Latest News Releases
HPD Initiates Murder Investigation in Waipiʻo
On Nov. 7, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., District 3 Crime Reduction located an adult male with apparent gunshot wounds in Waipiʻo. Homicide detectives are investigating this case. The release […]
HPD Investigates Attempted Murder in Waikīkī
On Nov. 8, 2025, at approximately 12:21 a.m., District 6 patrol officers responded to an assault fronting the Waikīkī Beachside Hostel on Lemon Road. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 50-year-old […]
HPD Opens Sex Assault Investigation
HONOLULU – On November 6, at about 7:45 p.m., a 22-year-old female was taking out the trash fronting her home on Waialae Avenue when she was attacked by an unknown […]
HPD Seizes 48 Machines and Makes Arrests in Gambling Busts
(Preview – Click for more full-size images) HONOLULU – Officers from the Honolulu Police Department’s (HPD) Narcotics/Vice Division executed search warrants at an illegal gambling room on Wanini Street in […]
HPD Promotes Kerry Yoshida to Deputy Communications Director
HONOLULU – The Honolulu Police Department has promoted Kerry Yoshida to deputy communications director, effective Nov. 3. Yoshida joined HPD’s Public Affairs Office earlier this year and will now oversee […]
UPDATE: HPD Opens Attempted Murder Investigation at Mayor Wright Housing
HONOLULU – The ongoing investigation revealed that the two earlier incidents are connected. On November 1, at approximately 2:15 a.m., District 5 officers responded to reports of gunfire and a […]
HPD Makes Arrest for Attempted Murder at Mayor Wright Housing
HONOLULU – On November 1, after 2:15 a.m., District 5 officers responded to a stabbing at Mayor Wright Housing. A 25-year-old male security guard was stabbed in the shoulder after […]
HPD Opens Attempted Murder Investigation at Mayor Wright Housing
HONOLULU – On November 1, at approximately 2:15 a.m., District 5 officers responded to reports of gunfire at Mayor Wright Housing. Two male victims, ages 13 and 27, were walking […]
HPD Continues Impaired Driving Enforcement Into Holiday Season
HONOLULU – The Honolulu Police Department is continuing its efforts to curb traffic injuries and fatalities during the holiday season by deploying impaired driver checkpoints from Nov. 1 through Dec. […]
HPD Initiates Unattended Death Investigation Following ‘Ewa Beach Fire
‘EWA BEACH – On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, just after 6:30 p.m., District 8 patrol officers responded with the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) to a house fire on Fort Weaver […]
HPD to Offer Walk-in Police Recruit Testing Nov. 1
HONOLULU – The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) will offer a walk-in testing opportunity for individuals interested in joining the department as a metropolitan police recruit (MPR) or police services officer […]
HPD Makes Arrest Following Assault on Officer
WAIʻANAE— On Oct. 26, 2025, at approximately 11:57 a.m., D8 officers responded to a report of a male with a handgun arguing with a family member on Ala Hema Street. […]