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Fire/rescue crews responded to an 11:23 p.m. alarm Wednesday (March 13) to the intersection of Hawi Road and Akoni Pule Highway for a structure fire at the Kohala Village Inn & Hub in Kohala.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have located the North Kohala man who had been reported missing. 23-year-old Israel Victorino-Rabang was located Tuesday morning, (July 3), in Hawi. He is deceased. The case is being investigated by the Area II Criminal Investigation Section as a Coroner’s Inquest. No foul play is suspected. An autopsy will be conducted later […]

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Hawai`i Island Police served a search warrant upon a North Kohala trespasser who was residing on a property in the town of Hāwi. After receiving numerous complaints from the community regarding drug activity in a Hāwi bamboo patch, the Area II Special Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant upon trespassers who were squatting illegally on […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are continuing an investigation which stemmed from a shooting incident in the Hawi area of North Kohala on Monday, (January 22). At approximately 9:45 a.m., patrol officers responded to a report of a gunshot fired on a property located in the 55-3500 block of Alaalae Road in Hawi. Officers determined that a […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 21-year-old HāwÄ« man who is wanted for contempt of court and violating terms of a deferred plea. Michael Saragosa-Galon is described as 6-feet tall, 175 pounds with dark brown eyes and black hair. He may be in Kailua-Kona. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call […]

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A 32-year-old Hāwī man died Saturday (August 8) of an apparent accidental gunshot wound. He has been identified as Aaron Kondo. At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, North Kohala police responded to a report of an unconscious man with a hole in his chest in Kapaʻau.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a HāwÄ« man and his mother and charged them with meth distribution and other offenses. On Thursday morning (February 27), officers from the Area II Vice Section, North Kohala Patrol and Community Policing served a search warrant at a home on the 55-3300 block of Akoni Pule Highway in HāwÄ«. […]

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At 7:10 a.m. this morning, Hawi Renewable Development Wind Farm tripped offline, causing power interruptions to approximately 6,542 customers in Pepeekeo, South Point, and various parts of Kona. Additional HELCO generation was started and service to all customers was restored within 3 minutes. The cause of the interruption is still under investigation.

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Big Island police have located 31-year-old Kimberly Horoschak of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Friday morning (January 10) in Honokaʻa.

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A minor earthquake occurred at 1:45:32 PM (HST) on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 . The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 19 km (12 miles) WSW of Hawi. The hypocentral depth is 28 km (17 miles).

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The 29-year-old Hawi man arrested following a confrontation at a fire station has been charged with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. Dylan Trumpy remains at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $4,000 bail pending his initial court appearance.

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A power outage affecting the Hawi area of North Kohala is scheduled for Wednesday night, November 30, from 11:00 p.m. to approximately 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning. HELCO recommends unplugging any sensitive equipment prior to the power interruption. If there are any critical medical needs, other arrangements should be made.

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On Friday, Nov. 25, 38 ultra-athletes will once again plunge into the waters of Kailua Bay to begin what is considered to be one of the world’s most demanding individual multi-sport events – the three days of the Ultraman World Championships.

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Big Island police have located 64-year-old Phillip Hollenbeck of Hāwī, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed in Waimea on Thursday afternoon (June 30).

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