Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Keao EggersPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-058827 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Shaiana Tavares-Unea, who was reported as a runaway. Tavares-Unea was last seen on Maikalani...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-058892 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a 21-year-old Kailua-Kona man died in a two-vehicle collision in North Kona early Friday morning,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid SectionPhone: (808) 961-8843Report Nos.: 24-024787, 24-046584, and 24-047048 Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo Mary Costner Chael Akau Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two female and...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOfficer Corey M. KanekoArea I Juvenile Aid Section Phone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-007252 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police ask for the public’s assistance with locating 18-year-old, Kainalu Kawaakoa Bergau, who was initially reported as a runaway and has...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) officers, working in collaboration with volunteer medicinal cannabis patients, recently conducted training in detecting and addressing cannabis-impaired driving as part of the first-ever...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Report No.: 24-057823 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police launched a public accident investigation on Monday afternoon, June 24, 2024, in connection with a possible shark attack at Anaeho‘omalu Bay in Waikoloa.  Around...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionActing Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-033239 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Abbe Martin, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Monday evening,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol DivisionOfficer Jake VillaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-056987 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Kaeo’okalani Jones Jr., who was reported as a runaway. Jones Jr. was last seen in...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefPolice Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate once again in an islandwide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be...