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Firefighters responded to a 10:05 a.m. alarm Wednesday (Oct 19) to St. Paul’s Road in the Honalo area of Kona for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a one room residence engulfed in flames on a coffee farm. The building, about 400 square feet in size, had flames coming out of the roof. Firefighters […]

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Hawai‘i Electric Light crews have completed the replacement of a transmission pole on Kuakini Highway near Ka‘alele Street in Honalo. The pole was damaged in a motor vehicle accident earlier this morning and required a partial lane closure while the pole was being replaced.

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An earthquake was felt around the Big Island at about 10:27 p.m. Saturday (Dec 7). The temblor was felt in the Volcano area, Ka‘u, Kona and Waimea. Data from the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude quake.

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The Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club celebrated their 30th annual show and sale Sunday (July 22) in Honalo. The show’s theme was “Kona’s Orchids Through Time.”

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