Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-022918 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested 49-year-old Shane Curry Bloking, of Nā‘ālehu, with fourth-degree sexual assault following an incident that occurred on Friday evening, March 8,...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictActing Captain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-022313 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Daniel Raymond Ulrich, of Orchidland, with domestic violence-related offenses following an incident at an address on...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-020141 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 12-year-old Herman Kirklin, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Pāhoa on Thursday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 23-121614 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the two men captured on video surveillance exiting a business on Maka‘ala Street in Hilo, in December 2023. The...

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona Community PolicingSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their passionate investigations and professionalism by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) in the first quarter of 2024. Officer...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-008620 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Saysha Kaholo-Hiapo, who was reported as a runaway. She was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend four Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionLieutenant Robert P. PauolePhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-021191 Media Release   Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 38-year-old Adonis Benjamin Imaikalani Higa with sexual assault and an array of domestic violence related offenses...