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Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Taylor CruzPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005338 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 44-year-old Kamina Elias who was last seen on Kamana Drive in Hilo on Sunday morning, January 14, 2024, however was not reported...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-004585 Media Release Kona patrol officers arrested and charged an elderly Kailua-Kona man with a handful of offenses, including attempted robbery and assault, following an incident that took place in Kailua-Kona...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 23-year-old Caige Wheeler, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2024, and...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 98th Police Recruit Class Recognition Ceremony was held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo. This was an...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release For the year 2023, there were 955 DUI arrests compared with 979 in 2022, a decrease of 2.5 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: District For...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-004971 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance locating 23-year-old Caige Wheeler of Kailua-Kona, who has been reported missing by his family. He is considered endangered...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-004345 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 24-year-old man  visiting from North Carolina that occurred in Ka‘ū on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024. Ka‘ū...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that effective Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Major Reed K. Mahuna is permanently appointed as Deputy Police Chief. A 25-year veteran of the department,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-003709 Media Release A 66-year-old Puna man passed away following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision in Hilo on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2024. Officers responding to the 4:26 p.m....