2024

Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawaiʻi County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 23-110375 Media Release (Update #2) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 61-year-old Haunani Trask Gibson, of Pa‘auilo, who was reported missing in November 2023.  ...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingCommunity Policing Officer Leonard WarrenPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Officers would like to congratulate all the participants of the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Youth Boxing Spring...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 23-049866 Media Release (Update #3) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 29-year-old Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, of Pāhoa, who was reported missing in July 2023. On...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Christa BrodiePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-022087 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Chael Aku who was reported as a runaway. Aku was last seen on the 100...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer Brian MarkhamPhone: (808) 935-3311 Report No.:  24-024787 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Aron TomotaPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253Report No.: 24-031379 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 16-year-old Hailey Curtis, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kona on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Melani ClinePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 24-031245 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old JM Moses of Kea‘au, who was reported as a runaway. Moses was last seen in Hilo on...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 25, through March 31, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the...