Media Releases

For her attention to detail and teamwork during a robbery and vehicle theft investigation earlier this year, the Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored Kona Patrol Officer Sarha Reich as the November 2025 Officer of the Month during a ceremony in...

During the week of Oct. 27, to Nov. 2, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Six of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified a deceased man discovered in an unfinished structure on the 75-0000 block of Ali‘i Drive in Kona on March 24, 2025, as 41-year-old Alan Joseph Dush of Ocean View. Foul play is not suspected. After...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section and the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) are proud to partner with Miss Orchid Isle Teen, Diamond Kawaauhau, for a community clean up and fun day in South Kona. The event...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a reported robbery that occurred on Friday night, Oct. 31, 2025, near the intersection of Prince Kuhio Boulevard and Highway 11 in Ocean View. The 39-year-old male victim reported that at 9:30 p.m., after being...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Section invites the public to join them for two upcoming Coffee With a Cop events in the Puna District this month. The first event will take place on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, from 10...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee “BJ” Penn, of Hilo, with third-degree assault following an incident that occurred early Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2025. At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault at...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating two Ocean View residents wanted for outstanding bench warrants issued in September by the Big Island Drug Court. The pair, 41-year old Robert Teinauri-Carman and 34-year old Kira Lazar, are...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a late-night structure fire that destroyed an apartment complex in Pepe‘ekeō on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident. At 10:34 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers and Hawai‘i...