Statewide news from the NOW network
This page collects crime and public-safety reporting published by Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now, including police updates, arrests, court cases and missing-person notices. Coverage is local to those islands unless a story clearly involves statewide agencies or courts. HawaiiNow does not add facts beyond the original reports. For names, charges and official statements, always read the article on the originating site.
Big Island · Crime
A 42-year-old Mountain View man died Friday night after the pickup truck he was driving left a roadway, struck a tree and overturned, according to Hawai‘i Island Police…
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Maui · Crime
Rhonda Holde, 66. Frequents the Kahului and Wailuku, Maui. PC: courtesy Maui Police Department (Update: 8:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026) Holde was located and found to be in good…
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Maui · Crime
CIT graduates (Oct. 2, 2026) PC: Maui Police Department The Maui Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team welcomed 22 new members to its list of trained personnel during a…
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Big Island · Crime
Hawai‘i Island police continue to crack down on people who choose to drive under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways. Police arrested 18 motorists for DUI during…
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Big Island · Environment
Update at 11:07 a.m. Oct. 3, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department reports that missing 16-year old Xian Kester Andres, who was considered endangered, was located in good health in…
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Big Island · Crime
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating after a man was discovered unresponsive following a single-vehicle traffic crash the night of Oct. 2 in Mountain View. Police responded…
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Kauaʻi · Crime
Bonifacio Ventura, a 91-year-old bicyclist known around the Kekaha community for his frequent rides, waves and smile, is being remembered by his ʻohana. On the morning of Sept…
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Big Island · Education
Hawai‘i Police Department asks the public for its help with finding a missing and endangered teenager last seen earlier Oct. 2. Xian Kester Andres Xian Kester Andres is 16 years…
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Big Island · Crime
Hawai‘i island police ask the public for help with locating a missing 22-year-old from Kailua-Kona. Caddy Devera Caddy Devera was last seen at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 in the area of…
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Statewide · Weather
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources reopened the following areas after the passing of Hurricane Nolo. Waimea Canyon as seen from an overlook. (File Photo: Kelsey…
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Maui · Crime
United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Douglas Taylor, aka “Dougiie 2 Fresh,” 37, of Maui, pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2026 to two counts of distributing more than fifty…
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Big Island · Crime
Hawai‘i County prosecutors secured an indictment for a Puna man charged with murder in connection with a shooting last month in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Bryant Guevarra County…
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