Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: cbb, coffee berry borer, nicole lowen
House Bill 1514, introduced by Representative Nicole Lowen (District 6-Kailua Kona, Holualoa), cleared a major hurdle last night as it was unanimously passed out of the House Committee on Finance. The bill creates and funds a subsidy program in the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and appropriates funds for education and outreach to farmers through the […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: officer of the month, police
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer John Balberde as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month†for January and Officers Charisse Wakita and Earl Haskell as “Officers of the Month†for February.
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: earthquake, hvo, usgs
Soon after a large earthquake occurs, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory publicizes the preliminary location and magnitude. Ever wonder why the location and magnitude sometimes change?
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: email, judiciary, scam
The Hawaii State Judiciary continues to receive reports of email scams, in which emails purporting to come from Hawaii State Judiciary offices or staff are being sent to individuals worldwide. The most recent email scam claims to be from a bailiff and instructs the individual to vacate his or her premises and to click on […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: hunting, pta
Army officials are opening the Keamuku training area for shotgun or archery (bow) Bearded Turkey (Gobbler only) hunting only, here, March 1 – 2, 2014 from 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: crash, lanai
“It is with great sadness that I extend my most heartfelt condolences to the friends and families of those who passed in last night’s fatal plane crash on LÄna‘i. I continue to keep the survivors who are currently under the care of Queen’s Medical Center in my thoughts and prayers.â€
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: keaukaha, police, robbery
HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a robbery at a public beach earlier in the month. At 11:33 a.m. on February 14, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a robbery two hours earlier in the parking lot of Carlsmith Beach Park in Keaukaha. A 58-year-old Hilo man was reportedly loading his car after […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: missing, police
HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 72-year-old woman who was reported missing. Carol Westbrook, who has no permanent address, was last heard from by her family during the first week of February. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-3, 120 pounds with gray or graying hair. She may be in Hilo or Puna and she […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: convoy, pohakuloa training area, pta
Military convoys will deploy from Keaukaha Military Reserve (KMR) and Kawaihae to PÅhakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Feb. 26 – 28, 2014 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: hilo, police
A Hilo man has been charged with nine offenses after he allegedly banged into another man twice with a sports-utility vehicle. At 7:17 p.m. on February 2, police responded to Hilo Medical Center, where it was reported that a 49-year-old Hilo man had been in a discussion with the suspect in the parking lot of […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: coffee, naalehu, police, theft
HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in a theft in NÄÊ»Älehu. On February 11, at about 4:06 p.m., police received a call from a 53-year-old homeowner reporting that unknown suspects had removed 10 80-pound brown burlap bags of coffee parchment, a 10-foot by 10-foot instant gazebo and an […]
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Posted on February 27, 2014. Tags: police, wanted
HawaiÊ»i Island police are renewing their request for information about the whereabouts of 21-year-old Moala Kuahuia Kaupu of Kailua-Kona, who is wanted for abuse of a family/household member. He is described as 5-foot-11, 185 pounds with brown eyes and short curly black hair. Both his ears are pierced and he has a scripture tattoo on […]
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Posted on February 25, 2014. Tags: flights, hvnp
Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans: Thurs., Feb. 27, between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. over the Great Crack in the southwest rift zone of KÄ«lauea to the coast near Keauhou within the national park. Park biologists will survey and control invasive fountain grass populations below […]
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Posted on February 24, 2014. Tags: dui stats, police
During the week of February 17, 2014, through February 23, 2014, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 27 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 195 DUI arrests […]
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