Media Releases

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding six Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i from Mauna Lani to Kealakekua during November in order for the public can get...

Hawai‘i Police Department detectives have charged a 70-year-old Hilo man in connection with a Downtown Hilo murder that occurred on Saturday morning, Nov. 8, 2025. On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9, upon conferral with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 70-year-old...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a 70-year-old man in connection with a murder investigation following an incident that occurred Saturday morning, Nov. 8, 2025, in Hilo. At 7:38 a.m. police responding to a disturbance call in a parking lot on...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 33-year-old Kainoa K. Santos in connection with a structure fire that occurred late Monday night, Nov. 3, 2025, at an apartment complex on the 28-2900 block of Kumula Street in Pepe‘ekeō. On Wednesday afternoon, Nov....

For her attention to detail and teamwork during a robbery and vehicle theft investigation earlier this year, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored Kona Patrol Officer Sarha Reich as the November 2025 Officer of the Month during a ceremony in...

During the week of Oct. 27, to Nov. 2, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Six of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified a deceased man discovered in an unfinished structure on the 75-0000 block of Ali‘i Drive in Kona on March 24, 2025, as 41-year-old Alan Joseph Dush of Ocean View. Foul play is not suspected. After...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section and the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) are proud to partner with Miss Orchid Isle Teen, Diamond Kawaauhau, for a community clean up and fun day in South Kona. The event...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred on Friday night, Oct. 31, 2025, near the intersection of Prince Kuhio Boulevard and Highway 11 in Ocean View. The 39-year-old male victim reported that at 9:30 p.m., after being...