Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the unattended death of a man whose body was discovered Monday morning, July 13, 2026, at Old Kona Airport Beach Park in Kailua-Kona. At approximately 7:15 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of...

The Hawai‘i Police Department is warning the public about an elaborate government impersonation scam after a Hawai‘i Island resident lost a substantial amount of money to scammers posing as federal law enforcement officials. In this investigation, the victim received a...

Hawai‘i Island police report that Vivianna Arsenault, who was previously reported as a runaway, has been located in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two Pāʻauilo men in connection with an attempted murder investigation stemming from a shooting in the Hāmākua  district on Thursday, July 10, 2026. On Saturday, July 11, at 11:51 a.m., South Kohala patrol...

During the week of June 29, through July 5, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is partnering with Hope Services Hawai‘i to host an islandwide backpack drive to ensure children at risk of homelessness have the supplies they need for the upcoming school year. Community members are invited to drop off...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding five Coffee With a Cop events in the Kona area during July in order for the public to get to know their district...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is investigating a fatal three-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on Sunday evening, July 12, 2026, in Kailua-Kona. At 9:28 p.m., police responded to a head-on traffic collision on Aliʻi Drive near the north end of Kahaluʻu...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Section will hold its monthly Puna Kūpuna Watch meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ainaloa Longhouse Center, 16-0303 Ainloa Boulevard, in Pāhoa. The free monthly outreach...