Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 46-year-old Justin Harmon of Kailua-Kona who was reported missing. He was last seen on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at 6:55 p.m. on the 75-5700 block of Alahou Street in Kailua-Kona...

During the week of Nov. 24, to Nov. 30, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 11 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers was under...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a Hilo residence undergoing termite fumigation between August 19 and 20, 2025, on the 1400 block of Kaumana Drive. The homeowner reported that two rifles, a black DPMS AR-15 and...

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 40-year-old Andrew Green in connection with two separate violent incidents that occurred early Monday morning, Dec. 2, 2025, in Kona. Shortly before 2 a.m., Kona Patrol officers responded to a hotel on the...

The Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to announce that Captain Roylen Valera was formally recognized on Nov. 21, 2025, at the 9th Annual Mahalo First Responders Ceremony in Waimea. Before a full audience of first responders from across Hawai‘i Island,...

Hawaii Island police are searching for 55-year-old Sebastian Moceri from Black Sands subdivision. Moceri is described as being a Caucasian, approximately 5-feet 10-inches in height and weighing approximately 190 pounds, with brown eyes, fair complexion, and medium black hair. Moceri...

Hawai’i Island police are continuing the investigation into multiple structure fires that occurred in Downtown Hilo, early Sunday morning, November 30, 2025. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. Sunday, South Hilo patrol officers and Hawai’i Fire Department (HFD) personnel responded to reported...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old William Roscoe, who was reported missing. He is considered endangered and may be in need of medical assistance. Roscoe was last seen in the area of the 100-block...

Beka Dribo Hawai‘i Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying witnesses to an incident that occurred in the Kailua-Kona area. In the early morning hours of Thursday, November 27, 2025, police responded to a report of a severely...