Media Releases

The Hawai‘i Police Department would like thank our Hawai‘i Island communities for helping to make the recent Badges and Buckets fundraiser a huge success. Badges and Buckets is Special Olympics Hawai‘i’s largest annual grassroots fundraiser of the year. Our Special…

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 43-year-old William Moxley. Moxley was last seen on Kaleponi Road in the Fern Forest subdivision in Volcano on Thursday Sept. 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. He is described as having…

Hawai‘i Island police report that the phone lines for the North Kohala Police Station, (808) 889-6540, are not operational at this time. If you need immediate police assistance in the North Kohala area, please call 911. For non-emergency police assistance,…

During the week of Sept. 14, through Sept. 20, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under…

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 64-year-old Christopher Wright of Waimea, who is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants with a total bail of $105,000, and for questioning in connection with a separate criminal investigation. Wright…

The Hawai‘i Police Department’ Hilo Community Policing Section is holding two Coffee With a Cop events on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Hilo in honor of International Coffee Day. Both events will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.…

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Zaleiya Molcilio who was reported as a runaway. Molcilio is described as having a fair complexion, 4 feet 11 inches tall, 126 pounds, with long orange-colored hair and…

The Hawaii Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with Kona Walmart, and LIV Pregnancy & Women’s Wellness, is pleased to announce the upcoming First Annual Fill A Cruiser Diaper Drive on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, from 9:00 a.m.…

Hawai‘i Island police report that the motorcyclist critically injured in a single-vehicle traffic collision on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2026, in Pāhoa has passed away. He has been identified as 53-year-old Joe McDonald of Pāhoa. Responding to a 1:48 p.m.…