Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala DistrictCaptain Scott KurashigePhone: (808) 889-6540Report No.: 24-078892 Media Release On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:59 a.m., North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report that a small Cessna airplane made an emergency hard landing in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With traffic fatalities nearly double what they were this time last year, the Hawai’i Police Department is strongly urging residents and visitors to drive safely this Labor...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III, of Hilo, with various property, drug, and traffic offenses stemming from an incident...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Chuck CobilePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-047048 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Chael Aku, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday, July 15, 2024, in good...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionLieutenant Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No. 24-077364 Media Release On Friday, August 23, 2024, at approximately 4:59 p.m., patrol officers in the Ka‘ū District responded to a report of an unknown disturbance in the area of...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-076519 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have located 29-year-old Keegan James Francesco Pacchioni, who was reported missing from his Hilo residence on Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024. Pacchioni...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolOfficer Joshua FloresPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-076924 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Faith Mathews of Ocean View who was reported as a runaway. Mathews was last seen...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with Kona Costco, the Food Basket, and KAPA Radio personality Tommy Ching, is pleased to announce the fourth annual Fill A Cruiser Food Drive slated for Friday, August...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-057557 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 18-year-old Aulani Alfapada, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Thursday, August...