Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Matthew LewisPhone: (808) 965-2716Report Numbers: 23-085216, 24-016956, 24-013319 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three teenagers, who were each previously reported as runaways, were all located on Thursday, February 29, 2024. All three were found...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area ILieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-121614 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying two male suspects whose identities are unknown.  They are wanted for questioning...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Numbers: 24-018105 and 24-018245 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo, who was reported as a runaway....

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-016422 Media Release (Update #3) Hawai‘i Island police detectives have conclusively ruled out foul play in the February 18, 2024, death of 29-year-old Kala’iokealaula Ashley Nicole Reyes Kanekoa...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-019030 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 40-year-old Daniel Immonen of Kailua-Kona, who was recently reported missing by family on the mainland. Immonen was last...

Hawaii Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2718Report No. 24-020141 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking 12-year-old Herman Kirklin of Mountain View, who was reported as a runaway on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Due to his age, he is...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-018814 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp, of Kea‘au, following an altercation in the Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP) subdivision, on Sunday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHāmākua DistrictCaptain Reynold KahalewaiPhone: (808) 775-7533Report No.: 24-019824 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a 26-year-old Nevada woman with a variety of offenses following a series of events that started with a domestic incident in Kukuihaele...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-009583 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Kiana Gilliland, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Volcano on Monday,...