Year: 2025

Hawai’i Island police have identified the man who died on Oct. 22, 2025, in the Wild Ginger Inn structure fire on Puueo Street in Hilo. The victim has been identified as 66-year-old Gerald James O’Grady, who was a tenant of…

Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 82-year-old Jacquelyn Glenn of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by her family. She is considered endangered due to her age. Glenn was last…

On Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at 7:27 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a grassy area near businesses in the 74-5000 block of Kaiwi Street. Upon arrival, officers determined the man was deceased.…

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce the promotion of Pernell Hanoa to the rank of captain, effective Dec. 16, 2025. Hanoa, a 20-year veteran of the department, has been assigned to the Kaʻū District, where he has most…

Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section will host the “South Kohala Sugar Showdown” Gingerbread House Building Contest on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Parker Ranch Center food court in Waimea. The free,…

The Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored Hawaiʻi Police Department Field Training Officer (FTO) Alysa Gamache and Kona Patrol Officer Kastle Quiocho as Officers of the Month for December 2025, recognizing their professionalism, teamwork, and decisive actions during a large disturbance…

For dozens of West Hawai‘i Keiki, the holiday season began on a joyful note during this year’s Shop With a Cop event held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Kona. The Hawai‘i Police Department, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Kona Walmart, and multiple…

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding two Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i this month in order for the public can get to know their district police…

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will partner with Kona Walmart and The Salvation Army for the first annual “Fill a Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive” on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kona…