Full Notification

Hawai‘i Police Department
Area I Criminal Investigation Section
Lieutenant Derek Morimoto
Phone: (808) 961-2252
Report No.: 25-018731
 
Media Release
 
Hawai‘i Island police arrested 46-year-old Ivan Steve Kong, of Hilo, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, for an outstanding warrant issued by the Hawaii Paroling Authority for violation of parole terms and conditions. Kong is also under investigation for recent criminal incidents in Hilo and Puna and was considered to be armed and dangerous.
 
At 1:30 p.m., Detectives of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) received information that Kong was at a location on the 1400 block of Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. CRU detectives along with deputy sheriffs from the Sheriff Division of the state Department of Law Enforcement observed Kong in the backseat of a parked vehicle at this location where he was arrested for the outstanding warrant without incident. Video of the incident was widely circulated on social media.
 
Detectives are continuing their investigation and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Bryson Pilor of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section Crime Reduction Unit at (808) 961-2272, or via email at Bryson.Pilor@hawaiicounty.gov.