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Media Seeks Answers on Policies and Disciplinary Records in Naval Shipyard Tragedy 

While authorities provided information on the incident itself, and issued a press release on the identity of those killed, lack of information on policies and practices as well as disciplinary records involving the gunman, resulted in a backlash from media.

New Details in Search for Big Island Shooting Suspect

New details have emerged in the man hunt for shooting suspect, 41-year-old Walter Gomes III, on Hawaiʻi Island.

Kona Shooting Suspect Evades Police, Remains At Large

A man identified as the suspect in a shooting in Kona on Wednesday, managed to evade police early this morning and remained at large at last report. 

Pāhoa Woman Dies in Police-Involved Shooting

Hawaiʻi Island Police have identified the victim of yesterday’s officer-involved shooting on the Big Island as 30-year-old Tori M. Kaneshiro of Pāhoa.

Harvey Damo Charged in Officer Involved Shooting

Harvey Damo was arrested and charged for two counts each of first degree terroristic threatening, resisting an order to stop, and reckless endangering, and…

Hawai‘i Island Police Officer Shot While Responding to Puna Assault

The officer, who is a two-year member of the department, was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where he remains in stable condition.

Hawai‘i Island Crisis Negotiators Respond to Barricade Standoff

Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an ongoing barricaded subject incident in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in lower Puna.

UPDATE: Officer Involved Shooting in Hilo Under Investigation

Police say that upon arrival, an officer encountered a man wielding a knife, along with a Pit Bull that had earlier chased paramedics into their vehicle.

Hawai’i Leaders Respond to School Massacre

“It is horrific that anyone would take away so many young lives. Schools should always be a safe and nurturing place for our children and educators.”

Police Investigate Reported Shooting in Puna

According to police reports, a 39-year-old Mountain View woman told authorities that a male suspect fired gunshots at her following a verbal confrontation in which she had gone to the his residence to retrieve property.