Year: 2026

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…

On September 5, 2026, at approximately 3:07 p.m., Hawai‘i Police Department dispatch received a report of a traffic collision on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near the 46-mile marker. Initial reports indicated a head-on collision involving a vehicle and two motorcycles.…

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle traffic collision that left one person in critical condition which occurred Saturday afternoon, September 5, 2026, in the area of the 14-mile marker on Highway 137 in Pahoa. Responding to a 1:48 p.m.…

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle traffic collision that left one person dead which occurred early Saturday morning, September 5, 2026, in the area of the Kalanianaole Street and Kamehameha Avenue intersection in Hilo. Responding to a 1:46 a.m.…

Hawai‘i Island police successfully located an endangered juvenile in Waikoloa on Friday, September 4, 2026, with the assistance of the department’s scent-discriminating canine, Trina. At approximately 9:30 a.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a Waikoloa residence after receiving a…

Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Layton Ka-Ne of Ocean View, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located on Friday, September 4, 2026, in good health. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance in this…

The Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to sponsor Badges and Buckets, the largest annual grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘I (formally known as “Cop on Top”). Now in its 23rd year, this three-day event features law enforcement officers who will…

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two individuals in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in the Kona area during August. Reid Pangelinan of Waimea and Jacqueline Barnes-Carrick of Kailua-Kona, both 35, were arrested and subsequently charged with…

During the week of August 24, through August 30, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers was under…