Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL), Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation,  and County Council Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi”, is now accepting registrations for a youth 3-on-3 basketball...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the man found deceased in a grassy area near businesses in the 74-5000 block of Kaiwi Street in Kailua-Kona on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, as 51-year-old Paul Ascunsion of Kona. Police launched a coroner’s inquest...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding six Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i from Waikoloa to Kealakekua during January in order for the public can get to...

On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13. 2026, two Hawai‘i Police Department officers were arrested following their indictment by the Hawai‘i Attorney General’s office in connection with May 2023 searches of an arrestee’s belongings that violated constitutional protections. Officer Noah Serrao, a...

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Wednesday, Jan., 21, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Hale Hālāwai, 75-5670 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona. An outreach program in partnership with the...

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Vivianna Arsenault of Kailua-Kona, who was reported as a runaway on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. She is considered endangered due to a medical condition. Arsenault was previously reported...

Hawai‘i Island police invite the public to a free Keiki ID event on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave. Hosted by Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section, the...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a 20-year-old Hilo man on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2026, in Hilo. The man has been positively identified as Logan Quintal of Hilo. Police responded to a reported...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the male pedestrian who died following a traffic collision last August in Hilo as 43-year-old Caesare Brown of Hilo. On August 2, 2025, at 10:04 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle striking...