Media Releases

Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League, (HI-PAL), would like to congratulate all the winners and thank the keiki who participated in the recent HI-PAL Endless Summers Basketball Tournament held last...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of September 30, through October 6, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution)...

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 DepartmentArea I Vice SectionActing Lieutenant Kelly MonizPhone: (808) 961-2259Report No.: 24-090393 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a 44-year-old Hilo man with illegal fireworks offenses. At approximately 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Hawai‘i...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No. 24-091129 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public assistance in locating 25-year-old Francisco Manalo of Waimea, who was reported missing. Manalo is considered endangered because he has...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentActing Detective Corey KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid Section (JAS)Phone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-071250, 24-074595 and 24-046584 Hunter Mercier Damon Weber Mary Costner Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala Patrol Officer Robert McKayPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-088743 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects sought in the theft of an electric bicycle in Waikoloa on Thursday, September 26, 2024.   The...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Keith NacisPhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-089868 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a two-vehicle collision in Hilo on Sunday evening, September 29, 2024, as 20-year-old Isaac Dakujaku of...