2025

Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their outstanding investigations and exemplary hard work by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) in the past three months. Officer Ryan Barrett was honored as Officer of the Month for December 2024,...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested 46-year-old Ivan Steve Kong, of Hilo, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, for an outstanding warrant issued by the Hawaii Paroling Authority for violation of parole terms and conditions. Kong is also under investigation for recent criminal...

During the week of February 17, through February 23, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under...

The Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to attend a community meeting to discuss a temporary morgue facility in Hilo on Monday, March 3, 2025, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo....

Hawai‘i Island police advise the public that Hāpuna Beach State Park will open one hour later than usual on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, to conduct an investigation. The state park is expected to open at 8 a.m., instead of the...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section invites members of the downtown Hilo community to meet the newly promoted community policing officers and reintroduce existing team members, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mokupapapa...

Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 62-year-old male visitor that occurred on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2025, in Captain Cook. The man has been identified as Gary Windle of Deer Park, Illinois. At 12:29 p.m., Kona patrol...

Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving an 81-year-old Waimea man that occurred on Friday afternoon, February 21, 2025, at a South Kohala beach park. At 3:45 p.m., South Kohala patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded...

Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section have identified the man shot to death in Hilo on Wednesday morning, February 19, 2025, as 36-year-old Brandon Shane Kalani Castillias of Hilo. On Friday morning, February 21, an autopsy was performed,...