Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Steven Campos of Hilo with multiple firearms and narcotics offenses stemming from an investigation at a Kona hotel. On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at approximately 12:42 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department continues to conduct high visibility traffic enforcement operations along the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (DKI Highway) corridor as part of ongoing efforts to improve roadway safety and reduce dangerous driving behaviors. Since June 4, 2026, there...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Makayla NOBRIGA who is reported as a runaway. She was last seen on Kahili Street in Honoka’a on Thursday June 4, 2026 at around 7:00 a.m.  She is...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort and Bryan Fujikawa, executive chef and owner of KGH Catering, will host the inaugural HI-PAL Keiki Poke Contest on Saturday, June 20, 2026....

During the week of June 1, through June 7, 2026, Hawai`i Island police arrested 13 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 69-year-old Paul Tresnak of Ocean View for second-degree reckless endangering and other offenses following a traffic-related incident in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. At 1:00 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to an...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is upgrading its telephone systems at the Kealakehe Police Station in Kona and the Kaʻū Police Station in Nāʻālehu. During the transition, telephone service at each station will be temporarily unavailable during the following dates and...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section, Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL), and Miss Aloha Hawaiʻi 2025 Scarlette Burnham-Rosario extend their thanks to all participants who took part in a Scavenger Hunt Beach Cleanup held May 16, 2026, at...

The Hawai‘i Police Department proudly hosted DARE DAY 2026 on May 19, 2026, at the Kona Community Aquatic Center and Gym in Kailua-Kona, celebrating the accomplishments of 5th and 6th grade students who successfully completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education...