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Police presence may return to Kona airport to combat flow of dangerous drugs

“Office space that was previously available to Hawaiʻi Police Department at the Kona airport prior to the Federal Inspection Service Center opening will soon be available again,” said Hawa’i Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen.

Big Island community welcomes ‘Chief Ben’ to Hawai‘i Police Department

The public witnessed Chief Moszkowicz reaffirm his oath as the new Hawai‘i police chief.

Young lives on the Big Island are being lost to drug overdoses and deadly fentanyl

In the past two months, a teenager has died from a drug overdose and a teenager and a young adult have died of suspected drug overdoses, police said.