Media Releases

A 43-year-old Captain Cook man was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night, May 19, 2026, following a barricade situation in South Kona involving a firearm and a young child. Police arrested 43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook for multiple...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 88-year-old James Gramlich, who was reported missing from the Keauhou area, was located in Kawaihae on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in good health. Police thank the public for their assistance.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 88-year-old James Gramlich, who was reported missing from the Keauhou area. Gramlich was last seen during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at a residence on...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the man that died after being struck in a hit-and-run collision in Keaʻau late Friday night, May 15, 2026, as 66-year-old Daniel Marcos of Kea‘au. The collision occurred on Highway 130 near the intersection of...

During the week of May 4, through May 10, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle that occurred Monday afternoon, May 18, 2026, on 12th Avenue between Paradise Drive and Kaloli Drive in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Kea‘au. Responding...

Hawai‘i Island police are searching for the drivers of unknown vehicles involved in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run collision in Keaʻau late Friday night, May 15, 2026, in which a man died. The collision occurred on Highway 130 near the intersection...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision on Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway that left two people dead on Friday afternoon, May 15, 2026. At 3:38 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers, along with personnel from the Hawai‘i Fire...

Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a murder investigation following an assault in Hilo that left a 57-year-old Hilo man dead. On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 5:11 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an affray involving...