Media Releases

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that killed a man and a woman early Saturday morning, November 9, 2024, in the area of the 24-mile marker on Highway 11 in Volcano. Responding to a traffic collision...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Kelly Gravitt, of Pahoa. Gravitt was reportedly last seen on the evening of May 19, 2023, in the area of Pahoa...

Media Release West Hawaiʻi residents are invited to attend four Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district police officers. These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics...

Media Release During the week of October 28, 2024, through November 3, 2024, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested sixteen (16) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Nine of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 15-year-old King Kehoe, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna in good health on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 47-year-old Sheldon Pagan, of Hilo, with various property offenses stemming from a burglary of a business which occurred in the early-morning hours on Sunday, September 15, 2024, in Hilo. The burglary...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to join them for two Coffee with a Cop events in North and South Kohala during the month of November. The events will be held: Thursday, November 14, 20247 a.m. -...

Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in good health, in Hilo, on Monday, November 4, 2024. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects captured on video surveillance that were responsible for a theft in Waikoloa. The theft occurred on Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2024, at approximately 6:16 p.m., at...