Media Releases

Media Release (Update #2) Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 82-year-old Jacquelyn Glenn of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by her family. She is considered endangered due to her age. Glenn was last...

Hawai'i Police Department (HPD) is committed to fighting drugs on island and apprehending those that distribute and sell illegal narcotics. In February 2025 the department consolidated its two Vice units, operating separately within the Area I (East Hawai‘i) and Area...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a theft that occurred in the 78-6600 block of Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona shortly after 6 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect. The victim...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Nā‘ālehu involving a 37-year-old man that occurred on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. The man has been identified as Garrett Amaral of Hilo. At 2:10 p.m., Ka‘ū patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Eva Napoleon, who was reported as a runaway. She is considered endangered due to her age. Napoleon was last seen at the 2500 block of Ainaola Drive in...

During the week of Jan. 12, through Jan. 18, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a large affray that occurred Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2026, in Hilo. At 3:17 p.m., police responded to a report of a disturbance involving an estimated 30 to 40 teenagers at Mohouli Park. Shortly thereafter,...

The Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) is warning the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Big Island residents posing as Hawai‘i Police Department officers. The scammers are calling with altered caller ID numbers displaying Hawai‘i...

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man who died in the two-vehicle collision that occurred Thursday evening, Jan. 15, 2026, near the intersection of Highway 19 and Hikina Place in Hilo as 26-year-old Michael Taione of Maui. Responding to a...