Month: March 2025

Hawai‘i Island police report that they located 65-year-old Phyllis Santiago of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. Santiago was located in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance.

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) Puna Patrol Officer Rodney De Lima Jr. as 2024 Officer of the Year and Hawaiʻi Fire Department (HFD) Battalion Chief Patrick Springer as 2024 Firefighter of the Year…

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Phyllis Santiago of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. Santiago is considered an endangered missing person due to her age and a medical condition. She was last seen at her…

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 54-year-old man that occurred on Sunday afternoon, March 1, 2025, at an area known as “Mermaid Pond” on the coastline of Government Beach Road in Pāhoa. The man has been…

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding six Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i from Kapaʻau to Kona during March in order for the public to get to…

For his empathy, compassion, and dedication displayed pursuing a domestic violence investigation, Kona Patrol officer  Dylan Chaves was honored as Officer of the Month for March 2025 by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC), during a ceremony in Kona on…

Hawai‘i Island police report that 83-year-old Annette Hughes of Fern Forest, who was previously reported as missing, was located on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 83-year-old Annette Hughes of Fern Forest, who was reported as a missing person. She is considered endangered due to her age and because she may be in need of…

The Hawai‘i Police Department is making the public aware that Spectrum will be conducting scheduled maintenance, which may affect Spectrum Voice 911 service on Thursday, March 6, 2025, between 12:00 a.m. midnight and 12:00 p.m. The affected areas will be…