Media Releases

During the week of March 24, through March 30, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under...

Kai Opua and Keauhou Canoe Clubs competing in the third annual HI-PAL Outrigger Canoe Youth Regatta in Kona on March 22, 2025. Hawai‘i Police Department’s (HPD) Kona Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Island Police Activity League (HI-PAL) would like...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 77-year-old Rosina Valencia of Hilo, who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Rosina Valencia of Hilo, who was reported missing.  She was last seen on the 100 block of Ululani Street in Hilo on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at about...

The Hawai‘i Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for questioning relative to an on-going investigation that occurred on March 4, 2025, at a beach in the Puna district. The image displayed was captured...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the woman who died in a single-vehicle traffic collision in Kea‘au on Monday, March 31, 2025, as 45-year-old Renoo Gilbert of Kea‘au. Responding to a 9:34 p.m. call, police determined that a 2018 Nissan Sentra...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a Mountain View man following a violent robbery at an auto parts store in Hilo on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Raul Jaramillo Laa. Shortly before 11:00 a.m.,...

As part of Hawai‘i Police Department’s ongoing efforts to educate citizens about the dangers of reckless driving, speeding, and impaired driving, the Kona Community Policing Section is teaming up with community members and groups to conduct a sign-waving event on...

(Update #1): Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information in locating 51-year-old Vesna Young, who was reported missing from the Miloli‘i area in South Kona. She was last seen in Milolii near the 88-100 block of Umi Avenue...