Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police report that 61-year-old Joan Sachiko Mayo (formerly Joan Hamamoto), who was reported missing, was located in Mountain View on Thursday, May 7, 2026, in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Media Release (Update #4) Earl Hind with vessel Makalapua Onalani Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 43-year-old Earl Kekuanaoa Hind, a local fisherman known as “Oa”, who was last known to have launched his vessel from...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of a school bus from a base yard in the Hawaiʻi Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ocean View. During the early morning hours of Saturday, May 2, 2026, a bus company employee received...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 61-year-old Joan Sachiko Mayo (formerly Joan Hamamoto) who was reported missing. Mayo was last seen in the evening on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at a residence on 17th Street...

The Hawai’i Police Department is warning the public of a scam involving individuals posing as Department of Water Supply employees going to residences and attempting to collect payments for past-due balances. In an incident earlier this week, a 65-year-old Kapa‘au...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the second man killed in the fatal two-vehicle collision on Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway that left two men dead on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026, as 34-year-old Zachery Winston of Newport News, Virginia. At...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 13-year-old Kymahni Mata, who was previously reported as an endangered runaway, was located in Hilo on April 28, 2026, in good health. The police department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision on Daniel K. Inouye Highway that left two men dead on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026. At approximately 11:00 a.m., South Hilo Patrol officers, along with personnel from the Hawai‘i Fire...

Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors are invited to attend 2026 Police Week festivities, including station tours, during the national observance next week. Police Week is a nationally recognized week of activities in support of police work and in recognition of...