Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two male suspects believed to be responsible for a burglary in Nā‘ālehu. The burglary occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at a church on the...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a male theft suspect and his female companion for an incident that occurred in Kailua-Kona in August. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:16 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to...

Hawaiʻi Island police arrested and charged a Waimea man with numerous drug offenses following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at his residence on Thursday morning, Sept. 25, 2025. At 9:10 a.m., Vice officers arrested 46-year-old Joel Gorai after...

During the week of Sept. 22, to Sept. 28, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under...

The Hawai‘i Police Department held a private memorial service on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the Police Memorial Wall in Hilo to honor the life and service of K9 Archer, a valued member of the department’s Vice Section. The ceremony...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 91-year-old Mary Junk, who was reported missing earlier today, was located in Hilo this afternoon in good health. Police thank the community for their assistance.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 91-year-old Mary Junk, who was reported missing. She is considered endangered due to her age and that she may need medical assistance. Junk was last contacted on the morning...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a traffic crash involving a County of Hawai‘i Hele-On bus that occurred early Tuesday morning, Sept. 30, 2025, along Māmalahoa Highway, (Highway 19), in Laupāhoehoe that sent 22 people to the hospital. At 4:56 a.m.,...

Wednesday, Oct. 1, is National Coffee With a Cop Day, and Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in five free events in Waimea, Honoka‘a, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, and Keauhou to get to know their community policing officers over a...