Year: 2025

Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keoni Peter Tosie Brown, of Hilo,…

Hawai‘i Island police report that 67-year-old Michael Kenneth Durham of Kea’au, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kurtistown on Saturday, March 29, in good health. The Hawai’i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai'i Island police are investigating a murder following a violent stabbing of an…

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 67-year-old Michael Durham, who was reported missing. Due to his age and a medical condition he is considered an endangered person. Durham was last seen at his residence on…

During the week of March 17, through March 23, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. Three of the drivers were under…

Hawaiʻi Island police report that 43-year-old Shanera Echols of Ocean View, who was previously reported missing, was located in Ocean View on March 27, 2025, in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 18-year-old Lipomala’e Kahai-Burgess of Pāhoa, who was previously reported missing, was located on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Hilo in good health. The Hawai’i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 43-year-old Shanera Echols of Ocean View who was reported missing on March 27, 2025. Echols is considered endangered because she needs medication due to a medical condition. She was last seen leaving her residence…

Twenty Hawai‘i Island residents are alive today due to Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) deploying tourniquets donated by the Spirit of Blue Foundation. Ryan Smith, executive director of the Spirit of Blue Foundation, visited Hawai‘i Police Department headquarters in Hilo on…