Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 65-year-old Keaʻau man that occurred Friday morning, Feb. 27, 2026, in the Kapoho area of the Puna District. At 8:14 a.m., Puna patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded...

During the week of Feb. 16, through Feb. 22, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Victoria Geil who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen in the Mountain View on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Geil is described as...

Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) officially welcomed K9 Trina to the department during a ceremony at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center in Kona on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. The ceremony, co-hosted by the Hawai‘i Island K9 Association, also recognized the completion...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with PATH, will host its second annual HI-PAL Keiki Fun Run/Walk in Kona on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Old Airport Recreation Area....

Robert James Teinauri Carman Kira Lazar John Thomas Broadfoot Jr. Nicole Arsenault Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a man and woman wanted on active arrest warrants who should be considered armed and...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Kona Imin Center, 76-5877 Old Government Road in Hōlualoa. An outreach program...

For his continued leadership in youth engagement and community partnership initiatives throughout West Hawaiʻi, Kona Community Policing Officer Leonard Warren was honored with the Haweo award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Kona on Feb. 18,...

During the week of Feb. 9, through Feb. 15, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under...