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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.77/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.17/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

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“I will talk about the latest results on the most distant galaxies, how the supermassive black holes that power quasars grow with time and how UKIRT helps find Earth-like planets in the habitable zones around nearby stars,” stated Dr. Green. “Not only will UKIRT continue to observe the most distant galaxies and quasars along with […]

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A Puna woman has been charged with 18 offenses in connection with a burglary last week. During the September 3 burglary, power tools, jewelry, household items, personal documents and blank checks were removed from a home on 15th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about a new twist on existing scams. In the past few days, police in Kona have received five reports of telephone scams in which the recipient is asked to purchase iTunes gift cards in specific dollar amounts and then to await further instructions. In various calls, the funds […]

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The listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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During the past week, in concert with summit inflation and deflation, the summit lava lake level varied between about 16 m and 36.5 m (52–120 ft) below the vent rim within Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are renewing their request for information about a Canadian woman who was reported missing in 2001. Jessica Urbina from Montreal, Quebec, came to HawaiÊ»i on vacation in November 2000, when she was 21 years old. She was reported missing to the Honolulu Police Department in 2001. She was described as 5-foot-1, 100 […]

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After working for 20 years building the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), Thomas Jaggar had achieved almost everything he set out to do.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a female visitor from California who apparently drowned Tuesday (September 6) at 4 p.m. in waters at Pohoiki Beach. The victim has been identified as 70-year-old Nancy Peacock of Martinez, California. Police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

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To say mahalo to the community and visitors to Hawaii Island for their support, Fair Wind Cruises will be hosting a fun-filled day for the whole family from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fair Wind Courtyard at Keauhou Bay.

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During the week of August 29, 2016, through September 4, 2016, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 720 DUI arrests compared […]

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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.0 earthquake beneath the Island of HawaiÊ»i on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 4:25 a.m., HST.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 39-year-old Puna man who was reported as an escapee from Hale Nani Correctional Facility. Jeremy Allan Ward was last seen at the correctional facility at about 8 a.m. on August 27. He is described as a local male, 5-foot-5, 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He […]

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A 20-year-old Captain Cook woman died Sunday (September 4) from injuries she sustained in a two vehicle head-on collision on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) just south of the Kamehameha III Highway intersection. She has been identified as Breanna Fujimoto of Captain Cook.

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