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Chief Mahuna Talk Story Session July 29 in Kona

July 20, 2026

The Hawai’i Police Department invites the public to attend Police Chief Mahuna’s next informal “Talk Story with the Chief” session on Wednesday, July 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. within the Council Chambers at the West Hawai'i Civic Center,...

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Public Invited to Coffee With a Cop in Waikoloa July 22

July 17, 2026

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's South Kohala Community Policing Section invites the public to attend Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Starbucks located in the Queen’s Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach...

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Police Host First-Ever Kupuna Day in Kona

July 17, 2026

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section proudly welcomed more than 40 kūpuna to the Kealakehe Police Station on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, for the department's first-ever Kupuna Day. The inaugural community outreach event was created to strengthen relationships...

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Police Seeking Kona Runaway Kaninaulii Lambeth

July 17, 2026

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public's assistance in locating 16-year-old Kaninaulii Lambeth of Kailua-Kona, who was reported as a runaway. Lambeth was reported missing on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. According to his father, Lambeth left their residence in...

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Police Seeking Missing Kea‘au Woman Hannah Jackson

July 16, 2026

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Hannah Jackson of Kea‘au, who was reported missing on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. She was last seen on or about June 21, 2026, and was last known to...

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Leilani Kim Murder (B-24897)

August 29, 2024

Leilani Kim (Castro) was a recently divorced mother of three who had just started a new job at the Kona Hilton Hotel, now Royal Kona Resort, when she was found murdered in Kailua-Kona on Aug. 1, 1978. She was last...

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Gayle Hook Murder (A-71462)

August 29, 2024

On April 6, 1973, some high school kids checking out the area near Kahikolu Trinity Church in the Nāpoʻopoʻo area (Kealakekua) discovered the partially decomposed body of a woman. Later identified as 21-year-old Gayle Hook, the pathologist said Gayle died of...

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Unsolved Homicides

Hawaiʻi Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.

Please take a moment to review the Unsolved Homicides summaries and if you have any information pertaining to any of these cases, please submit a tip, email us or call our Unsolved Homicides Division at (808) 961-2380 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Thank you for your help!

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Leilani Kim in white sweater set