year-old Joseph Frances Madeiros, who was reported as an endangered missing person. Madeiros was last seen...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCaptain  Reynold KahalewaiPhone: (808) 775-7533Report No.: 24-009906 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 39-year-old Shannon Smith, who was previously reported missing, was located in Honoka‘a on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in good health. The Hawai‘i Police...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-008698 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 20-year-old Matthew Koi of Nā‘ālehu, who was previously wanted for an outstanding bench warrant and for questioning in two other...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Police Officer Darren AbalosPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release More than 250 keiki from around Hawai‘i Island, age six to eight years old, recently came together to compete in the second annual Hawai‘i Island Police...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolCaptain  Reynold KahalewaiPhone: (808) 775-7533Report No.: 24-009906 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are searching for 39-year-old Shannon Smith who was reported as missing on Monday, January 29, 2024.She is described as having a fair complexion, 5 feet...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid Section (JAS)Officer / K-9 Handler Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 23-071929 Media Release (Update #2) Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old King Kehoe, who was reported...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Preston PaglinawanPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 24-008700 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 21-year-old Ryzen-Josiah Dasalla of Hilo, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kona on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in good health. Hawaii...