Media Releases

As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, members of Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section teamed up with Goodwill’s ‘Āina Keepers for a graffiti cleanup project in downtown Hilo. As part of their longstanding partnership, 12 members of the ‘Āina Keepers...

Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for information from the public about 37-year-old Rick Andrade of Kurtistown, who was reported missing in February. It was initially reported to police that Andrade was last seen in the area of Volcano...

Hawai‘i Island keiki age 5 to 18 are encouraged to sign up for the first-ever HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase that will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 in Kona. This free musical showcase is offered by Hawai‘i Police Department’s...

A temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on a portion of Old Māmalahoa Highway, Onomea Scenic Route, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., to safely accommodate participants of the “5K Walk and Run”...

During the week of April 7, through April 13, 2025, Hawai`i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under...

Detectives with Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section arrested and subsequently charged two men in the Ka‘ū district who were wanted for outstanding bench warrants during separate incidents in the Ocean View area.   Andrew Amon, age 29...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 14-year-old Zealand Brickwood,  who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Friday, April 11, in good health.

Hawai’i Island police are investigating a fatal vehicle fire that occurred in the Hawai‘i Ocean View Estate subdivision on Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2025. At 3:26 p.m., police and fire personnel were dispatched to a vehicle on fire on King...