Archive | March, 2019

Hilo man arrested for attempted murder in shooting of woman Thursday (March 28)

HawaiÊ»i Island Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon, March 28, 2019, in Hilo. At about 1:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to the upper Kaiwiki Road area after receiving reports of shots fired at a location in a residential area. Responding officers located a 35-year-old female outside of the residence with a gunshot […]

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Omaya is East Hawaii’s Officer of the Month for February 2019

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Amy Omaya on Thursday, (March 28), as the “Officer of the Month” for February 2019.

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‘Game of Extremes’ climate change workshop in Hilo Wednesday (April 3)

Join the County of Hawaiʻi for a “Game of Extremes”! This workshop will be a fun way to learn about climate change, its impacts, and how we can adapt. Faced with climate impacts on a fictional community, participants will decide how to make community assets most resilient.

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West Hawaii landfill to close early on Tuesday (April 2)

MEDIA RELEASE The West HawaiÊ»i Sanitary Landfill in Waikoloa will close at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, for solid waste disposal only.  Green waste disposal will remain open as usual.  Commercial businesses must arrive before 2:30 p.m. to dispose of solid waste at the landfill.   Residential patrons may use the solid waste transfer stations in […]

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This image is from a temporary monitoring camera on the west rim of Kilauea Caldera. The camera is looking East towards the bottom of the newly enlarged Halemaʻumaʻu crater, although the deepest part of the crater is not visible from this vantage point. The crater from left to right (roughly NNE to SSW) is approximately 1 km (0.6 mi) across. The depth of the crater in the visible image from the rim is several hundred meters. Image courtesy of USGS/HVO Webcam

Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for March 28, 2019

KÄ«lauea is not erupting. Rates of seismicity, deformation, and gas release have not changed significantly over the past week.

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This aerial view of the western part of Kīlauea Volcano’s caldera was taken on August 6, 2018. The down-dropped block is faulted about 120 m (400 feet) below the caldera floor. Many 19th-century lava flows are exposed in the fault scarps. Halema‘uma‘u (not visible) is to the left of this photo. USGS photo by D.Swanson.

Volcano Watch: New outcrops make good geology

As Halemaʻumaʻu sank and widened, its crater wall began to expose lava flows that formed during earlier eruptions and were covered by later flows.

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Police officer tumbles into ocean with man fighting them

On, (March 26), at approximately 5:51 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a disorderly local male at the shoreline fronting a local restaurant establishment in the 75-5000 block of Kahakai Road in Kailua-Kona.

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Flood Advisory issued for South Kohala and North Kona Wednesday (March 27)

Weather advisory map via National Weather Service/NOAA This is a Civil Defense message for 7:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for South Kohala, North Kona and South Kona Districts through tonight. A Flood Advisory means that rainfall and runoff will cause hazardous conditions due to ponding, […]

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Police seek suspects seen in Hilo robbery photographs

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person whose image was captured on video surveillance in connection to a robbery in Hilo.

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Police seek info about North Kohala shooting Wednesday (March 27)

On Wednesday, March 27), HawaiÊ»i Police officers responded to the area of Wainaia Gulch near the 24-mile marker on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in the North Kohala District on the report of a person who appeared to be in distress. Upon locating and approaching the 37-year-old male, officers heard a single gunshot that came […]

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Summer Space & Science Camp for Hawaii High School Girls

Applications open for 2019 STARS Program on Hawaii Island

Summer Space & Science Camp for Hawaii High School Girls

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Volunteers work to beautify Pahoa roundabout

MEDIA RELEASE On, (March 23), a Non-Profit Organization, Malama O Puna, in conjunction with students from the Big Island Youth Challenge, and the HawaiÊ»i Police Department conducted a beautification project on the Pāhoa roundabout.  Malama O Puna, led by Rene Siracusa coordinated a joint effort with twelve members of the HawaiÊ»i Youth Challenge/staff, and the […]

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Big Island Press Club bestows ‘Excellence in Media Innovation Award’ to Hawaii Tracker Facebook group

The Big Island Press Club is awards its inaugural Excellence in Media Innovation award to the Hawaii Tracker Facebook Group.

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Fire burns home in Discovery Harbor Tuesday (March 26)

By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue crews responded to a 2:47 p.m. alarm Tuesday (March 26) to 94-5755 Au Moku Place in Discovery Harbor subdivision in Ka‘u for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a 1,475-foot-square home with fire quickly spreading and flames coming from half of the house with the roof collapsed in that […]

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