2026

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers to take a proactive role in road safety by...

For his quick thinking, composure, and life-saving actions during a critical medical emergency, Kona Patrol Officer Christopher Kim was named Officer of the Month for April 2026 by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) during a ceremony on Wednesday, April...

After conferring with Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, police charged 43-year-old Erick Jason Smith with first-degree terroristic threatening and obstructing government operations. His bail was set at $12,000. The charges against Smith stem from an...

Hawai’i Island police are seeking 17-year-old Aaden Kuchmek of Kailua-Kona who was reported as a runaway. He is described as being Asian/Caucasian with a skinny build, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police...

6 & Under Age Group Champions KOHALA 1 Roycie Alvarado, Sage Ching & Kenyon-Dame Figueroa 8 & Under Age Group Champions KANAKA 2 Honor Fernandez, Ayzen Viernes, Zorian Gutierrez & Herbert “Tonto” Anakalea 10 & Under Age Group Champions PALIKI...

The Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) congratulates the keiki who participated in the Hawai‘i Keiki Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, and Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Alvin “Al” Cabral...

Anthony K. Hatori Abcde Mapuana Masuno Jong Man Kim Alden Alexander Pauline III Daesyn Pacheco Muragin Ewalani Kailiwai Eduardo Lopez Jr. Melissa Christina Calpito Zachary Blue Danielson Ross Richard Piper Kelvin K. Malakaua During the week of Monday, March 23...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 43-year-old Erick Smith, of Volcano, in connection with a bomb threat incident on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at a post office located within the Kea‘au Shopping Center area near Old Volcano Road in Kea‘au. At...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department has taken delivery of 18 new police-marked SUVs and 3 full-sized police-marked pickup trucks, which are now being distributed across all districts on Hawaiʻi Island. These new vehicles, commonly referred to as “blue and whites,” will...