Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-020141 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 12-year-old Herman Kirklin, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Pāhoa on Thursday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-121614 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the two men captured on video surveillance exiting a business on Maka‘ala Street in Hilo, in December 2023. The...

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their passionate investigations and professionalism by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) in the first quarter of 2024. Officer...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-008620 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Saysha Kaholo-Hiapo, who was reported as a runaway. She was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend four Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-021191 Media Release   Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 38-year-old Adonis Benjamin Imaikalani Higa with sexual assault and an array of domestic violence related offenses...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of February 26, through March 3, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū PatrolActing Captain Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-021771 Media Release A 26-year-old Pāhala man was arrested and charged for felony abuse and terroristic threatening after Hawai‘i Island police responded to a domestic incident at 1 p.m. on...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala PatrolOfficer Justin UrestiPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 24-021745 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Tyson Stephens, who is a suspect in a Waikoloa Village burglary and is also a...