August 2025

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 Holualua to Kapaʻau during July in order for the public can get to...

Hawai‘i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 45-year-old Candice Kanoelehua Gomes, of Hilo, with numerous offenses in connection with a series of crimes that occurred between July 29 and 30, 2025, involving three separate residences in the Waiākea Uka...

Three Hawai‘i Island police officers were recognized by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i for their investigative skill, life-saving efforts, and outstanding performance during the second quarter of 2025. All three officers were honored during a luncheon in Hilo...

Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police report that the public phone line at the Kealakehe Police Station in Kona is still currently experiencing technical difficulties.The public is asked to call the department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 for non-emergency...

Media Release (Update #2) Hawai’i Island police detectives have identified one of two women whose remains were recovered from within the debris of a downed banyan tree on Kīlauea Avenue in Hilo, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. The victim has...