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MEDIA RELEASE Douglas Kawika Louis HawaiÊ»i Island Police located a 38-year-old Pāhala man who was wanted on a no-bail warrant of arrest. At 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, (May 7), police apprehended Douglas Kawika Louis without incident at PunaluÊ»u Beach Park in Kaʻū. He was arrested and charged for parole revocation, then taken to the HawaiÊ»i […]

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The County of Hawai’i Department of Environmental Management Solid Waste Division would like to invite the Pāhala community and the users of the Pāhala Transfer Station to attend an informational meeting. At this meeting, the Solid Waste Division will be discussing the operating days and modifying the current schedule.

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The Department of Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Section, will be offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course at the Pahala Pool from February 4 – 8, 2019, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The course fee is $75.

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The East Hawaii Regional Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) is holding its annual community meeting on Saturday, January 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Ka‘u Hospital, located at 1 Kamani Street in Pahala. All residents are invited and encouraged to attend.

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afternoon, (May 28), on Highway 11 near the 51-mile marker in Pāhala She has been identified as Julia Gonzaga Responding to a 12:29 p.m. call, police determined that a 2012 Mazda minivan operated by an 84-year-old Pāhala man had been traveling south on Highway 11 near the 51-mile marker when the van ran off the […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 7:47 a.m. alarm Sunday (May 13) to the 41-mile marker of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in Pahala for a single car crash. Crews arrived to find a car that crashed, rolled over and ejected a person from the vehicle. The person was found dead. The roadway was closed as crews […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island Police have charged a woman in connection with a domestic-related incident that occurred in Pāhala. At 10:49 a.m., Sunday, (January 7), officers responded to a call of a domestic dispute on Kuapala Street. Witnesses reported that a female was outside the residence with a gun confronting her boyfriend and had fired a single […]

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As of 8:45 a.m. Hawaii County Civil Defense reports the roadway has reopened. Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:36 a.m. alarm Wednesday (Nov 8) to the 47 mile marker of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in Pahala for a crash between a large delivery truck and a compact sedan.

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A brush fire that was reported earlier in Pahala is under control but fire crews remain on scene addressing “hot spots”. Kaalaiki Road in Pahala was closed for about 24 hours while HFD attempted to gain control of the fire. Approximately 35-40 acres have been destroyed by the fire. The fire is still active but […]

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Thursday (June 22) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with the County of Hawaii to close seven large capacity cesspools (LCCs) that serve the Pahala and Naalehu communities. The County will replace the cesspools with wastewater treatment systems approved by the Hawaii Department of Health.

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In the plantation era, a great amount of effort and capital was invested in creating a series of water tunnels to capture groundwater in Ka‘u. Each supplied between 80,000 to 1,200,000 gallons of water per month.

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Jeanie Jara was located in good health. The Police want to thank everyone that assisted in locating Ms. Jara.

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Seventy-two youths participated in the HI-PAL Youth Volleyball Clinic held December 1 at the new Kaʻū District Gym in Pāhala. The free clinic was held in partnership with the UH-Hilo Vulcan Women’s Volleyball Team, County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Community Policing Section-Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL).

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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, will conduct siren testing on Hawaii Island on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Testing will be between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Pahala.

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