Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two men, 43-year-old Kalani Rocky Nobriga of Pahoa and 40-year-old Anthony Romero Gonsalves of Mountain View, in connection with a violent robbery that occurred early Saturday morning, February 8, 2025, in downtown Hilo....

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 30-year-old Guy M. Nobriga, of Pāhoa, with an array of firearms and drug offenses stemming from an incident involving gunshots reported on Thursday, February 6, 2025, in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pāhoa. The...

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 Hāwī to Kona during February so the public can get to know their...

As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that the classification of fatal traffic crash that occurred on New Year’ Day in Waikoloa has been changed after the coroner determined the 74-year-old Waikoloa driver died as a result of a medical condition rather...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision involving a dump truck in Pāhoa on Monday, February 3, 2025, as 36-year-old Wallace Zimmerman of Pāhoa. Responding to a reported traffic collision at 3:38 p.m., police...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single motor-vehicle collision in Pāpa‘ikou that critically injured a 48-year-old female pedestrian from Pāpa‘ikou on Friday, February 7, 2025. Responding to a call at 7:59 p.m., police determined that a 2018 Honda HR-V multi-purpose...

Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of a threat made Friday, February 7, 2025, on Konawaena School Road near Konawaena High School in Kealakekua. At 12:44 p.m., police responded after a school custodian...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who was reported as a runaway. Due to his age, he is considered endangered. He was last seen in the area of Maka‘ala Street, in Hilo...