Full Notification

3-25-25 Police Seeking Witnesses to Ka‘ū Road Incident
 
Hawai‘i Police Department
Area II Criminal Investigation Section
Detective Donovan Kohara
Phone: (808) 960-3118
Report No.: 25-026811
 
Media Release
 
Hawai‘i Island police are seeking witnesses to a road rage incident involving a White Toyota 4Runner and a Silver Ford SUV that took place on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in the area of 78-mile-marker of Highway 11 in Ocean View.
 
At 9:20 a.m., Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to a report of a traffic collision near the entrance of the Kona Gardens subdivision that resulted in two men involved in a physical dispute. Both parties sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of being assaulted. One party went to the Kona Community Hospital for treatment and was subsequently released and one party refused medical treatment.
 
Due to both parties giving conflicting statements, investigating officers are still trying to determine the chain of events that led up to the incident. Police believe that the incident occurred on Highway 11 and that prior to the incident, one of the involved parties may have been driving recklessly.
 
Police are asking that anyone who may have been driving on Highway 11 in the area of the 78-mile marker near the entrance to the Kona Gardens subdivision on March 23, around 9:20 a.m. and who may have witnessed this incident to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118; or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov. They may also contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.
 
Citizens who wish to remain anonymous can make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers does not record any calls or subscribe to caller ID.