Media Releases

On June 1, 1999, at 2:47 p.m., police responded to Waipiʻo Valley after beachgoers reported finding a body buried in the sand near the beach. The body was found to be in an advanced state of decomposition and was transported...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of August 19, 2024, through August 25, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Juvenile Aid SectionDetective Chandler NacinoPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 301 Media Release Hawai'i Police Department is offering internet safety tips for keiki and teens because all kids deserve to be safe online. Kids and teens today face...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentNorth Kohala DistrictCaptain Scott KurashigePhone: (808) 889-6540Report No.: 24-078892 Media Release On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:59 a.m., North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report that a small Cessna airplane made an emergency hard landing in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release With traffic fatalities nearly double what they were this time last year, the Hawai’i Police Department is strongly urging residents and visitors to drive safely this Labor...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068602 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III, of Hilo, with various property, drug, and traffic offenses stemming from an incident...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Chuck CobilePhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-047048 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Chael Aku, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday, July 15, 2024, in good...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionLieutenant Pernell HanoaPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No. 24-077364 Media Release On Friday, August 23, 2024, at approximately 4:59 p.m., patrol officers in the Ka‘ū District responded to a report of an unknown disturbance in the area of...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-076519 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have located 29-year-old Keegan James Francesco Pacchioni, who was reported missing from his Hilo residence on Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024. Pacchioni...