Archive | March, 2017

Texas woman dies following three vehicle crash in Hilo Wednesday (March 22)

An 88-year-old San Antonio, Texas woman died following a 3-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon (March 15) in Hilo. She was identified as Thelma J. McLamore. Responding to a 5:04 p.m. call, police determined that a 2003 Toyota truck was traveling southbound on Kanoelehua Avenue, near the KekÅ«anāoÊ»a Street intersection when it rear-ended a 2017 Ford sedan […]

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Volcano Watch: Volcanic explosions provide the foundation for agriculture

In the plantation era, a great amount of effort and capital was invested in creating a series of water tunnels to capture groundwater in Ka‘u. Each supplied between 80,000 to 1,200,000 gallons of water per month.

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Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for March 23, 2017

KÄ«lauea continues to erupt at its summit and East Rift Zone. This past week, the summit lava lake level varied between about 14 and 32 m (46 – 105 ft) below the vent rim.

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Henry Street in Kailua-Kona was closed due to a brushfire Thursday (March 23)

This is a Civil Defense Road Update for Thursday, March 23 at 5 PM. Hawaii Police Dept. reports Henry St. in Kailua-Kona, which was closed earlier due to a brush fire, is now completely reopened. All area roads are open.

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A temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 struck Hawaii Island at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017.

Light 4.4M quake shakes Hawaii Island Thursday morning (March 23)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4, with an epicenter in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, struck at 10:27 a.m. HST Thursday (March 23). No tsunami is expected.

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Police locate a Kailua-Kona boy reported missing

Hawaii Island police have located 17-year-old George Price-Apo of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on Thursday morning (March 23, 2017).

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Police are searching for a Captain Cook girl reported missing

HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Captain Cook girl who was reported missing. Irene Hernandezwas last seen in Hilo on December 8, 2016. She is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-1, 150 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at […]

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Police have located a Waimea girl reported missing

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 15-year-old Shyanne Muranaka-Walton of Kamuela, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on Thursday afternoon (April 13).

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Police seek IDs of suspects in Puna burglary

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the following persons whose images were captured on a surveillance camera in connection with a burglary in Puna. On Thursday, March 16, 2017, between 1:20 a.m. and 10:05 a.m., two male suspect’s entered a business in the Kalapana area and removed numerous items.

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Baumgarner and Honda are East Hawaii’s Officer and Firefighter of the Year

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Joshua Baumgarner on Monday evening (March 20) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Year” and Fire EMS Captain Chris Honda as “Firefighter of the Year.”

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Naki-Brown is Kohala’s Officer of the Quarter

The Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association recognized Officer Sidra Naki-Brown as “Kohala Officer of the Quarter” during a ceremony held on Friday (March 10). Officer Naki-Brown was honored for her diligence, persistence and determination while dealing with an unruly and violent suspect.

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Police DUI stats for the week of March 13-19, 2017

During the week of March 13, 2017, through March 19, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 280 DUI arrests […]

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Police are searching for a Honomu man reported missing

Big Island Police are searching for a 59-year-old HonomÅ« man who was reported missing on Monday (March 20). Glenn S. Oyama was last seen in Hilo on Sunday (March 19) at about 11:30 p.m and requires medication. He is described as Japanese, 5-foot-7, 190 pounds with black/gray hair, and brown eyes. Oyama may be operating […]

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Police charge three men in connection with the theft of goats

Big Island police have charged three men in connection with a theft of livestock investigation reported to have occurred on Friday morning in the Paukaa area of South Hilo this past Friday (March 17) after seeing a suspicious truck in the area.

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