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Fire/rescue responded to a 5:02 p.m. alarm Thursday (Jan 26) to Honolii Beach Park for the near drowning of a kayaker. Rescue crews arrived to find an off-duty lifeguard performing CPR on a man in his 60s. Witnesses reported the man was seen slumped-over on a kayak before being knocked over into the ocean by […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:08 p.m. alarm Tuesday (Aug 8) to the Honolii Beach area for a body reported floating offshore. Crews in Rescue Boat 2 met with a boater of a 13′ Boston Whaler who reported the body about 0.7 miles offshore of Honolii Beach. The body was found floating about 15 feet […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are continuing the investigation into an early morning shooting in Hilo last month. As part of that investigation, detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section arrested 43-year-old John Perez of a Hilo address at 10:13 a.m. Tuesday (February 23) on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder. Perez remains in the Hilo police […]

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Police are investigating a shooting near Honolii Beach Park in Hilo early Sunday morning (Jan 31), a 31-year-old shooting victim was found at Hilo Medical Center and flown to Oahu for further treatment.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:23 p.m. alarm Wednesday (April 22) to the open ocean about 400 yards off Honolii Beach Park for a pair sailors in distress. Rescuers found two females, who are visitors to the Big Island, sitting on the hull of an overturned 14-foot sailboat. Using a Billy Pugh net Chopper One […]

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A relaxing scene at one of Hilo’s favorite surf spots.

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Big Island police are warning the public about recent car break-ins and thefts that have been concentrated in the area of HonoliÊ»i Beach Park. During the month of October, police investigated twelve vehicle break-ins at HonoliÊ»i, and another three break-ins from the surrounding area. The incidents are occurring throughout the day, with a higher concentration […]

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The Surfers Healing Foundation – Hawai’i Island Chapter will be hosting a 2 – day event for children with Autism and other disabilities. The first event is scheduled for Friday, November 25th at Hilo’s Palace Theater from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday, November 26th, the Honoli’i Paka Surf Gathering and Surf Camp for […]

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Big Island police have charged 29-year-old Michael Glendon of Keaʻau with first-degree assault in connection with a stabbing incident near Honoliʻi Beach Park on Monday (October 17).

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Big Island police  have located 29-year-old Michael Glendon, who was wanted in connection with a stabbing incident near Honoliʻi Beach Park.

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Fire/rescue responded to a 9:39 a.m. alarm Wednesday (Sept 21) to the Kapohokine Adventures zipline attraction in the Paukaa mauka area for an accident involving two men. The men were contract workers testing the zipline when it collapsed.

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Video of surfing and bodyboarding at Honolii.

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In conjunction with the Annual Big Island Pro Am Surfing Trials at Honoli’i, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kahoa Street on Saturday (July 9). Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Hāmākua, or northerly, direction on Kahoa Street between Nahala Street and Kahoa Place. The one-way traffic pattern will be […]

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The week saw a high surf advisories for south shores of all islands and surfers tried to take advantage of that. The surf wasn’t big at Honolii but it beats being stuck in traffic or at work.

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