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🚨 COMMUNITY – Big Island Kona Community Policing Holding Kupuna Watch Meeting Thursday in Kona 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: May 26, 2026 Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 am, at the Lei Kupuna Senior Housing recreation center, 74-5285 Kaeka Street, in Kailua-Kona. Kupuna Watch is an outreach program in partnership with the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division. These free monthly meetings provide an opportunity for officers to engage with kūpuna directly during their regularly scheduled activities at various County facilities in west Hawai‘i. During these sessions, officers discuss crime and traffic trends, the importance of reporting elder abuse, as well as ways to identify and prevent financial and internet crimes. In addition to Community Policing Officers, each monthly meeting features personnel from different areas of the police department to explain their particular areas of expertise. The goal is to strengthen trust, promote safety, and build positive relationships through direct, face-to-face interaction. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/kona-community-policing-holding-kupuna-watch-meeting-thursday-in-kona/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/kona-community-policing-holding-kupuna-watch-meeting-thursday-in-kona/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com