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On Wednesday, March 27), Hawaiʻi Police officers responded to the area of Wainaia Gulch near the 24-mile marker on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in the North Kohala District on the report of a person who appeared to be in distress. Upon locating and approaching the 37-year-old male, officers heard a single gunshot that came […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to an 11:23 p.m. alarm Wednesday (March 13) to the intersection of Hawi Road and Akoni Pule Highway for a structure fire at the Kohala Village Inn & Hub in Kohala.

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Staff from the University of Hawaii-Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) confirmed a collection of Parmarion martensi, an invasive slug, from the Kohala district of the Big Island. Inquiries of local residents further revealed multiple sightings in the area, indicating that this invasive pest has established in the Kohala district of the Big […]

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The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Districts of North and South Kohala on Hawaii Island. This Wind Advisory means sustained winds of 20-35 mph with gusts over 50 mph are forecasted.

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Three North Kohala residents were arrested and charged with a variety of narcotics and weapons offenses. On Wednesday (January 23) officers from the Area II Vice section, Area II Special Enforcement Unit and North Kohala Patrol and Community Policing sections served a search warrant at a residence in the 53-4000 block of Akoni Pule Highway.

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A 27-year-old North Kohala man died following a two-vehicle collision on Thursday, (December 20), in Waimea on Kohala Mountain Road, (Highway 250), near the 4.5-mile marker. The 27-year-old male has been positively identified as Anson Guitang of Kapaau.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:58 p.m. alarm Tuesday (Dec 4) to Pololu Valley for hikers stranded on the shoreline. Two hikers, a 21-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man from Utah, had gotten stranded on the rocky shoreline between Pololu and Honokane Valleys when the rising tide cut-off their path out.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:35 a.m. alarm Thursday (Nov 22) to the 11.5 Mile Marker of Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) for a brushfire. Firefighters arrived to find a one-acre brush fire of burning grass and small shrubs producing flames up to five feet in height. The fire was moving spreading away from the […]

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Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department crews are searching for a missing free diver off Kohala, Big Island, Tuesday. “We are currently searching for Guy Hermogila,” said Sam Gardner, a Sector Honolulu search and rescue coordinator. “It was reported to us he was last known to be free diving off Black Point, Kohala, last […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police report that Kawai Griego who was reported as missing was located yesterday, (November 6), in Waimea. He was in good condition.

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The Department of Water Supply will be conducting a fire hydrant flow test along Kaunaʻoa Drive between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. The affected area may experience slightly discolored and turbid water for several hours after the test. Customers are advised to refrain from washing clothes and […]

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A 41-year-old male has been arrested by South Kohala Patrol officers following investigations into three criminal property damage investigations. On September 7, 2018, officers working in the South Kohala District received a report of criminal property damage that occurred at the Waimea Ball Park. Officers responded to the scene and discovered that two picnic tables […]

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department and Area II Special Enforcement Unit have located 28-year-old Hokuokekai Alohilani Santiago. She was arrested in South Kohala this morning, Thursday, (October 18).

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Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 2,100 customers experienced a power interruption beginning a little after 5:30 p.m. after a pine tree fell onto and broke lines near Kynnersley Road in North Kohala.

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