Remains Identified
Police have identified skeletal remains found on Dec. 12 in an empty lot off of Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona as...
Crime
Warden called to court 6 times
Over the course of 12 months, the warden of Hawaii Community Correctional Center was ordered before a judge six times...
Big Island Crime/Law Case Updates
A driver under indictment for negligent homicide in a fatal traffic collision two years ago is suing the other driver...
DUI Stats for the Week
During the week of January 7, 2019, through January 13, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested sixteen, (16), motorists for driving...
Puako Beach robbery suspects arrested and charged: Aaron Melim and Ryhan Rickman
Aaron Melim Ryhan Rickman Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 34-year-old Hilo man and a 27-year-old Hilo woman with...
Man arrested in Hilo narcotics operation: Rodney Keaweehu
Rodney Keaweehu A 60-year-old Hilo man is in police custody following a narcotics operation at a county park in Hilo....
Jail Blunders Again: Warden Back in Court
A circuit court judge ordered the county jail’s warden to court for a second time after a pretrial murder detainee...
Hawai’i Island Police have charged a 36-year-old male in connection with a behavior disorder report
Daniel Walker Hawai’i Island Police have charged a 36-year-old male in connection with a behavior disorder report on Puu Huluhulu...
Hawaii Crime Briefs
The home of a retired Honolulu police chief and his former prosecutor wife is for sale while their lender forecloses...
Domestic Strangulation Update & Band Teacher Sentenced
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Big Island prosecutors may take more punitive action against perpetrators of domestic strangulation after more than...
Hawaii Police News
A 63-year-old Hilo man died this morning, (January 6), after being in police custody. Responding to a 3:10 p.m. motorcycle...
Judge: Probation was Wrong for Maui Repeat Offender
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — It was a mistake to give a man a chance with probation, a Maui judge said...
Strangulation Cases
A deputy prosecutor assigned to prosecute domestic strangulation cases says there’s a new case almost every week. According to Suzanna...
Officer Gets 2 for 1
For Kona police officer Conrad Iranon, the call that came in proved to be a two-for-one. On Oct. 26, Iranon...
Robbery, assault case moves toward trial
KEALAKEKUA — A man accused of assaulting and robbing a Buddhist minister is also accused of breaking into a truck...
DUI Offender Seeks Probation
A Kailua-Kona man incarcerated on Oahu will undergo a physical exam as part of a bid to reduce his five-year...
Robbery Suspect Charged
Kyle Arellano KAILUA-KONA — Police have arrested and charged robbery suspect Kyle Arellano, 22, with several offenses, the department...
Police Arrest Trespassers (photos)
A 47-year-old man and his 47-year-old female accomplice were arrested by Hawaiʻi Island Police, (December 25), following complaints by the...
Maui Police: Officers Justified in Deadly Shooting
Maui police officers were justified in the deadly shooting of a man who was wanted on an attempted murder warrant,...
Maui Man Gets Life in Prison
WAILUKU, Hawaii A judge has sentenced a Maui man to life in prison after he fatally slit his estranged wife’s...
