Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police report that a mother wanted for questioning in a custodial interference investigation involving her six-year-old daughter is now wanted for an outstanding arrest warrant. Police have learned that the pair is believed to be in Arizona, prompting...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a terroristic threatening investigation stemming from an incident that took place on June 25, 2025, in Waimea. The image shown was captured by the other...

Hawai‘i Island police are searching for 14-year-old Anela Martinez, of Mountain View, who was reported as runaway. Martinez is described as having a fair complexion, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 230 pounds, with medium-length black hair and brown eyes. She...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a theft that occurred in the 73-4300 block of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Kailua-Kona and are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect. On Saturday, July 6, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., a woman...

Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Erlyen Sangao of Puna, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Puna on Thursday July 17, 2025, in good health. 

Media Release (Update #1) Hawai‘i Island police have recovered the remains of two women from within the debris of a downed banyan tree on Kīlauea Avenue in Hilo. On Sunday afternoon, July 20, 2025, personnel from the Area I Criminal...

Clyde Loa Hawai‘i Island police are continuing their search for 31-year-old Clyde Loa Jr., one of three men who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility on Friday, December 13, 2024. The other two escapees have since been captured. On...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating after human remains were discovered within the debris of a downed banyan tree on Kīlauea Avenue in Hilo on Sunday morning, July 20, 2025. At approximately 9:41 a.m., police responded to the area following reports...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Sarah Coultas and her six-year-old daughter, Violet Coultas-Benson. Coultas is wanted for questioning in connection with a custodial interference investigation. The pair were last seen together on Sunday, July...