Posted on June 28, 2017. Tags: helco, keahole power plant, outage
Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 21,000 customers in various areas of the island experienced a brief power interruption this afternoon due to a sudden loss of generation when a combustion turbine unit (CT5) at its Keahole Power Plant tripped offline.
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Posted on June 28, 2017. Tags: county, dmv
The County of Hawai’i’s Vehicle Registration and Licensing Division announced Wednesday that it will be extending the renewal deadline for vehicle registrations and driver’s licenses from June 30 to July 7, amid an outage of the computer system used for processing.
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Posted on June 28, 2017. Tags: holualoa, kona, murder, police
Hawaii Police have arrested four individuals for the murder of a 71-year-old HÅlualoa man from August 2015. Stemming from an ongoing investigation that began with finding the decedent, Dolores Borja Valle, M-71, in a coffee field in the Captain Cook area of Kona, Area II Criminal Investigation Section detectives arrested on June 26, 2017, the […]
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Posted on June 28, 2017. Tags: dem, hi-5, pahoa
Effective July 1, 2017, the PÄhoa HI-5 Certified Redemption Center located at the PÄhoa Recycling & Transfer Station will be closed until further notice.
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Posted on June 28, 2017. Tags: police, warrants
Acting on tips from the public, Hawai’i Island police located a 32-year-old Hilo man who was wanted for outstanding warrants. At 1:20 p.m., Tuesday afternoon (June 27), Jeffrey P. DeCastro Jr. was arrested without incident at an Awapuhi Street residence in Hilo. He was charged with criminal contempt of court and two counts of violating […]
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Posted on June 27, 2017. Tags: 4th of july, fire dept
Fire Chief Darren Rosario announced that firework permits will be issued beginning Thursday, June 29, 2017, and ends on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. Permits may be purchased at the following locations….
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Posted on June 26, 2017. Tags: hvnp, nene
The Pu‘u Pua‘i Overlook in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has reopened after being closed since February to protect breeding nēnē (endangered Hawaiian geese) in the area.
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Posted on June 26, 2017. Tags: police, warrants
Hawaii Island police are asking the public’s assistance with locating four men wanted for outstanding bench warrants. Christopher K. Lucrisia is a 31-year-old Mountain View man who is described as 5-feet-9-inches, about 250 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. Jeffrey P. DeCastro Jr. is a 32-year-old Hilo man who is described as 5-feet-11-inches, about […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017. Tags: dui stats, police
During the week of June 19, 2017, through June 25, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 560 DUI arrests […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017. Tags: east hawaii, exchange club, ootm, police
Officer Duane Rapoza, Jr. (4-year police veteran) has been selected as the East HawaiÊ»i Aloha Exchange Club’s June 2017 Officer of the Month. Officer Rapoza was selected for singlehandedly locating and arresting two individuals in high profile cases, the most recent being a person who had fled the scene of a fatal traffic collision, the […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017. Tags: fuel, gasbuddy
Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.25/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
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Posted on June 25, 2017. Tags: fern acres, fire, puna
Fire/rescue crews answered a 6 p.m. alarm Saturday (June 24) to 11-3189 Lehua Street in Fern Acres for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a 25-by-25 square foot two-story home with an iron roof engulfed in flames. The person in the home said the fire started on the second floor while he was outside […]
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Posted on June 25, 2017. Tags: hpp, missing, police, puna
Missing Person Matthew Machado, a 31-year-old man, has been located.
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Posted on June 25, 2017. Tags: dws, nhch, waimea
The Department of Water Supply will be conducting a fire hydrant flow test on MÄmalahoa Highway for the North Hawai‘i Community Hospital between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2017.
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