Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook with multiple offenses following an armed domestic incident and subsequent standoff with police in South Kona. After conferring with the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Thursday,...

Hawai‘i Police Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. The national high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, which...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested 38-year-old Michael Gardner of Mountain View on Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2026, for the offense of place to keep pistol or revolver following a firearms incident in Mountain View. At 3:30 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded...

The Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to attend a “Heal Our Highways” community awareness event on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Church Row in Waimea. Launched in October 2025 by the department’s Area...

A 43-year-old Captain Cook man was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night, May 19, 2026, following a barricade situation in South Kona involving a firearm and a young child. Police arrested 43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook for multiple...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 88-year-old James Gramlich, who was reported missing from the Keauhou area, was located in Kawaihae on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 88-year-old James Gramlich, who was reported missing from the Keauhou area. Gramlich was last seen during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at a residence on...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the man that died after being struck in a hit-and-run collision in Keaʻau late Friday night, May 15, 2026, as 66-year-old Daniel Marcos of Kea‘au. The collision occurred on Highway 130 near the intersection of...

During the week of May 4, through May 10, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under...