Media Releases

Hawai’i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of an anonymous threat made involving Kealakehe Intermediate School. On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., a terroristic threatening report was generated by Kona patrol officers...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kymahni Mata, who was reported as a runaway. Due to his age, Mata is considered endangered. Mata was last seen leaving a residence within the 300 block of...

A Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged this week with a dozen drug and firearm offenses after a multi-agency search warrant was executed on a parked vehicle in Kona. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 1:20 p.m., Vice West officers,...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) will be conducting a DUI roadblock on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Puainako Street, fronting Waiakea Intermediate School. This enforcement effort is part of HPD’s ongoing commitment to reducing...

Hawai’i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals in the photographs in connection with a theft incident that occurred on March 12, 2026, at a clothing boutique in Waikoloa.  Police ask anyone with information to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual wanted for questioning in connection with an assault that was reported to have occurred aboard a bus bound for Ocean View in December 2025. The individual is described...

Suspect #1 Suspect #2 Suspect #3 Hawai‘i island police are seeking three men in their 20s involved in an assault that occurred within a retail and dining shopping area in the 75-5800 block of Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona on March...

During the week of April 13, through April 19, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 32-year-old Antonya Mardonada of Ocean View for questioning in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred in Ocean View on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. At...