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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in the location of three fugitives wanted on various warrants. These individuals have no known connection to each other, however all have ties to the Puna District. One of them is being sought for questioning in other unrelated crimes.

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The Hawai’i Police Department reports the closure of one lane (Kona bound) on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190), at the Daniel K. Inouye Highway Intersection in North Kona due to a one vehicle accident.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are continuing the investigation of an assault that occurred in KeaÊ»au on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. At about 12:15 p.m. on that date, police responding to the KeaÊ»au Shopping Center after receiving a report of an assault, found an unresponsive male to be lying on the ground within the parking lot of […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in searching for a 68-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing and is considered endangered in light of a medical condition.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 28-year-old Kailua-Kona man who is wanted on outstanding warrants. Anatoliy Y. Borisov is described as being 5-foot-6, about 155 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Borisov is known to do construction and tile work. He is wanted for numerous bench warrants and […]

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During the week of May 1, 2017, through May 7, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been 418 DUI arrests compared with 384 during the same period last year, an […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Chief Paul K. Ferreira has announced upcoming promotions of four employees from the rank of police officer to the rank of sergeant/detective Detective Matthew KaÊ»aihue, an 18-year veteran of the HawaiÊ»i Police Department, will be assigned to the Area II Juvenile Aid Section in Kona. He is currently assigned to Community Policing in […]

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A 42-year-old Mountain View man was charged with promoting prostitution and several offenses related to the possession of child pornography. On Friday (May 5), officers and detectives from the Area I Vice Section arrested Benjamin Krome of Mountain View during a prostitution investigation at a residence in Kalapana.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 24-year-old Hilo man for outstanding bench warrants and in connection with two incidents involving a vehicle that was stolen from Pepeʻekeo early Tuesday morning (May 2).

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The listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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From 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday (May 4), the east-bound lane of Hina Lani Street at Kamanu Street will be closed to traffic. Motorists should take a detour through Kaloko Light Industrial Park in Kona. The roadway closure is due to traffic accident reconstruction being conducted by the Traffic Enforcement Unit’s investigation.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 39-year-old Francis Chabloz, who had been reported missing. He was located in Kona early Wednesday evening (May 3).

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo boy, who was reported missing. Kupono Beck Jr. was last seen in Hilo on Tuesday morning ( May 2). He is described as part-Hawaiian, about 5-foot-8, 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating an assault that occurred Tuesday afternoon (May 2), within the parking lot of the KeaÊ»au shopping center. Responding to a 12:15 p.m. call, officers learned that the victim, a 28-year-old Hilo man, had been punched by an unidentified male, causing the victim to fall and strike his head on the […]

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