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
Two longtime veterans of Hawaiʻi Police Department recently were promoted to the department’s command ranks by Police Chief Reed Mahuna. Levon Stevens has been with the department…
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Big Island · Crime
Update at 1:20 a.m. Aug. 23, 2026: Hawai‘i Island police report Māmalahoa Highway (Highway 11) near the 105-mile marker in Hōnaunau is open to all traffic. That portion of the…
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Big Island · Crime
A 3-year-old Mountain View girl was critically injured the morning of Aug. 22 when she was struck while walking behind a truck that was rolling back in a driveway at a Mountain…
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Big Island · Crime
Big Island police advises motorists that one lane is now open for contraflow on Māmalahoa Highway (Highway 190), between Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Highway 200) and Puʻulani Drive…
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