Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are continuing their search for 41-year-old Jason Anthony Magdaleno, who is considered armed and dangerous. He is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants for summons or arrest on probation with bail totaling $10,000. On Friday morning, May...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Community Policing Section announces free Coffee With a Cop events throughout the Kona area during the month of May. Coffee With a Cop is an informal way for the public to get to know their district police...

During the week of April 20, 2026, through April 26, 2026, Hawai`i Island police arrested twelve (12) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers...

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a brush fire that occurred Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2026, in Kailua Kona. At approximately 1:13 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a brush fire in the area of Hina Lani Street...

Hawai’i Island police reports that 17-year-old Lily Amor, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Ocean View on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in good health.

Hawai’i Island police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation after being informed of an anonymous threat made involving Kealakehe Intermediate School. On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., a terroristic threatening report was generated by Kona patrol officers...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kymahni Mata, who was reported as a runaway. Due to his age, Mata is considered endangered. Mata was last seen leaving a residence within the 300 block of...

A Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged this week with a dozen drug and firearm offenses after a multi-agency search warrant was executed on a parked vehicle in Kona. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 1:20 p.m., Vice West officers,...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) will be conducting a DUI roadblock on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Puainako Street, fronting Waiakea Intermediate School. This enforcement effort is part of HPD’s ongoing commitment to reducing...