#community policing

Topics of conversation can range from sharing personal stories to discussing neighborhood issues.

The Keiki Fishing Derby took place on Sept. 16 at Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park in Laupāhoehoe. About 80 keiki from the Hāmākua district, ranging in age from 3 to 17, sought to catch the heaviest fish.

The goal of Friday’s “Settle The Score” rally and sign-waving event was not just to raise awareness about a recent rash of school violence and bullying, but to also open people’s eyes to the hard reality that keiki everywhere face the same kind of injustice and start the conversation about about how the community can come together to make Big Island schools and those beyond safer.

Authorities arrested five people in Hilo after conducting an anti-theft operation targeting shoplifters from a local department store.

Hawai‘i Police Department will host a “Coffee with a Cop” talk story session in Kona on Friday, Nov. 19.