Media Releases

The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Police Athletic League (HI-PAL), in partnership with officers from the Hilo Community Policing Section, hosted a youth outreach event on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, for the children of the Lanakila Housing Complex in Hilo. Part of...

A 39-year-old wanted male fugitive was taken into police custody without incident on Monday afternoon, June 23, 2025, following an hours-long standoff in Ocean View. Police arrested Nathan Cakin of Ocean View for an outstanding warrant and firearm-related offenses. At...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 59-year-old female visitor in Nā‘ālehu on Sunday afternoon, June 22, 2025. The woman has been identified as Stacy Coon of Oroville, California.  At approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday, police responded to...

CORRECTION: Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi was incorrectly identified as the first Hawai‘i Island recipient of the MADD Lifetime Achievement award. That honor was bestowed upon then-Major Samuel Jelsma in May 2019. Three members of Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) were honored this...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate in an island-wide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 20, 2025. Your contribution to help...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section invites the public to attend Coffee With a Cop on Wednesday, June 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Caffe Florian, 81-6637 Hawaii Belt Road, in Kealakekua. Coffee With a Cop events...

Correction: This media release has been updated to reflect the correct time of the event from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with competition starting at 6:30 p.m. Hawai‘i Island keiki age 5 to 18 are...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 22-year-old Alaina Kainoa-Aukai of Ocean View for multiple offenses, including attempted murder, relating to a traffic collision that substantially injured a 24-year-old Ocean View man in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on Tuesday evening,...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the operator of a vehicle related to an ongoing investigation that occurred on April 5, 2025, in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pāhoa. The images displayed were captured from...