Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 24-006878 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kona vehicle fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 21, 2024. Around 4:38 a.m., Kona patrol...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolActing Sergeant Daniel K. TamPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001253 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 46-year-old Tyree Maurice Shaw, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kailua-Kona on Saturday afternoon, January 13, 2024, and...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 24-006798 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the driver of a white 2006 Nissan Murano SUV after a two-vehicle collision in Ocean View on Saturday...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Christian MaderaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-005975 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Zaydie-Rain Andrade-Takahashi who was reported as a runaway. Andrade-Takahashi was last seen in the Hawaiian Beaches...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No.: 24-006188 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding an assault that occurred in Kailua-Kona early Friday morning, January 19, 2024. At 3:55...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 8, through January 14, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005390 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation following an assault and subsequent death of a 34-year-old man in downtown Hilo on Tuesday evening,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-005381 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an incident involving a 41-year-old homeless Hilo woman giving birth on the sidewalk on Mamo Street in downtown Hilo on...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that two Kaʻū District officers were recently recognized as 2023 “Kaʻū Officer of the Year” and “Kaʻū Top Enforcer”. Officer Rodney Kekaualua Jr. received the Officer of the Year award...