2026

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a three-year-old Waikoloa girl Friday evening, Feb. 20, 2026. Police are not releasing the toddler’s name due to her age. At approximately 7:12 p.m., Hawai‘i Island police...

Photo left to right: Mayor Kimo Alameda, Chief Reed Mahuna., Managing Director Bill Brilhante, Deputy Managing Director Merrick Nishimoto. Earlier today, the Hawai‘i County Police Commission confirmed their selection of Reed K. Mahuna as Police Chief of Hawaii Police Department....

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating three individuals who are wanted on active arrest warrants and should be considered armed and dangerous. The wanted individuals are: Robert James Teinauri Carman, age 41, of Ocean ViewHe...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of a motorcycle that occurred late Saturday morning, Jan. 31, 2026, in Kailua-Kona. Between 9:50 a.m. and 10 a.m., unknown suspects removed a black 2020 Suzuki motorcycle that had been parked and unattended...

During the week of Feb. 2, through Feb. 8, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 13 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Sophia Nihipali-Moniz, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 23-year-old Tyler Napoleon of Hilo following his arrest on an outstanding warrant in Puna on Friday evening, Feb. 13, 2026. On Jan. 13, 2026, a South Hilo patrol officer observed a vehicle that...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding five Coffee With a Cop events in the Kona area during February in order for the public can get to know their district...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Navia Nash who was reported as a runaway. Navia was last seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., on Uau Road in Mountain View wearing a...