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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:46 p.m. alarm Thursday (Dec 10) for a structure fire at 82-1041 Kinue Road in Captain Cook. Firefighters found a two-story home with approximately 30% of the building on fire primarily in a storage area under the house with flames wrapping around the outside to the top floor.

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At 11 a.m. Sunday (September 20), detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section charged 41-year-old Sean Patrick Mitchell of Ocean View with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree and criminal property damage in the third degree following the reported stabbing at a home in Captain Cook.

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a burglary suspect who entered a Captain Cook home on May 26 and was confronted by the homeowner, an 87-year-old woman. The suspect was described as an Asian male teenager about 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with black hair and a slim build. He fled on foot into coffee […]

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View Larger Map MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, April 7, Contractor CTS will remove a portion of the rock outcrop on the south side of Captain Cook Road, to improve the site distance for motorists turning left. Work begins at 9 a.m. and motorists should expect delays.

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MEDIA RELEASE Fire fighters at the Captain Cook Fire Station moved back into their quarters today at 82‑6120 Mamalahoa Highway following a three-month relocation due to repairs and renovations at their station. The renovations were necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as to address the removal and abatement of hazardous […]

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View Larger Map MEDIA RELEASE March 24, Palani Road–The makai bound lane of Palani Road between Kamaka’eha Avenue and Queen Kaahumanu Highway will be temporarily closed from Tuesday morning, 3/24/09 to Friday afternoon, 3/27/09. Construction crews will be excavating, grading, and paving Palani Road from the Kailua-Kona fire station to Queen Kaahumanu Highway as part […]

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A minor earthquake occurred at 9:20:36 AM (HST) on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 . The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 26 km (16 miles) SW of Kailua . The hypocentral depth is 38 km (24 miles). More info at USGS Website

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Co., Inc. is replacing a telephone pole in Captain Cook, across from the Fire Station, Wednesday evening, March 4. Night work will begin at 9:00 p.m. and is expected to be completed on March 5 at 6:00 a.m. A section of Mamalahoa Hwy in front of the Fire Station will […]

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View Larger Map MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Public Works is installing four speed humps in Waimea. Two on Laelae and two on Konokohau. Work is scheduled to begin Jan. 28 and end Feb. 4. Crews will close one road at a time only during construction, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Residents and visitors looking to “grow” green can get lessons from the experts at the fifth annual Grow Hawaiian Festival presented by Hawaii Forest & Trail at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook. The event is 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 and is free to the public. Festival-goers will get the […]

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