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Three aftershocks were recorded within an hour of the earthquake, including a magnitude-3.0 event approximately 11 minutes following the mainshock. Additional aftershocks are expected.

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A minor earthquake occurred at 0:04:06 AM (HST) on Thursday, March 22, 2012 . The magnitude 3.5 event occurred 43 km (27 miles) West of Kailua-Kona. The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).

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Due to a scheduled repair now underway, the Pāpa‘ikou Well is down. Department of Water Supply customers in the affected area are now under a Water Conservation status. The Department of Water Supply has activated the Ka‘ie‘ie Well as the back up source until the repairs are complete.

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Kona patrol officers responded to a 1:45 a.m. report that a man had entered a home in the Kalaoa subdivision in Kona armed with a metal pipe-like object and threatened to harm three residents—a 20-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old man.

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 Photographs by Rick Ogata/Special to Hawaii247.com Story by Miranda Ogata/Special to Hawaii247.com Today was an event well worth waiting for. Matsue Nishimura, who was born on April 9, 1909, celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday, April 11 with her friends and family at the Hilo Hospital extended care facility. Nishimura was born in Kalaoa, Papaikou and […]

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