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Fire/rescue responded to an 11:44 p.m. alarm Sunday (Dec 16) near the corner of Paradise Parkway and Luau Drive for a car and structure fire. Crews arrived to find a car engulfed in flames with fire spreading to a single-story, 20-by-30 foot structure’s wall and roof structure. Firefighters had difficulty accessing the fire due to […]

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Hawai‘i Electric Light customers in various areas of Hawai‘i Island experienced a power interruption this afternoon. About 5,500 customers experienced a power interruption at 3:15 p.m. when Hawai‘i Electric Light’s Puna Plant tripped offline unexpectedly. Service to the majority of customers was restored within five minutes and service to the remaining 1,600 customers, primarily in […]

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HawaiÊ»i Police have charged the suspect involved in the shooting incident in Ocean View. This afternoon, at 12:30 p.m., 64-year-old Albert Walter Todd III was charged for one count each of Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Reckless Endangering in the First Degree. His total bail has been set at […]

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The emergency repair work continues for HOVE Deepwell in Ocean View, Kaʻū. At this time, the Contractor has completed extraction of both pump and motor from well and has confirmed that the motor is inoperable. A spare motor is being transported to the site. Pump has been sent to the manufacturers for refurbishing and is […]

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This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) Deepwell breakdown message for Thursday afternoon, November 16, 2017 at 3 p.m. At this time, the HOVE Deepwell in Ocean View, Kaʻū is down. Troubleshooting is being done to further analyze the problem, determine the needed repairs, and develop an estimated repair timeline. DWS is monitoring consumption […]

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 10:42 a.m. alarm Wednesday (Oct 4) to Kona Drive in Ocean View for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a two-story home about 80 percent engulfed in flames with most of the first floor burning and the entire second story burning. Firefighters put out the fire and searched the structure […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 6:45 p.m. alarm Monday (Feb 13) to a structure fire in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates near the intersection of Trade Wind Blvd. and Oceanview Parkway.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:01 a.m. alarm Wednesday Thursday (Jan 5) near the intersection of Koa Lane and Lei Parkway in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Ka‘u for a structure fire.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:34 p.m. alarm Saturday (Nov 26) to 92-8730 Lehua Lane in Ocean View for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a single story 30-by-60 foot unpermitted structure engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the fire under control by 4 p.m. and it was reported to be out at 5:59 p.m.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Ocean View man who is wanted for abuse and failure to appear. Ranny Albious is described as 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Officer Sheldon Nakamoto […]

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An Ocean View man has been charged with seven offenses after being found in a stolen county vehicle. On Thursday (August 25), officers responded to a 6:38 a.m. report of a burglary at an office of the Department of Public Works on the 81-6300 block of Highway 11 in South Kona. They learned that the […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 42-year-old Ananda S. Chang, who was reported missing. She was located in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on Tuesday morning (August 30).

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An autopsy was conducted Wednesday (April 27) on the body of a man who died Monday (April 25) outside a house in the Hawaiian Ocean View subdivision after police responded to a report of a shooting. The results of the autopsy are inconclusive pending toxicology results.

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The next Dengue Fever community information meeting will be held 6 p.m. tonight, Friday (Nov 27) at the Ocean View Community Center in Ka‘u. Of the confirmed cases, 93 are Hawaii residents and 14 are visitors with 83 cases adults; 24 have been children (less than 18 years of age).

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