Media Releases

The Hawai‘i Police Department is reporting the death of 93-year-old May Doi, who was found deceased in the Ka‘ū District. Doi was last seen on Friday, August 14, 2026, at a residence in the 95-1100 block of Maia Street in...

Media Update as of 8.17.26 at 1:45 p.m. The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that the 911 Emergency Service Number is now working. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their understanding and cooperation.

The Hilo Coffee With a Cop at the Safeway Starbucks scheduled for this afternoon, Monday, August 17, 2026, has been postponed til a later date. A new date and time will be announced once rescheduled. The Coffee With a Cop...

(Update as of 8.17.26 at 10:15 a.m.) The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that the 911 Emergency Service Number is still not operational. However, text to 911 is operational. If using a cell Phone and the text to 911 does not...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle traffic collision that claimed the life of a 45-year-old Ocean View man early Saturday afternoon, August 15, 2026. At 1:17 p.m., Hawaiʻi Police Department officers responded to a motor vehicle collision near...

Police Chief Reed Mahuna has promoted two individuals, one to the rank of major, and one to captain, effective Saturday, August 1, 2026. Major Levon Stevens, a 22-year veteran of the department, is now assigned to the Technical Services Division....

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 47-year-old Kathryn Sadecki with multiple burglary, theft, and auto theft offenses stemming from five separate property crime investigations in Kona, South Kohala, and Ka‘ū between July and August 2026. On Sunday morning, August...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding two Coffee With a Cop events in the Hilo area during August in order for the public to get to know their district...

The Hawaii Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section announces that the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League’s (HI-PAL) free Youth Car Show originally planned for August 15, 2026, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at the Hilo Drag Strip, due...