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Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawaiʻi County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee, (KCPC), honored Kona Patrol Officer Charles Caldwell-Kaai as Officer of the Month for July 2024 during a ceremony on July 3, in...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) and DARE Hawaiʻi recently teamed up with area schools to hold two back-to-school dances in Waikoloa and Waimea. The first...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCommunications SectionLieutenant Robert Fujitake    Phone: (808) 961-8808 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that Police Communications Officer Nashly Leslie was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2024, (January, February, March), and...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release With thousands of participants and attendees expected for the International Va‘a Federation (IVF) 2024 World Sprint Championships in Hilo from Tuesday, August 13, through Saturday, August...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his notable efforts in apprehending two mainland sex assault offenders hiding on Hawai‘i Island and his leadership in a separate violent kidnapping investigation, Hilo Patrol Acting Sergeant...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate the winners and participants of the annual Blue...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold a free child safety seat clinic for families on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Pāhala...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-071294 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant after a traffic collision in Pāhoa on...