Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged two men and a woman for a variety of crimes that took place in Kailua-Kona and Hilo between Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and Monday, June 9, 2025. On May 27, South Hilo patrol...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 69-year-old Michael Joyce of Hilo, who was reported missing. He is considered endangered due to his age and required medication.  Joyce was last seen in the 100 block of West...

Hawai‘i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 31-year-old Keoni Brian Paulino, of Hilo, with an array of theft and financial crimes as well as a drug offense, stemming from an incident involving mail theft reported in the early morning...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee “BJ” Penn on Thursday, June 12, 2025, for violating a temporary restraining order. Upon responding to the area of Pu‘u‘eo Street in Hilo at 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning to investigate a...

During the week of June 2, through June 8, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under...

Media Release (Update #3) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Justin Kawika Ferreira, of Puna. Ferreira was reportedly last seen on October 21, 2023, in Kea‘au, wearing camouflage pants...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding six Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i from Hāwī to Kona during June in order for the public can get to...

As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a male person of interest in a burglary that occurred in the 76-0000 block of Leilani Street, off of Lako Street, in Keauhou sometime during the evening/early morning hours of...