Police Arrest, Charge Hilo Man on Drug Offenses

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 45-year-old Michael Bratt of Hilo with multiple drug offenses following a Vice Division investigation that removed 1.75 pounds of cocaine from our island streets.

On Saturday, July 25, 2026, detectives with the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Vice Division conducted an operation that resulted in Bratt’s arrest at a public park in Hilo. During the investigation, detectives recovered Bratt’s vehicle and a bag as evidence.

A search warrant executed on Bratt’s vehicle resulted in the recovery of more than 86 grams of cocaine. A second search warrant executed on the recovered bag led to the seizure of an additional 711 grams of cocaine. This totals 1.75 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $79,000 removed from our island communities.

After conferring with the Hawaiʻi County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Vice detectives charged Bratt with the following offenses:

• Four counts of first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug

• Promoting a controlled substance in a public park

Bratt’s total bail was set at $500,000. He made his initial appearance in South Hilo District Court on Monday afternoon, July 27.

Police ask anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Detective Keith Simeona of the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Vice Division at (808) 961-2340 or via email at Keith.Simeona@hawaiipolice.gov.