Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 33-year-old Krystal Hernandez of Kailua-Kona with first-degree robbery and second-degree promoting a detrimental drug following an incident reported Friday evening, August 7, 2026, near the 75-5500 block of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona. At 5:52 p.m.,...

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 64-year-old Timothy Efird of Hot Springs, Arkansas, with first- and second-degree sexual assault following an investigation into two reported incidents involving an adult female victim in West Hawai‘i. On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 6:28...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section and volunteers from New Hope Waikoloa teamed up to complete a campus beautification project at Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School on Thursday, July 23, 2026, before the start of the school year....

During the week of July 27, through August 2, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers was under...

For his quick thinking and tactical preparedness that led to the apprehension of a wanted man, Officer Joshua Flores was honored as the Kaʻū Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026 during a ceremony on Wednesday, August...

Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 35-year-old Kawika Ah Nee of Mountain View in connection with an attempted murder investigation stemming from a shooting in Mountain View. On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 5:26 p.m., after conferring with the Hawaiʻi County...

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

The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section, in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) and D.A.R.E. Hawaiʻi, invites the public to attend a free Youth Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at the Hilo Drag Strip....

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate the winners and participants of the annual Blue Light Fishing Tournament, held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Kealoha Beach Park (Four Mile)...