Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was photographed near stolen farm equipment. On January 23, 2025, at 8:48 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 89-400 block of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Captain...

Area I Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) Detective Kimo Keliipaakaua talking to a group of UH-Hilo students about his duties as a CIS Detective. On Friday March 28, 2025, the Hawaii Police Department kicked off their Kalounui internship program with an...

Hawai‘i Island residents are invited to attend a Coffee with a Cop event with Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Officers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Hawaiian Shores Community Center (Stables), 15-859...

Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keoni Peter Tosie Brown, of Hilo,...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 67-year-old Michael Kenneth Durham of Kea’au, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kurtistown on Saturday, March 29, in good health. The Hawai’i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.

Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai'i Island police are investigating a murder following a violent stabbing of an...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 67-year-old Michael Durham, who was reported missing. Due to his age and a medical condition he is considered an endangered person. Durham was last seen at his residence on...

During the week of March 17, through March 23, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. Three of the drivers were under...

Hawaiʻi Island police report that 43-year-old Shanera Echols of Ocean View, who was previously reported missing, was located in Ocean View on March 27, 2025, in good health.