Year: 2026

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Section will hold its monthly Puna Kūpuna Watch meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ainaloa Longhouse Center, 16-0303 Ainloa Boulevard, in Pāhoa. The free monthly outreach…

Hawai’i Island police have identified the body of the deceased individual who was discovered in Waimea as 64-year-old Sarah Marie Andes of Honoka‘a (Report #: 26-055247). Andes was previously reported as an endangered missing person on June 3, 2026 (Report…

Police report that 16-year-old Kennedy Van Cleave, who was previously reported as a runaway, has been located in good health.

During the week of June 22, through June 28, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under…

The Hawai‘i Police Department, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Department of Law Enforcement (DLE), the Department of the Attorney General, and the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, will host a Gun Buyback Program on Saturday, July 18, 2026,…

Hawai‘i Island police have forwarded a January 2026 murder investigation in Waimea to the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for review. On the evening of Jan. 3, 2026, South Kohala patrol officers responded to the 61-4100 block of…

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section proudly hosted its inaugural Hawaiʻi Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Keiki Poke Contest on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Resort in Kailua-Kona. The event brought together talented…

The Hawai‘i Police Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers that drinking and driving is deadly and never an option. Join NHTSA and in sharing this message for a safe celebration…

Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation following the discovery of a decomposed body in Waimea on Tuesday morning, June 30, 2026. At 9:29 a.m., South Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of a body in a…