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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:44 a.m. alarm Monday (Sept 18) for a sinking fishing boat six miles west of Kealakekua Bay in Kona. Three fishermen, in their 60s, were in a 22-foot fishing boat which was sinking and they managed to phone the Coast Guard and Fire Department letting them know of their situation […]

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Police report that at about 3 p.m. Tuesday (Jan 3) a local-looking man robbed the American Savings Bank in Kealakekua, Kona. The man is said to be local-looking, possibly in his 30s, short hair, was barefoot wearing a flower type blue shorts, dark blue shirt with a triangle white type emblem on the front. He […]

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The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a two-person kayak found approximately two miles west of the Captain James Cook Monument in Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island, Wednesday. The kayak is orange and red with the words Tropic II on both sides. The paddles appear to be in the […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 27-year-old Kealakekua man wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery. Alihilani Joshua Stringert is described as 5-foot-11, 180 pounds with brown eyes, short brown hair and tattoos on his arms.

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Police have located 40-year-old Aron Makani Beshore of Kealakekua, who was reported missing in July. He was found unharmed Monday (August 4) in Los Angeles.

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In celebration of the 2014 HSPLS Children’s Summer Reading Program, “The Insect World,” a special event, will be presented at six selected Big Island and Oahu public libraries from Thursday, June 26 through Tuesday, July 8. Entomologist Dr. Ryan Caesar of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Dept. of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences will […]

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The Leaugue of Women Voters of Hawaii County hosted a Council and State House candidates forum with Sherry Bracken as moderator at Christ Church in Kealakekua Saturday (June 21). Video of the event.

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At 4:36 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at an apartment complex on Kiloa Road. A 75-year-old woman reported that she awoke to find an unknown man in a green hooded sweatshirt rummaging though items in her apartment. After the suspect ran from the apartment, the victim discovered that […]

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Police traffic investigators are renewing their request for information about the identity of the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run motor vehicle/pedestrian crash in Kealakekua on February 28. The crash crash on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) and Hokukano Road killed the pedestrian, 71-year-old Francisco Asuncion of Kealakekua.

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A 71-year-old Kealakekua man died Thursday (February 28) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) and Hokukano Road in Kealakekua. Responding to a 1:32 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that the pedestrian was walking in a northerly direction on the mauka shoulder of the highway […]

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A Kona man has been charged with five offenses after carrying a loaded shotgun on a public highway in Kealakekua. At 8 a.m. Tuesday (January 1) a motorist reported seeing a local male in a red hooded sweatshirt carrying what appeared to be a rifle while walking on the side of Māmalahoa Highway (Highway 11) […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:13 a.m. alarm Sunday (Nov 18) to 82-6023 Kahauloa Road in the Kealakekua Bay area for a structure fire. Firefighters found a 20×30 foot two-story wood structure with a metal roof engulfed in flames with neighbors using garden hoses to protect the surrounding areas.

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Big Island police have initiated an abuse of a family/household member investigation in connection with an injured infant. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday (July 20), Kona patrol officers responded to Kona Community Hospital, where a 3-month-old Kealakekua girl had been admitted for burns reportedly caused by a hot bath. Doctors also found evidence of bone […]

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Authorities expect to conclude search for Tyler Madoff on Monday; now classified as a fatality

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