Media Releases

The Hawai‘i Police Department is warning the public of a text scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals posing as representatives from the Hawai‘i Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) claiming that the recipients have an outstanding traffic fine that must...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section will host a HI-PAL movie night for keiki during spring break on Tuesday, March 18, 2026. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Waikoloa...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to attend Police Chief Reed Mahuna’s next informal “Talk Story with the Chief” session on Tuesday, March 17, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kō Education Center, 45-539 Plumeria St., Honoka‘a....

Hawai‘i Island police are notifying the public that the phone line for the Kealakehe Police Station, (808) 326-4646, is currently not functioning properly. While officers are able to make outgoing calls, incoming calls are not being received at this time....

Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Kaiea’aukanani’i Grabow of Hilo, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Pāhoa in good health. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

The Kona Community Policing Section and HI-PAL (Hawai‘i Police Activities League), in collaboration with the Keauhou Shopping Center, will host a Kona HI-PAL Keiki Easter Egg Decorating Contest on Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. in the center events...

Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 42-year-old Kawika Benny Kahee, of Pāhoa, with firearm offenses stemming from an incident Sunday, March 8, 2026, in the area of Kehau and Mauna Kea Road, in the Nanawale subdivision in Pāhoa....

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, thanks all the participants, volunteers, and sponsors of the Kona HI-PAL 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, held in January at the outdoor courts adjacent to Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona. The two-day tournament was organized in...

HPD Puna Patrol Police Officer Dallas Arce and HFD Battalion Chief Ka’Aina Keawe. Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief Ka'Aina Keawe and Fire Chief Daniel Volpe. Puna Patrol Police Officer Dallas and Police Chief Reed Mahuna. The Aloha Exchange Club of...