#Hawaii Police Department

The area of Lanikaula Street near Kino‘ole Street was closed for about three hours.

38-year-old Michael Gardner of Mountain View faces several firearms charges following his arrest during a May 21 incident that spurred significant public safety concerns.

Both lanes of Nāpōʻopoʻo Road, between the 10-mile marker and Middle Keʻei Road, are closed and motorists should drive with caution on Highway 11 between Rabbit Hill Road and Manuka State Park as crews clean up large rocks and debris in both areas.

Calvin Furtado was named January Officer of the Month, Josiah Loving and Victor McLellan were named February Officers of the Month and Jared-Taylor Makaweo-Quihano was honored as March Officer of the Month; all demonstrated distinguished police work, outstanding investigative work and decisive action.

Earl-Lewis Camacho had barricaded himself in a South Kona home with firearms, his 2-year-old son and his girlfriend whom he allegedly abused, according to police.

The sign-waving was launched in October 2025 by the Hawai‘i Police Department to increase awareness about the impact of traffic fatalities on the loved ones and friends of those killed.

The 38-year-old remains in custody at the East Hawai‘i Detention Center in Hilo pending investigation.

Hawai‘i Police Department previously advised to avoid the roadway in that area because of police activity.

The 43-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a family or household member.

88-year-old James Gramlich has been found in Kawaihae.

The victim was struck multiple times by unknown vehicles, with the vehicles fleeing the area in an unknown direction.

There are four of the popular community events planned in May, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Caffé Florian in Kealakekua.

She allegedly went to her ex-boyfriend’s residence and threatened him with a 45-pound weighted exercise plate, struck him with her fist, bit him on the upper back and damaged his van.

One of the fire engine’s tires apparently blew out, causing the emergency vehicle to lose control, strike a nearby embankment and then roll onto its side; one person was reported injured.

Darlene Mae Lewi was reported missing Thursday, May 14, after last being seen earlier that morning in Eden Roc; she was found Friday, May 15.

Big Island police seek drivers of the vehicles that fled the area where the pedestrian was killed late Friday night, May 15, in Keaʻau.

The suspect was initially arrested last month after the Hawai‘i Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Federal Bureau of Investigation collaborated on a narcotics investigation and executed search warrants on April 22.

This alert is due to a downed utility pole that is expected to take about two hours, until around 3 p.m., to clear.

Most of the arrests occurred in Kona, where five were taken into custody.

Money raised will go toward helping the victim’s parents travel to the Big Island to bring their son and his belongings back to Virginia.