May 2025

On Thursday evening, May 15, 2025, officers from Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala District located what appeared to be an unexploded grenade after a resident reported discovering the grenade in a riverbed at a trail park. Officers immediately closed off...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Jeremias Giltaman of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. He was last seen on the evening of Sunday, May 11, 2025, in the area of Kawakawa Street in Pāhoa...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Kawelo Lancaster, who was reported missing, was located in Pāhoa at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2025, in good health. Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance in this case.

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

(Update #3) Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole who was last seen on Pāhoa Village Road on April 9, 2024. Poole is described as having a fair complexion, 6 feet 2 inches tall,...

During the week of May 5, through May 11, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section extends its sincere appreciation to all who participated in the annual Trek the Trail event held at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The event saw a spectacular turnout...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section was pleased to participate in the 2025 Annual Scouting of America’s Aloha Council Makahiki, held at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium on Saturday, May 3, 2025. This event showcased the Aloha Council’s commitment to...

May is Heatstroke Awareness Month and Hawai’i Police Department reminds everyone to be mindful when it comes to infants and young children in hot vehicles. A vehicle can heat up by 20 degrees in just 10 minutes, putting our keiki...