Media Releases

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...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-8849 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department's (HPD) Community Policing Section extends a heartfelt mahalo to Hawai‘i County Councilwomen Heather Kimball, Cynthia Evans, and Michelle Galimba for their generous donation...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Officer Leonard WarrenPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is teaming up with Kai’ Opua Canoe...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-019261 Media Release Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) are renewing their request asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Matthew LewisPhone: (808) 965-2716Report Numbers: 23-085216, 24-016956, 24-013319 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that three teenagers, who were each previously reported as runaways, were all located on Thursday, February 29, 2024. All three were found...