2025

Hawaii Island Police report that Kailua-Kona woman Shawndell Cortez and her daughter Amina Bivings who were previously reported as missing have been located in good health. The Hawaii Police Department thanks the community for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 27-year-old Kendra Lynn Masang, who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on August 23, 2025, in good health. The police department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Kendra Lynn Masang of Mountain View.  She was last seen at a residence on Hibiscus Street in Mountain View the morning of Thursday, August 21. Masang has a tanned...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Kaulana Kaikoo Awaa, of Mountain View, in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a minor female in the Puna district. The investigation began on August 6, 2025, when South Hilo...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 50-year-old Shawndell Cortez, of Kailua-Kona, and her 7-year-old daughter Amina Bivings, who were reported missing. Cortez is considered endangered due to a medical condition. Cortez is described as Filipino, 5...

Hawaii Police reports that Myles Buyuan-Martin, 16, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in South Hilo in good health on August 20, 2025.

On August 9, 2025, the Kona HI-PAL/Community Policing program proudly hosted the 1st Annual Kona HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase, featuring 10 talented contestants — six individuals and four groups/bands. The event drew a crowd of about 200 attendees, all coming...

Hawai’i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation following an anonymous threat that led to the lockdown of Pahoa High and Intermediate School on the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2025. At 9:53 a.m., officers received a call...

The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with the Kona Costco,  the Hawai‘i Food Basket, and KAPA Radio personality Tommy Ching, is pleased to announce the fourth annual Fill A Police Cruiser Food Drive slated for Friday,...