Year: 2026

The Hawai’i Police Department is continuing the death investigation of an unidentified adult male whose body was found on Monday, September 14, 2026, on Kuawa Street, in Hilo, Hawaii. The victim has been positively identified as Donald Lawrence Yukitomo, age…

The Hawai’i Police Department is investigating the death of an unidentified adult male whose body was found on Kuawa Street, in Hilo, Hawaii. On Monday, September 14, 2026, at approximately 07:06 am, South Hilo Patrol Officers responded to Kuawa Park…

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged three individuals in connection with a series of store thefts reported in the Kona District on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The three individuals were identified as 31-year-old Christopher Emeliano-Wilson of Mountain View, 25-year-old…

The 2nd Annual HI-PAL Music Showcase was held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the ʻOhana Court on the campus of the University of the Nations in Kona. The event brought together talented young performers, their families, community members, and…

A coordinated, multi-agency law enforcement operation involving the Hawai'i Police Department (HPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the United States Secret Service resulted in the arrest of Luis Pagano Colon, 45, after investigators executed…

During the week of August 31, through September 6, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers was under…

Hawai‘i Island police arrested 50-year-old John Gonzalez of Kealakekua on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, following a grand jury indictment charging him with two counts of Promoting Child Abuse in the Second Degree. The charges stem from an investigation in which…

Photo 1: left to right: Officer Ka`ikeao Kane-Kalua, Officer Nicholas Cisneros, Officer Alexander Lee, Officer Jadon-Paul Oliveira, Officer Zachary Hale, Officer Dansen Cabinatan, Officer Jared Halek, Officer Hana Kang, Officer Cameron Wells Photo 2: left to right: Officer Cameron Wells,…

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision which occurred early Saturday morning, September 5, 2026, in the area of the Kalanianaole Street and Kamehameha Avenue intersection in Hilo.  He has been identified as 43-year-old…