2026

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Herman Kirklin, who was reported as a runaway. Kirklin was last seen near Lehua Street in the Fern Acres subdivision on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 1:00 a.m....

Hawai‘i Island police have charged the driver of the sedan involved in a fatal traffic collision in Pāhoa early Wednesday evening, June 3, 2026, that left a man dead. Responding to a traffic collision call at 5:27 p.m., police determined...

Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 23-year-old Kailua-Kona man and a juvenile male in connection with a sexual assault, robbery, and assault investigation that occurred at the Kailua-Kona Pieron Monday, June 1, 2026. At 10:58 p.m., June 1, Kona patrol...

During the week of May 25, through May 31, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 10 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public's assistance in locating 43-year-old Junior Santiago, who is wanted on an outstanding $50,000 warrant for probation violation. Santiago is described as a local male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 175 pounds, with gray...

Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are again asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Naiomi Michael, who was reported as a runaway, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, and was last seen in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal traffic collision involving two motor vehicles that occurred Thursday morning, June 4, 2026, on Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway near the 18-mile marker in Hilo. Responding to a reported traffic collision at 8:34...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is significantly increasing selective enforcement operations along the Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway in response to ongoing dangerous driving behaviors that continue to threaten public safety. With the goal of preventing serious crashes, injuries, and fatalities,...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 63-year-old Sarah Andes of Honoka‘a, who was reported as missing. She is considered endangered due to a medical condition. She was last seen on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 6:30 a.m....