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A 40-year-old Captain Cook woman has been charged with hindering prosecution in connection with an inmate from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center who was being sought for escape.

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Photographs from the Breadruit Festival Saturday (Sept 29) at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, Kona.

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Two Kona men were killed Friday (July 13) from injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) and Kalamalani Place in Captain Cook, South Kona.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 9:11 p.m. alarm Friday (July 13) to the intersection of Highway 11 and Kalamalani Place in Captain Cook for a crash between a motorcycle and truck.

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The 8th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival included demonstrations and presentations from experts in native plants, cooking methods and traditional skills.

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A 69-year-old Kealakekua man died yesterday (November 6) from injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle at a residence in Captain Cook. The victim was identified as Robert J. Flores, of a Kealakekua address. Responding to an 11:40 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that a 75-year-old Captain Cook man was operating a […]

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about the identity of the driver of an all-purpose vehicle that was involved in a fatal vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawai’i Belt Road in Captain Cook on June 10.

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Big Island police have identified a man killed June 10 from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawai’i Belt Road in Captain Cook as 41-year-old Bounxou Saychantha, who had no permanent address.

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Big Island police are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl. Kuuleinani Taketa was last seen at her Captain Cook home on March 15. She is described as being of Hawaiian-Chinese-Japanese descent, 5-feet tall, about 115 to 121 pounds with brown eyes and medium-length brown hair.

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Responding to a 10:15 p.m. call Friday (September 3), officers learned that a 52-year-old man identified as Bruce Berard of Kailua-Kona was night diving with companions when they found him unresponsive in the water. Berard was brought to shore, where his companions attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency medical services personnel transported Berard to Kona Community Hospital, […]

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Big Island police have released a Honoka’a woman who was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, terroristic threatening and assault. After conferring with prosecutors, police released 35-year-old Kuulei Aloha Ancheta at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday (June 15) pending further investigation. Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section are continuing the investigation.

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Big Island police are investigating multiple cases of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle in Captain Cook. Sometime between 11:30 p.m. Monday (May 31) and 8 a.m. Tuesday (June 1), the suspect broke into three cars parked at a home in Captain Cook and stole multiple items, including a credit card.

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MEDIA RELEASE AFFECTED AREA: MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY BETWEEN NAPOOPOO JUNCTION AND KEALAKEKUA RANCH CENTER, INCLUDING CAPTAIN COOK SUBDIVISION, TANAKA SUBDIVISION, COOK’S LANDING SUBDIVISION, AND ALL SIDE STREETS AND ROADS; CAPTAIN COOK. The Department of Water Supply will be conducting a fire hydrant flow test at a hydrant along Mamalahoa Highway, between Rodney Yano Hall and Captain […]

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On Monday, January 11, from 3:00 – 4:30pm, at Yano Hall in Captain Cook, Neil Abercrombie will come to Kona to talk story with folks regarding Hawaii Agricultural and Rural issues.

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