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Hawaiʻi Island police are still searching for a 16-year-old Captain Cook girl who was reported missing. Irene Hernandez was last seen in Hilo on (December 8, 2016). She is described as Hispanic, 5-feet-one-inch, 150 pounds, stocky build, tan complexion, with shoulder length brown hair and hazel eyes.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Captain Cook girl who was reported missing. Irene Hernandez was last seen in Hilo on (December 8, 2016). She is described as Hispanic, 5-feet-one-inch, 150 pounds, stocky build, tan complexion, with shoulder length brown hair and hazel eyes.

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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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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 16-year-old Jade Yamashita of Captain Cook, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Captain Cook on Thursday evening (March 9).

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested and charged a West HawaiÊ»i man in connection with a car break-in Tuesday (January 17) in Captain Cook. The car, which was unlocked and parked on Hōnaunau Beach Road, was entered sometime between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. When the owner returned, she determined that electronics, a driver’s license, credit […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 15-year-old Dante Blanchard of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. Blanchard was found unharmed in Smartsville, California, on November 17.

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Isemoto Contracting will be doing paving work tomorrow, Thursday, September 29th on the Māmalahoa Highway from Shiraki’s Dry Cleaners to the Nāpō‘opo‘o Intersection. Motorists are advised to expect delays with additional drive time of 30 – 60 minutes, as there will be traffic back-up due to alternating lane closures necessary for the paving work. Work […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have released a photo of a man whose body was found August 9 in Captain Cook. The victim, 69-year-old Dolores Borja Valle of Hōlualoa, was also known as “Lolo.” An autopsy determined that he died from sharp and blunt force trauma to the head and that the manner of death was homicide. […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation in connection with the discovery of a body Sunday (August 9) in Captain Cook. At 7:22 a.m. Sunday, Kona Patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive body lying in a coffee field off Keopuka Mauka Road. Officers learned that a woman had been walking […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 20-year-old Captain Cook man who was reported missing. Tristan Postadan was last seen in Captain Cook on Friday. His family is concerned about his welfare. He is described as Caucasian, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to […]

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A Captain Cook man was charged with 20 offenses following an argument involving a handgun in a Kona parking lot. At 10:35 a.m. Tuesday (May 19), Kona Patrol officers responded to a parking lot at a retail store on the 75-1000 block of Henry Street. A witness reported hearing an argument in a Dodge Charger […]

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A Captain Cook man has been charged with numerous offenses stemming from the investigation of a stolen pickup truck. On October 21, police responded to a report that a 2011 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck had been stolen while it was parked along Māmalahoa Highway in Captain Cook.

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Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook on the Island of Hawai‘i has three volunteer gardening days coming up: January 11, January 25, and February 8. The volunteer gardening days start at 9:30 and last until 12 noon. The volunteer gardening days are an opportunity to meet new people, learn about native plants, and […]

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A 45-year-old Captain Cook man died Monday (January 28) from injuries he received in a motor vehicle/motorcycle collision on Route 11 south of the 109-mile marker in Captain Cook, South Kona.

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