Media Releases

Assistant Police Chief Sherry Bird was confirmed as deputy chief by the Hawai‘i County Police Commission during its monthly meeting in Kona on Friday, March 20, 2026. Her confirmation marks the first time in the department’s 83-year history that a...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to attend the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL)  3-on-3 Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in North Kohala. The tournament will be held at Ikuo Hisaoka Gym, with tip-off scheduled for...

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that the telephone outage affecting the Waimea Police Station phone line, (808) 887-3080, has been resolved and the phone line is now working. Police thank the public for their patience as this situation was remedied.

The Hawai‘i Police Department is notifying residents of a telephone outage affecting the Waimea Police Station phone line, (808) 887-3080. The department is working to remedy this issue.  As normal practice, residents who need police assistance in the South Kohala...

The Kealakehe Police Station phone number, (808) 326-4646, has been repaired and the station is now receiving incoming calls. Police thank the public for their patience. 

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kennedy Van Cleave, who was reported as a runaway. Van Cleave left a residence within the 64-5000 block of Kipahele Street in the Waimea area on Tuesday, March...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 65-year-old La Della Baer who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in good health. Baer was considered to be endangered due to her age. Police thank the public...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old La Della Baer who was reported missing. Baer is considered to be endangered due to her age. Baer was reported as missing by an acquaintance on Tuesday, March...

Hawai’i Island police report that 13-year-old Kymahni Mata, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in good health in Hilo. Due to his age, Mata was considered endangered. Police thank the public for...