Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam, after receiving reports of unknown individuals posing as law enforcement officers, calling Hilo residents and attempting to obtain money as payment for outstanding warrants of arrest. In...

During the week of November 11, 2024, through November 17, 2024, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested twenty-eight (28) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 17-year-old Momi Leonard was located in Puna and in good health on Friday, November 15, 2024.

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....

Hawai‘i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Vincent Souza of Hilo, who was reported missing. Souza was last seen in the area of Kulana Street in Hilo, on Monday, September 9, 2024, at...

A 29-year-old woman who died on Sunday, November 10, 2024, after a possible drowning in Kealakekua Bay has been positively identified as Lillian McDaniel Konttinen of Kailua-Kona. Responding to the reported possible drowning at 10:24 a.m. on November 10, Kona...

For his tenacious dedication in a burglary that led to the arrest of the suspect, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) honored Kona Patrol Officer Eli-Dominic Cayetano as Officer of the Month for October 2024 during a ceremony last month...

East Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events next week  in Pāpa‘aloa, Hilo, and Volcano, and get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation...

During the week of November 4, through November 10, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under...