Media Releases

During the week of April 28, through May 4, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kawelo Lancaster, who was initially reported as a runaway and is considered a missing and endangered juvenile due to concerns for his well-being and safety.  Lancaster was last...

(Update #8) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Kelly Gravitt of Pāhoa. Gravitt was reportedly last seen on the evening of May 19, 2023, in the area of Pāhoa...

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 14-year-old Kawelo Lancaster, who was previously reported as a runaway was located in Puna on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in good health. 

Hawaii Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 43-year-old Thomas Delima Jr. of Kailua Kona, who was reported missing. Delima was last seen in the area of Hualalai Road and Kuakini Highway, on May 1, 2025, at approximately...

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 35-year-old Jacklyn Aquino who was last seen on South Kopua Road in Glenwood on the morning of May 5, 2025. She is described as being 5’02” tall, weighing approximately 120 pounds, having a dark...

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 56-year-old John Allan Lilly, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in good health on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New Jersey.

Hawai‘i Island police have charged Bailey Preston, a 21-year-old, Detroit man with second-degree reckless endangering after school employees reported hearing multiple gunshots near Highway 130 at the 11-mile marker on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. In response to hearing the gunshots,...

Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 50-year-old Sema Banu Sekendur of no permanent address, in Hilo. She was reported missing on February 25, 2025, last seen in July of 2024 in Downtown Hilo. Sekendur is...