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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 22-year-old Kona man wanted for questioning in connection with a sexual assault. William John Johnson, who has no permanent address, is also wanted on a $10,000 bench warrant in an unrelated case. He may be in Kona or Waipio. He is described as […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 21-year-old Hilo man. Jensen Joshua Yadao was last contacted by a relative on March 10 and has not been seen since. He is described as part Hawaiian, about 5-foot-4, about 120 pounds with brown eyes, short black hair and a tan complexion. […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who was reported missing from Kona. Chance Gorelangton-Kuanoni was last seen in Kailua-Kona on December 10, 2012. He is described as 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with brown eyes, black wavy hair and a dark complexion. He may be in Kona or South Kohala.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, with two active volcanoes, may be one of the world’s best outdoor classrooms for learning about the colonization of new geological surfaces, a process that ecologists label “primary succession,” says botanist Tim Tunison. The public is invited to join Tunison 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 23 for his fascinating […]

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Hawaii Electric Light Company advises customers of a power outage affecting all of the Honomu area tonight, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, from 11:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 a.m. Thursday morning, to allow HELCO personnel to safely perform emergency overhead line repairs.

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MEDIA RELEASE Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary W.B. Chang has granted the State of Hawaii’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Online Travel Companies (“OTCs”) selling Hawaii hotel rooms over the Internet and otherwise owe the state tax penalties provided by law for failure to file Hawaii General Excise Tax returns and to pay the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education this month will launch a new strategic initiative to support and develop effective leadership in public schools. As the DOE continues its strategic transformation, the Hawaii State Board of Education and the DOE have created a Leadership Institute under the Office of the Superintendent to manage the effort […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the nominations of Eugene Bal III, Barry T. Mizuno, and Randolph A. Moore to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. The nominations are subject to state Senate confirmation. Bal and Mizuno’s terms for the Maui and Hawaii County seats, respectively, are effective July 1, 2013. Moore begins […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Food Basket, Inc. has accepted a donation of $2,000 from SSFM International to support its operations on the Big Island. The monetary donation was accompanied by a donation of food for various feeding programs islandwide. SSFM International, an engineering, project management, planning, and construction management firm with a local office in Hilo […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A federal jury has found Uiki Teaupa, 42, of Kona, guilty of two drug conspiracy and distribution offenses involving more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to the FBI. Teaupa will face a sentence of at least 10 years, and up to life imprisonment, when he is sentenced July 8 by U.S. District […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) is coming to Hawaii as part of its new national dialogue on policy issues related to marijuana use and legalization. The organization will host community meetings on Oahu, Lanai and the Big Island to discuss marijuana use and the potential impact it has on health. “The legalization […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Pulama ia Kona Heritage Preservation Council hosts its annual membership meeting 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 at the Pavilion at the Holualoa Inn in Holualoa Village. The public is invited to share pupus and drinks, meet members of Pulama and hear a presentation by the state Department of Transportation about this first Hawaii […]

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During the week of March 11, 2013, through March 17, 2013, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 36 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 277 DUI arrests compared with 302 during the same […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 36-year-old Chad Chun of Puna, who was reported missing. He was found Monday morning in Puna. As a precaution, he was taken to Hilo Medical Center for observation and then released.

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