Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Priscilla Binney, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Kailua-Kona in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance.

The Hawai‘i Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the tragic death of K9 Archer, a valued member of the department’s Vice Section based in west Hawai‘i, who passed away on Thursday September 4, 2025. Archer was left unattended in...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Priscilla Binney, who was reported as a runaway.  Binney was last seen in the 82-1000 block of Kalamalani Place in Captain Cook on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision in Pāhala that claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy on Thursday evening, September 4, 2025. The teen has been identified as Kainui Kaupu-Manini of Pāhala. At 5:55 p.m., police responded to...

During the week of August 25, 2025 to August 31, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was...

Hawai‘i Island police officers will be better equipped to respond to cardiac emergencies thanks to a recent donation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) from the Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation and the Max and Yetta Karasik Foundation, represented by Dr....

Hawaii Island Police report that Chaiclen Aaliyah Abong-Rivera who was previously reported as a runaway was located in good health on August 29, 2025. Hawaii Police would like to thank the community for their assistance.

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 37-year-old Hiram Dale Kelii Kuilauwoho Kawelu, of Lynnwood, Washington, with an array of offenses stemming from two separate violent and heinous incidents in Hilo. On Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2025, at 12:38 p.m.,...

During the week of August 18, 2025 to August 24, 2025 Hawai`i Island police arrested ten (10) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers...