Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a murder investigation following an assault in Hilo that left a 57-year-old Hilo man dead. On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 5:11 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an affray involving...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department would like to inform the public of a temporary road closure scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Kawaihae Road (Highway 19) between the 65- and 66-mile markers. The temporary...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that Captain Edwin A. Buyten has graduated from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC). Captain Buyten, a 24-year veteran of the department and current...

Four Hawai‘i Police Department officers were recognized by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i for their decisive action and outstanding investigative work in separate incidents that demonstrated distinguished police work during the first quarter of 2026. All four officers...

During the week of April 27, through May 3, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 11 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...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Hale Hālāwai, 75-5670 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona. An outreach program in partnership with the...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Section will hold its second Puna Kūpuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Mountain View Senior Center, 18-1345A Volcano Road, in Mountain View. The free...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning that occurred Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Hōnaunau Bay in South Kona. At 11:47 a.m. on Saturday, Kona patrol officers were dispatched to Hōnaunau Boat Ramp following a report of a swimmer...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a traffic collision that claimed the life of a 59-year-old Waimea man on Sunday afternoon, May 10, 2026, on Kawaihae Road (Highway 19) near the 65-mile marker. At 1:22 p.m., South Kohala patrol officers responded...