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MEDIA RELEASE (PAHOA, HAWAII, MAY 8, 2019)—The public is invited to the ‘Activate Puna’ block party on Saturday, May 11, from 4-10:p.m. The event features a street closure along Pahoa Village Road between Akeakamai Loop and Kauhale Street.  Pahoa Village Road between Akeakamai and Kauhale will be closed to vehicular traffic between 12 noon to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A Pāhoa man that died from injuries sustained in a hit and run vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday morning, (April 3), on Highway 11, North of Makalika Street has been identified. The 35-year-old man has been identified as Anthony Harper. The Hawai’i Police Department is renewing a request to members of the […]

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UPDATED (4/8/19) HawaiÊ»i Island Police report that they have located 32-year-old Justin James Clark. On Friday, (April 5), Puna Patrol officers and Area I Traffic Enforcement Unit officers located and apprehended Clark without further incident in Mountain View. Clark was wanted by police for an outstanding Grand Jury Warrant After Indictment for Negligent Homicide first-degree […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Puna surveillance image 1Puna surveillance image 2Puna surveillance image 3 HawaiÊ»i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three men responsible for a theft of a cellular phone on, (March 5), between 12:45 p.m. and 1 p.m. at the Pāhoa Subway restaurant.  Video surveillance revealed that these unknown male parties […]

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Police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a 37-year-old Pāhoa man who was reported missing. Sundown Johann Franklin Scrigna is described as being 6-feet-2-inches, about 160 pounds, slim build, fair complexion, short brown hair, and brown eyes. He has a red and yellow circular mandala type tattoo with a Namaste symbol in the center […]

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The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is announcing the Pahoa Community Aquatic Center will reopen on February 6, 2019, at 9 a.m., following a blessing ceremony. The public is invited to attend the blessing ceremony.

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The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the covered play courts and upper baseball fields at Pāhoa District Park will reopen on Monday, November 19, 2018. The public is invited to a blessing ceremony scheduled for 3 p.m. on November 19 at the covered play courts. Once the blessing ceremony is complete, […]

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The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces an Invitation For Bid has been released for proposals to complete restoration work at the Pāhoa Community Aquatic Center. This work is necessary as a result of the eruption and seismic activity that occurred in the lower East Rift Zone from May through August of this […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Pāhoa woman who has been missing since, (October 2). Police are looking for Carolyn McNamara, also known as “Carolyn Sudano,” who was last seen in the Pāhoa area after the lava flow damaged the residence she was residing in. Anyone with information on […]

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The National Park Post Office, located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, will reopen for business as usual. Its hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. The Pahoa Post Office will resume mail delivery to portions of the Leilani Estates subdivision. Delivery will be limited for now to addresses on the streets […]

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is proud to announce a partnership with Mainstreet Pahoa Association and ongoing discussions to loan exhibit features from Jaggar Museum to a proposed visitor center site in downtown Pahoa.

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A reminder that the next Pahoa eruption information meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Pahoa High School cafeteria. There will be no meeting tonight (Aug 21). Also, future eruption meetings will be held bi-weekly.

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The County of Hawaii recognizes people’s frustration amid the ongoing Lower East Rift Zone eruption emergency and wants to work with the community to enable affected residents to be heard and to receive timely information. In this spirit, Civil Defense and other agencies plan to adjust the format of the information meetings that are held […]

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The Hawaii County Elections Division will begin mailing absentee ballots on June 25, 2018, to voters originally assigned to Pahoa Community Center, 04-03, and Pahoa High/Intermediate School, 04-04. Affected voters should expect to receive their ballot for the Primary Election at the mailing address associated with their voter registration.

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