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MEDIA RELEASE As part of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Waiākea-Palai Stream Flood Control Study, the Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works Engineering Division is holding a community meeting regarding the upcoming project on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course (Multipurpose Room), 340 Haihai […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawai‘i will accept sealed bids of used equipment and vehicles “AS IS” and “WHERE IS,” and the County issues NO WARRANTY to the highest bidder.  Bidding will close on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the County Building, located at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite #1401, Hilo, […]

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Fire/rescue responded to a 9:43 a.m. alarm to the end of Kahoa Street in the Honolii area of Hilo to rescue a dog.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Press Club’s annual scholarship dinner will be held 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 at Hilo’s Seaside Restaurant where the club will honor its 2016 scholarship recipients and Barbara Garcia, publisher of Ke Ola Magazine, as the guest speaker. The press club annually awards scholarships at this dinner to students […]

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PāpaÊ»ikou – Water Main Break REPAIRED AFFECTED AREA: PÄ€PAÊ»IKOU, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) message for April 29, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Repairs have been completed to the water main break in PāpaÊ»ikou restoring water service to customers. Please call (808) 961-8060 during normal business hours, (808) 961-8790 for […]

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Mayumi Oda in a retrospective survey spanning 40 years of creative work by the artist is scheduled to open at the East Hawaii Cultural Center with a 6:00 pm reception for Mayumi who will be present, on First Friday, May 3, 2019.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Island Police are reporting the discovery of an explosive ordnance at the Hilo Transfer Station Thursday, April 18, 2019. Upon the 2:01 p.m. discovery the site was evacuated for about 40 minutes while the device was examined. The explosive device was found to be a non-functioning grenade, with no detonation ability. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In conjunction with the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the makai, or northerly, direction on Kalanikoa Street between Pi’ilani Street to Kuawa Street during the festival. The one-way traffic pattern will remain in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In observance of the 2019 Easter season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on KapiÊ»olani Street. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna or southeasterly direction on KapiÊ»olani Street, between Waiānuenue Avenue to Haili Street during certain hours.  Specifically, the one-way […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Traffic signal repair at theHualālai/ Kinoole intersection in Hilo on Sunday (April 14) On Sunday, April 14, 2019, the Department of Public Works Highway Maintenance Division will repair the traffic signal wiring at the intersection ofHualālaiand Kinoole Streets in Hilo. The work will be conducted from 8 a.m. and be completed by 6:30 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Exchange Club of Hilo invites the community to celebrate the National Day of Prayer by attending the 26thAnnual Mayor’s Breakfast Fellowship on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 6:30 a.m. at the ‘Imiloa Sky Garden Restaurant. This event dates back to 1993, when then-Mayor Stephen Yamashiro together with the Reverend Richard Uejo worked […]

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Larry Kamalii MEDIA RELEASE Detectives have charged a 36-year-old Hilo man for escaping from a correctional facility last month. Acting on a tip, Larry Kamalii was apprehended at 10:30 a.m. yesterday, (April 9), in Mountain View by a police task force without incident. He was returned to the custody of the Department of Public Safety […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Island Police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body found this morning, (April 3), on Kilauea Avenue. Police responding to the 1:40 a.m. incident discovered the unidentified dead man slouched over by a utility pole. Police have not discovered foul play in the death, but are planning on conducting an autopsy […]

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MEDIA RELEASE An unidentified male pedestrian died from injuries sustained in a hit and run vehicle crash that occurred this morning, (April 3), on Highway 11, North of Makalika Street. The identification of the victim is still pending. Responding to a 1:50 a.m. call, police determined that a male pedestrian was struck by an unknown […]

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