Media Releases

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....

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that the classification of fatal traffic crash that occurred on New Year’ Day in Waikoloa has been changed after the coroner determined the 74-year-old Waikoloa driver died as a result of a medical condition rather...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision involving a dump truck in Pāhoa on Monday, February 3, 2025, as 36-year-old Wallace Zimmerman of Pāhoa. Responding to a reported traffic collision at 3:38 p.m., police...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single motor-vehicle collision in Pāpa‘ikou that critically injured a 48-year-old female pedestrian from Pāpa‘ikou on Friday, February 7, 2025. Responding to a call at 7:59 p.m., police determined that a 2018 Honda HR-V multi-purpose...

Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of a threat made Friday, February 7, 2025, on Konawaena School Road near Konawaena High School in Kealakekua. At 12:44 p.m., police responded after a school custodian...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who was reported as a runaway. Due to his age, he is considered endangered. He was last seen in the area of Maka‘ala Street, in Hilo...

During the week of January 27, through February 2, 2025, Hawai`i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under...

Super Bowl LIX is Sunday, February 9, 2025, and the Hawai‘i Police Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are teaming up to remind drivers: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. Get ahead of...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect in an investigation of a theft that occurred on December 29, 2024, just after 7 p.m. in the 75-5700 block of Al’i Drive in Kailua-Kona. Responding to the...