Media Releases

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce the promotion of Pernell Hanoa to the rank of captain, effective Dec. 16, 2025. Hanoa, a 20-year veteran of the department, has been assigned to the Kaʻū District, where he has most...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section will host the “South Kohala Sugar Showdown” Gingerbread House Building Contest on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Parker Ranch Center food court in Waimea. The free,...

The Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored Hawaiʻi Police Department Field Training Officer (FTO) Alysa Gamache and Kona Patrol Officer Kastle Quiocho as Officers of the Month for December 2025, recognizing their professionalism, teamwork, and decisive actions during a large disturbance...

For dozens of West Hawai‘i Keiki, the holiday season began on a joyful note during this year’s Shop With a Cop event held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Kona. The Hawai‘i Police Department, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Kona Walmart, and multiple...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding two Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i this month in order for the public can get to know their district police...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will partner with Kona Walmart and The Salvation Army for the first annual “Fill a Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive” on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kona...

During the week of Dec. 1, to Dec. 7, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested nine motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. One driver was under the age...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 35-year-old Aubrey Dannon Badon-Babas, of Mountain View, who was  previously reported as missing was located on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Hilo in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Ryan Carvalho, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Friday, Nov. 26, 2025, in good health.