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Water will be temporarily turned off in a limited area overnight from 9 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, to make a waterline connection for the Kohala High School Stem Building Project. Upon resumption of water service, the waterlines will be flushed and cleaned during which time […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flash Flood Watch for all Hawaiian Island through Tuesday afternoon (Aug 28). Trailing deep tropical moisture left over from Lane will bring the potential for additionally heavy rainfall through Tuesday. Any additional heavy rainfall over these already highly saturated grounds could quickly lead to flash flooding.

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Due to having received numerous complaints from members of the community, North Kohala Community Police along with Area II Special Enforcement Unit Officers (SEU), and Hawaii County Parks and Recreation’s maintenance workers, conducted a beach park sweep of individuals camping without a camper’s permit. A total of six citations were issued to six individuals today, […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police charged two individuals with offenses related to the shooting incident that occurred in the Hawi area of North Kohala on Monday, (January 22). At approximately 9:45 a.m., on Monday, patrol officers responded to a report of a gunshot fired on a property located in the 55-3500 block of Alaalae Road in Hawi. […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are continuing an investigation which stemmed from a shooting incident in the Hawi area of North Kohala on Monday, (January 22). At approximately 9:45 a.m., patrol officers responded to a report of a gunshot fired on a property located in the 55-3500 block of Alaalae Road in Hawi. Officers determined that a […]

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Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. This temporary outage is necessary to allow Hawai‘i Electric Light personnel to safely perform maintenance and upgrade equipment to improve system […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 7 p.m. alarm Sunday (Aug 27) to Kapaau Road in North Kohala for a structure fire. Upon arrival crews found a single family home engulfed in flames and collapsing. Several propane large propane tanks exploded during the fire with others venting fuel.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a reported theft in North Kohala. On June 25, a pink silk shawl was stolen from a souvenir shop on the 55-3400 block of Akoni Pule Highway in Hāwī. The incident was recorded on a surveillance […]

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A 37-year-old North Kohala man who was barricaded in his home Monday night and Tuesday (July 13-14) following a domestic incident has been charged with 22 offenses.

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The 37-year-old man barricaded himself in the house and remains there. He is believed to be the only occupant. The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Special Response Team responded and neighboring residents were evacuated as a precaution.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation during an afternoon meeting in North Kohala on August 26. The presentation will take place from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the old courthouse across from the North Kohala police station. It is designed to help individuals increase their survivability should they encounter an […]

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MEDIA RELEASE North Kohala’s Farm to Wok Cook-off will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 2 pm, at the Hawi Jodo Mission on Akoni Pule Highway in Hawi. The event is presented by Kahua Pa‘a Mua, Palili ‘O Kohala, Ka Hana No‘eau and the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign. […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The Fire Department reports it recovered the body of a man Friday evening in the area of “Hapu” near Kapanaia in North Kohala. Shoreline fisherman reported seeing a body on the shoreline rocks in an area that can only be accessed by four-wheel drive vehicles, according to the Fire Deparment. Crews from […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation announces a public meeting to discuss a proposed project to construct a new boat ramp and breakwater at Māhukona Beach Park in North Kohala. When: 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 Where: Māhukona Beach Park Pavilion Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with county […]

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