Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentJuvenile Aid Section – Area IDetective Kelsey K. KobayashiPhone: (808) 961-8883Report No. 24-069555 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the male suspects responsible for an assault on a 16-year-old male juvenile that...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-063990 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 74-year-old William Hammett of Volcano, who was reported as missing. He was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-061989 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Randy Smith of Pahoa, who was reported as missing. Smith was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his notable efforts in apprehending two mainland sex assault offenders hiding on Hawai‘i Island and his leadership in a separate violent kidnapping investigation, Hilo Patrol Acting Sergeant...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate the winners and participants of the annual Blue...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold a free child safety seat clinic for families on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Pāhala...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.:  24-035446 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole. He was last seen on Pahoa Village Road on April 9,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-071294 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant after a traffic collision in Pāhoa on...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 29, 2024, through August 4, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested fifteen (15) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Two...