September 2025

Hawai‘i Island police arrested two individuals following the execution of a search warrant in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au on Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, 2025. At 9 a.m., the department’s Special Response Team, assisted by the Area I...

During the week of Sept. 15, to Sept. 21, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Naiomi Michael who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 4:45 p.m.,...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in gathering information regarding an assault that occurred early Saturday morning, Sept. 6, 2025, on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona. At 1:16 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an assault...

The Hawai‘i Police Department congratulates South Kohala Patrol Officer Landon Takenishi, who was recognized as Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2025 by the Hawai‘i Island Safety and Security Professionals Association (HISSPA). The award was presented during...

Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are again asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old runaway King Kehoe, who was last seen on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 8:25 p.m., in the 1700 block of Kino‘ole Street in...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites the public to “Ice Cream With a Cop” on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Aloha Keiki Provision Café, 64-1056 Māmalahoa Highway, in Waimea. Attendees will...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section invites the public to a Coffee With a Cop at Cafe Florian, at 81-6637 Hawai‘i Belt Road, Kealakekua on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.   It’s a wonderful opportunity...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with unauthorized ATM withdrawals in the Hilo area. Police are investigating a series of unauthorized withdrawals using the same victim’s card at...