Media Releases

Lieutenant Pernell Hanoa (Left)/Officer Augustine Akiu Jr. (Center)/Captain Edwin Buyten (Right) The Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that two Ka‘ū District officers were recently recognized as 2024 “Ka‘ū Officer of the Year” and “Ka‘ū Top Enforcer”. Officer Augustine...

During the week of January 6, through January 12, 2025, Hawai`i Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers were under...

During the week of January 1, through January 5, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under...

For the year 2024, there were 964 DUI arrests compared with 955 in 2023, an increase of 0.94 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were: DistrictFor the Year 2024   Hāmākua  4North Hilo  7South Hilo 290Puna 196Ka'u  25Kona 347South Kohala  71North Kohala  24   Island Total 964...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 18-year-old Dashay Souza-Nascimento of Puna, who was reported as an endangered missing person, was located in Kea‘au on Thursday, January 16, 2025, in good health. The Hawaiʻi Police Department would like to thank the public...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old Dashay Souza-Nascimento of Puna, who was reported missing. Due to a medical condition he considered an endangered missing person. Souza-Nascimento was last seen on Thursday, January 16, 2025,...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a man suspected of theft during an incident at a bank parking lot on Pauahi Street in Hilo, Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 7:48 p.m. A male victim reported that...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is teaming up with Kai’ Opua Canoe Club and Kai ‘Ehitu Canoe Club for the third annual HI-PAL Outrigger Canoe Regatta in Kona...

As part of their ongoing investigation into the apparent drowning in Kailua-Kona on Sunday, January 5, 2025, Kona patrol officers have identified the deceased man as 35-year-old Garret Khralovch Stanislav of Mayfield, Ohio. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on January 5,...