#Kauai Police Department
Kauaʻi Mayor Kawakami shares budget goals in wake of Maui wildfires
In Kauaʻi County’s efforts to reduce fire risk and fuel sources, Mayor Kawakami announced this year’s budget will include $2.7 million in heavy equipment for Kauaʻi road crews to help manage vegetation, and added $1.5 million to cover costs to clear brush and large debris from county properties. The Kaua‘i Fire Department will also acquire two water tenders and a brush fire-fighting apparatus to enhance fire response.
Arson reported at multiple Kauaʻi parks
Trees at Lydgate Beach Park, ‘Anini Beach Park and Anahola Beach Park were recently found burned. Police reports have been made.
FBI: Laser sightings documented near airports on Maui, Kauaʻi
Recent sightings of lasers in and around Kahului and Kapalua Airport were reported and documented in the past week. Pilots landing at the airports have experienced a green laser illuminating their aircraft while on approach to land. Neighborhoods with reported incidents include: Kahului, Kapalua, Kīhei, and Nākālele.
Innovative Adaptive Tourism Management Underway at Hāʻena State Park on Kauaʻi
Parking enforcement is one of the tools being utilized to achieve the goals of the master plan for neighboring Hāʻena State Park. More importantly, is a new adaptive management structure which incorporates community involvement as its core.
Pilot, 2 Passengers Identified in Kauaʻi Helicopter Crash
Kauaʻi police believe the pilot is 69-year-old Paul Metro of Wailua, and identified two of the six passengers as 47-year-old Amy Gannon and 13-year-old Jocelyn Gannon of Wisconsin.
Pladera Promoted to Rank of Lieutenant at Maui Police Department
The Maui Police Department today announced the promotion of Detective Jeraul Pladera to the rank of Lieutenant. Pladera is a 17-year police veteran, most recently serving with the Wailuku Criminal Investigation Division. Pladera began his career with the Kauai Police Department before transferring to the MPD in August of 1994. He was assigned to the […]
MAILE AMBER ALERT TEST SCHEDULED THURSDAY
(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009) A test of the state’s MAILE AMBER Alert system will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 11:45 am. The MAILE AMBER acronym stands for Minor Abducted in Life-threatening Emergency and America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response. The test will originate from the Kauai Police Department LÄ«hu’e headquarters and broadcast […]
ISLAND POLICE BRIEFS:
BIG ISLAND POLICE BRIEFS: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND FLOATING IDENTIFIED Hawaii Police Department Detectives have identified a woman found floating near the Hilo breakwater on December 28, 2008. She has been positively identified as 56-year-old Debra Giamario of Hilo. On Thursday, January 8, an acquaintance of Giamario’s initiated a missing person report stating that the woman had […]
