Chief, mayor react to charges against retired police officers
KAILUA-KONA — Two former Hawaii Island police officers are scheduled to make their first court appearances today in Hilo Circuit...
Crime
A former police officer turned himself in at the Hilo Police Department for a Warrant of Arrest: Chadwick Fukui
Chadwick Fukui On (May 15, 2019), at 9:44 a.m., 67-year-old Chadwick Fukui of Hilo, a former police officer with the...
Woman indicted in fatal South Kona hit-and-run
KAILUA-KONA — A 44-year-old woman was indicted on two felony charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash last year in...
Police have arrested twenty-seven, (27), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (May 6-12)
Community: Police have arrested twenty-seven, (27), motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (May 6-12) During the week...
Police report that a month-long drug investigation in Keauhou Bay results in the arrest of Samuel Keohokapu
In response to complaints received from the public about possible narcotics distribution in the area of Keauhou Bay and Kahaluu...
Police step up distracted driving enforcement
Big Island police have increased distracted driver enforcement this year over last. According to statistics from the Hawaii Police Department,...
Preliminary hearing set for Orchidland shooting suspect
A 50-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park man admitted to firing a shot at another man’s car and shattering the back windshield...
Sexual assault victim, 26, allegedly terrorized by tourists while vacationing in Waikiki By Leila Fujimori
Images from a Waikiki hotel elevator surveillance camera show a visibly shaken and frantic 26-year-old Japanese visitor who was allegedly...
Driver of infamously reckless car faces slew of charges
KEALAKEKUA — It was the need for a morning cup o’ joe that led to the arrest of the driver...
Operators of no-kill shelter guilty of animal cruelty By Nelson Daranciang
A state jury found the mother and son who operated a no-kill animal rescue shelter on their property in Makaha...
Problem Kia Popped By Chelsea Jensen West Hawaii Today cjensen@westhawaiitoday.com
KEALAKEKUA — It was the need for a morning cup o’ joe that led to the arrest of the driver...
DUI ARRESTS April 29, 2019, through May 5, 2019
During the week of April 29, 2019, through May 5, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-one, (21) motorists for driving...
Police have charged a 42-year-old Glenwood man following a police pursuit, late Friday evening, (May 3)
(Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a 42-year-old Glenwood man for several offenses following a police pursuit, late Friday evening,...
A two-year-old child is in critical condition after being left unattended for two hours in a vehicle in Kona
Hawaiʻi Island Police report that on Sunday, (May 5), officers responded to a report of a child suffering from heat...
Bench Warrants 05-03-19 By Mitchell Bonds
As of Friday May 3, 2019 the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:...
Volunteers sought to make their communities safer…Hawaii Island’s Neighborhood Watch
Wanted: People committed to making their neighborhoods and communities safer and better places to live. Hawaii Police Department’s Community Policing...
Judge denies information request
A judge ruled Thursday a murder defendant and his lawyer are not entitled to the dates of birth and social...
Corrections Officer charged with felony drug offense
Corrections Officer charged with felony drug offense Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Detectives have charged a 58-year old State of Hawaiʻi...
5-04-19 Wanted fugitive located: Shilo Brent
South Hilo Patrol officers successfully apprehended an elusive fugitive late Friday evening (May 3) sought on outstanding warrants, auto theft,...
June trial set for suspected Waiki associates By TIFFANY DEMASTERS West Hawaii Today
A Jury trial is scheduled to move forward next month for four associates of accused cop killer Justin Waiki. This...
