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MEDIA RELEASE Officer of the Month Officer Robert Stewart John Stewart (father) presenting the award. Officer Robert Stewart has been honored as the March 2019 Aloha Exchange Club Officer of the Month. Since his present assignment, Officer Stewart has shown himself to be one of the most skilled narcotics investigators in his unit. His ability […]

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By Jane Bockus | Special to Hawaii 24/7 Conditions were rough for the East Hawaii Challenge Saturday, March 23, 2019. The ocean was so rough the original start line at Richardson’s Beach Park in Keaukaha had to be moved to Hilo Bayfront. The high surf prevented the launching of canoes at Richardsons. It was a […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Joshua Baumgarner on Thursday (January 24, 2019) as the “Officer of the Month” for December 2018.

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PāpaÊ»ikou​ Water Conservation Notice – CANCELLED Affected Area: PāpaÊ»ikou (Honolii Bridge to Kalaoa Camp Road), South Hilo, Hawai‘i This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) update for Friday, January 25, 2019. DWS’ PāpaÊ»ikou Well has been repaired and is now operational. Thus, the water conservation notice for the PāpaÊ»ikou area is cancelled.

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The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) is asking for help in identifying two men they’d like to question in connection with the recent apparent poisonings of several East Hawai‘i streams. Hundreds of dead Tahitian prawns were found in the streams shortly after the men were picked up on surveillance cameras at the […]

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Lieutenant Robert Fujitake was honored today, Thursday, (September 27), as the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii’s “August Officer of the Month.” On, (August 29), Lt. Fujitake was off-duty and traveling with his family when he observed a male walking a bicycle on the shoulder of the road and then into a store parking lot. […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf warning for east facing shores of Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai until 6 a.m. Friday (Sept 7). A large swell from Hurricane Norman will peak late today and gradually decline Friday along east facing shores of the Big Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf warning for east facing shores of Hawaii Island until 6 a.m. Friday (Sept 7).

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf warning for east facing shores of Hawaii Island and Maui until 6 a.m. Friday (Sept 7). A large east swell associated with Hurricane Norman is expected to start spreading across the eastern end of the island chain tonight. Surf along the east facing shores […]

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Bank of Hawaii’s East Hawaii island branches will be closed today, Saturday, Aug. 25, due to flooding. These include Kaiko‘o Branch, Ka‘u Branch, Pahoa Branch, In-Store Branch-KTA Puainako, In-Store Branch-Safeway Hilo and Waiakea Branch. All other Bank of Hawaii branches in Maui County, Oahu, Kauai and West Hawaii island will resume normal operating hours beginning […]

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Bank of Hawaii is taking precautionary safety steps in light of the recent earthquakes on Hawaii Island and has closed six of its branches on Friday, May 4. All ATMs are open.

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The Aloha Exchange Club has honored Officer Daniel Tam as the March “Officer of the Month.” Officer Tam, (a 4-year veteran), was selected based upon his remarkable diligence in performing his duties as a police officer with the most recent examples of his efforts as highlighted below.

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The Aloha Exchange Club has honored Officer Chris Jelsma as the February “Officer of the Month.” Officer Jelsma, (a 6-year veteran), was selected based on his dedication to duty and proactive approach to patrol.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi presented their Annual Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year Awards last night, Monday, (March 19). Honorees are Police Officer Conrad Bidal and Firefighter/EMT Kainoa Willey.

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