May 2026

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating two separate suspicious deaths of elderly males that occurred in Puna in the past two days. On Monday evening, May 25, 2026, at 8:47 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence in the 14-0000...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to attend Police Chief Reed Mahuna’s next informal “Talk Story with the Chief” session on Friday, May 29, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi...

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Bronson Kaena Histo of Kea‘au for robbery and theft offenses Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Bronson Kaena Histo of Kea‘au for robbery and theft offenses stemming from an incident...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 am, at the Lei Kupuna Senior Housing recreation center, 74-5285 Kaeka Street, in Kailua-Kona. Kupuna...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 38-year-old Michael Gardner of Mountain View with an array of weapons offenses following a firearms investigation in Puna that involved significant public safety concerns. After conferring with the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney,...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook with multiple offenses following an armed domestic incident and subsequent standoff with police in South Kona. After conferring with the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Thursday,...

Hawai‘i Police Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. The national high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, which...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested 38-year-old Michael Gardner of Mountain View on Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2026, for the offense of place to keep pistol or revolver following a firearms incident in Mountain View. At 3:30 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded...

The Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to attend a “Heal Our Highways” community awareness event on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Church Row in Waimea. Launched in October 2025 by the department’s Area...