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In the meantime, individuals needing to contact personnel at the Kealakehe Police Station are asked to call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

A crash occurring near mile marker 29 has been cleared.

If approved, Bird’s appointment would mark the first time in the department’s 83-year history that a woman has served as deputy chief.

In February, seven people arrested on the Big Island and facing crimes that include abuse of a household member, possession of a firearm and sexual assault of a child all were granted reduced bail or supervised release.

Hawai‘i Police Department reports Monica Iaukea has been located after being reported missing the morning of Feb. 6.

Witnesses reported hearing the victim yell for help from the water and notified emergency responders.

On Wednesday, Blane Kenolio, a six-year member of the police department, entered his no contest plea before Judge Henry Nakamoto.

Hawai‘i Police held a welcoming ceremony for the department’s newest K9, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever whose job is to finding missing people.

A larger public swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for March 6.

Police learned that three unidentified males loaded the motorcycle onto a trailer attached to a red 2005 Toyota 4Runner with Hawaiʻi license plate HKK635.

A search warrant was executed on the suspect’s vehicle, where nearly $800 worth of stolen property and meth were recovered.

The 51-year-old man, his girlfriend and his 20-year-old son were being investigated by police for drug activity.

This is the fourth traffic fatality on Hawai‘i Island in 2026, compared to five this time last year.

The 44-year-old appeared in Kona District Court for both cases on Tuesday.

“It was clear to me that he wasn’t resting on the laurels of being the son of a high-ranking officer,” said retired Capt. Randy Medeiros, who had supervised Reed Mahuna.

Three Hawaiʻi Island police officers were discharged in 2025, with two of the the cases being forwarded to the Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney.

Hawaiʻi Island’s east side and west side vice sections were consolidated in February 2025 to enable detectives to better zero in on the drug problem islandwide.

Reed Mahuna beat out 63 other candidates and had been serving as interim coach since the resignation of former chief Ben Moszkowicz on Aug. 31.

The nine commissioners will reconvene on Friday to select a new chief, a process that began months ago with the Aug. 31 resignation of Ben Moszkowicz.

High speed and alcohol, and/or drugs are believed to be factors in this collision, according to Hawaiʻi Island police.