Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 62-year-old female visitor that occurred in Kona on Wednesday night, April 30, 2025. The woman has been positively identified as Lori Trende-Landgraver of Portland, Oregon. Kona patrol officers and Hawai‘i...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 47-year-old Nicole Bullock, of Hilo, who was previously reported missing, was located in Hilo on Monday, April 29, 2025, in good health.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two runaways who were last seen in the area of the 1700 block on Kino‘ole Street in Hilo, on Monday, April 28, 2025, around 8:25 p.m.   King Kehoe,...

During the week of April 21, through April 27, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 10 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an assault that occurred at a retail shopping center in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Police responded to the 74-5400 block of Makala Boulevard at...

** Correction: This media release has been updated. The correct year of the motor vehicle is 2001. ** Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle stolen from the 100 block of Wainaku Street in...

Earl Hind with vessel Makalapua Onalani Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 42-year-old Earl Kekuanaoa Hind, a local fisherman last known to have launched his vessel from the South Point area on Monday, April 7, 2025....

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 47-year-old Nicole Bullock, who was reported missing. She is considered endangered as she may be in need of medical assistance. Bullock was last contacted at 4:00 a.m. on Friday,...

Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for information regarding 30-year-old Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, of Pāhoa, who was reported missing in July 2023. On the morning of July 9, 2023, Ogata-Staudinger was reportedly picking opihi with a relative in the...