#Wednesday
Police search for 16-year old runaway last seen in December
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for any information on Victoria Geil, who was last seen in Mountain View on Dec. 3, 2025 and was reported as a runaway.
Deadly Christmas Eve fire in Ocean View under investigation by police, fire inspectors
A severely burned body was discovered in a residence in the 92-9200 block of Reef Parkway; the victim’s identity and cause of the blaze also remain under investigation, with an autopsy ordered to determine the victim’s exact cause of death.
UPDATE: Previously reported missing and endangered 26-year-old man located
Hawai’i Island police report Darius Kanekoa-Gentzler was found in good health nearly 10 days after he was last seen.
Pāhoa High and Intermediate School locked down after student sees alleged threat
Hawai‘i Police Department responded just before 10 a.m. Aug. 20; the reported anonymous threat was later determined to be false.
Public invited to community policing meet-and-greet at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center
Downtown Hilo officers on Wednesday will discuss their work and policing efforts in the downtown area. More importantly, they will listen to ideas and suggestions about how they can work together with the community to make downtown Hilo a safer and more enjoyable environment for all.
Compactor sets large pile of scrap metal, tires ablaze when crushing car
Big Island firefighters discovered a 50-by-50-by-12-foot mound of scrap metal and large tires about 75% involved in fire under a covered, open steel metal building when they arrived at Big Island Scrap Metal at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Gray — and at times black — gritty smoke billowed into the air, easily sticking out against the bright blue clear sky.
