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For her diligence, resourcefulness, and leadership in a complex custodial interference investigation, Detective Carrie Akina, of the Area II Juvenile Aid Section (JAS), received the Hāweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Kona on October...

Hawai’i Island police are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred early Wednesday morning, Oct. 22, 2025, on the 100 block of Puueo Street in Hilo. At 2:00 a.m., South Hilo patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded to...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the male pedestrian who died following a Honoka‘a traffic collision on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, on Highway 19 near the 43.5 mile marker as 48-year-old Ivan Primo of Waimea. At 7:33 p.m., officers were responding...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) has expanded its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) with the addition of 18 new members, strengthening the department’s ability to respond effectively to individuals experiencing mental health crises. The latest graduates include 14 HPD officers, all...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 39-year-old Isaac Kamali‘i of Puna with multiple offenses following his arrest in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a Pāhoa residence. After conferring with the Office of...

Officers with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section recently partnered with the Kailua Village Business Improvement District (KVBID), Youth With a Mission, and community volunteers to conduct a beach cleanup at Kalaepa‘akai Beach in Kailua-Kona. The event, held on...

Pictured left to right: Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins, Detective David Po‘ohina, and Interim Chief Reed Mahuna.   Top Cop Hawai‘i honored Hawai‘i Police Department Detective David Po‘ohina as Top Cop 2025 of Hawai‘i Island for his exceptional investigative work that led...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased man discovered in an unfinished structure on the 75-0000 block of Ali‘i Drive in Kona on March 24, 2025. The man is believed to have been in...

Hawai‘i Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a male pedestrian died following a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision on Sunday evening, Oct. 19, 2025, in the area of the 43.5-mile marker on Highway 19 in Honoka’a. At 7:33 p.m.,...