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Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 59-year-old female visitor in Nā‘ālehu on Sunday afternoon, June 22, 2025. The woman has been identified as Stacy Coon of Oroville, California.  At approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday, police responded to...

CORRECTION: Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi was incorrectly identified as the first Hawai‘i Island recipient of the MADD Lifetime Achievement award. That honor was bestowed upon then-Major Samuel Jelsma in May 2019. Three members of Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) were honored this...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate in an island-wide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 20, 2025. Your contribution to help...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section invites the public to attend Coffee With a Cop on Wednesday, June 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Caffe Florian, 81-6637 Hawaii Belt Road, in Kealakekua. Coffee With a Cop events...

Correction: This media release has been updated to reflect the correct time of the event from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with competition starting at 6:30 p.m. Hawai‘i Island keiki age 5 to 18 are...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 22-year-old Alaina Kainoa-Aukai of Ocean View for multiple offenses, including attempted murder, relating to a traffic collision that substantially injured a 24-year-old Ocean View man in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on Tuesday evening,...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the operator of a vehicle related to an ongoing investigation that occurred on April 5, 2025, in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pāhoa. The images displayed were captured from...

A 60-year-old Ocean View man is in critical condition following a single motor vehicle / pedestrian collision that occurred on Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025, near the area of Kino‘ole Street and Ponahawai Street in Hilo. Responding to a 10:10...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a 22-year-old Ocean View woman in connection with a pedestrian traffic collision that substantially injured a 24-year-old Ocean View man in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on Tuesday evening, June 17, 2025. At 9:10...