Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their outstanding investigations and professionalism by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i in the second quarter of 2024. All...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentHāmākua PatrolSchool Resource Officer Blake RagocosPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hāmākua Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate all the participants who attended the 4th Annual...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 12, 2024, through August 18, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Eight...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-074917 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police had arrested and charged 22-year-old Hunta Shaylo Wai‘oli Santos, of Hilo, with multiple counts of abuse of a family household member...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Benjamin KoehlerPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-074595 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Damon Weber who was reported as a runaway. Weber was last seen in the area of...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Division – Area I  Captain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone no. (808) 961-2251 Report No. 24-033133, 24-058661, 24-060663 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a Hilo couple with an array of offenses following the execution of a search...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Akira EdmoundsonPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 263 Media Release Following a year-long joint investigation with federal law enforcement agencies, Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 18-year-old Dominic Roberts of Kailua-Kona with 10 offenses related...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 5, through August 11, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Daniel TamPhone: (808) 965-2716 Report No. 24-073518 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Tyler Reikofski-Ekle of Hilo, who was reported missing.  Reikofski-Ekle was last seen in the area...