Temporary phone outage scheduled at 2 Hawai‘i Island police stations for system upgrades

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is upgrading its telephone systems at the Kealakehe Police Station in Kona and the Kaʻū Police Station in Nāʻālehu.

During the transition, telephone service at the Kealakehe station will be temporarily unavailable on Tuesday, June 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. At the Ka‘ū station, it will be unavailable on June 16 from noon to 2 p.m.

Police services will continue uninterrupted, and officers will remain available to respond to calls for service.

Members of the public are reminded to call 911 for emergencies and 808-935-3311 for non-emergency police assistance. Calls for service are dispatched through the department’s Emergency Call Center and will not be affected by the upgrade.

Regular telephone service at both stations is expected to resume immediately following the completion of the scheduled upgrades.