Authorities Probe Recent Threats at Schools on Oahu and Hawaii Island

This morning, just before 8 a.m., threats were made to two schools in Hawaii, prompting a police response in both Honolulu and Kona. Officers from the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) were dispatched to the Hawaii School for Girls at La Pietra after officials reported receiving a phone threat. While details of the threat have not been disclosed, the HPD stated that no arrests have been made and officers are working with school officials as the investigation proceeds.

Meanwhile, at Konawaena High School in Kona, an anonymous threat led to a terroristic threatening investigation by Hawaii Police. The school initiated lockdown procedures following the threat received by phone. The lockdown was lifted after campus checks were completed around 9:45 a.m. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.