Media Releases

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...

Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Hilo residents posing as law enforcement officers and attempting to obtain money as payment for outstanding warrants of arrest. In...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-064046 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 25-year-old Destiny Escobar, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in Kailua-Kona on Monday afternoon, August...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Derek KenisonPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-071250 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old, Hunter Mercier who was reported as a runaway, on Monday, August 6, 2024. Mercier is...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-071208 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department report that 42-year-old Angela Kenyon, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Holualoa on Monday night, August 5, 2024, in good health.

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-071208 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the community's assistance with locating 42-year-old Angela Kenyon of Holualoa, who her friends have reported to be missing.  Kenyon was last seen...

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