Media Releases

Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance regarding a robbery that occurred on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at approximately 3:31 p.m., at a grocery store on Puainako Street in Hilo. A female employee reported that an unidentified male...

On Sunday evening, August 24, 2025, at approximately 9:10 pm, Puna Patrol officers responded to a report of an affray involving numerous persons at the Seaview Lawn at the intersection of Mapuana Avenue and Kalihikai Street, in Kalapana. Upon arrival,...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Cruz Deanda, who is reported as a runaway.  Deanda was last seen on 29th Avenue, in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision, Kea'au, on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 5:00...

Hawaii Island Police report that Kailua-Kona woman Shawndell Cortez and her daughter Amina Bivings who were previously reported as missing have been located in good health. The Hawaii Police Department thanks the community for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 27-year-old Kendra Lynn Masang, who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on August 23, 2025, in good health. The police department thanks the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 27-year-old Kendra Lynn Masang of Mountain View.  She was last seen at a residence on Hibiscus Street in Mountain View the morning of Thursday, August 21. Masang has a tanned...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Kaulana Kaikoo Awaa, of Mountain View, in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a minor female in the Puna district. The investigation began on August 6, 2025, when South Hilo...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 50-year-old Shawndell Cortez, of Kailua-Kona, and her 7-year-old daughter Amina Bivings, who were reported missing. Cortez is considered endangered due to a medical condition. Cortez is described as Filipino, 5...

Hawaii Police reports that Myles Buyuan-Martin, 16, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in South Hilo in good health on August 20, 2025.