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A 37-year-old Papaaloa woman died following a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, (December 2), in Paauilo. She was identified as Lori Ann Sato. Responding to a 3:58 p.m., call, police determined that a 2004 Honda sedan was traveling northbound on Highway 19, near the 34-mile marker, overtaking a vehicle in a no passing zone and was […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday (April 29), in Papaʻaloa. He is identified as 59-year-old Gene Bernhardt of Papaʻaloa.

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Hawai‘i Electric Light announces the completion of construction work along Highway 19 between the 24-mile marker in Pāpa‘aloa and the 27-mile marker in Laupāhoehoe on the Hāmākua Coast. Hawai‘i Electric Light thanks the community for their patience and cooperation during the construction period.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help about a theft in Papaʻaloa. At 10:12 a.m. Wednesday (October 21), police responded to a reported theft at the Papaʻaloa Hongwanji. They learned that a 100-year-old bronze bell had been stolen. The bell measures 24-inches wide by 30-inches tall. Its value has yet to be determined.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 36-year-old PapaÊ»aloa man who is wanted on two bench warrants for contempt of court. Timothy John Nacis is also wanted in connection with a terroristic threatening and criminal property damage incident that occurred Saturday morning (August 2) in Hilo. He is described as 5-foot-11, 175 pounds with black […]

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 4:58 a.m. alarm Saturday (March 22) to 35-2040 Nanu Street in Papaaloa for a laundry room fire. Crews arrived to find a laundry room fire which had been extinguished. The homeowner’s son had awoken to the sound of crackling noises and found the laundry sink ablaze with fire spreading to the […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a missing 57-year-old Pāpaʻaloa woman. Kelie Ann Feliciano Sensano, also known as Kelie Sensano, is described as Caucasian, about 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with straight brown neck-length hair and green eyes.

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Police have identified a man who drowned in a PapaÊ»aloa ravine last month as 31-year-old Yogi Yoswara, who had been reported missing. The San Gabriel, California, man was reported missing on December 19. On December 31, his body was found in a ravine in the Kapehu Camp Mauka area of PapaÊ»aloa about 400-450 feet from […]

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 1:34 p.m. alarm to Papaaloa in the Laupahoehoe area to search for a missing person. The fire department’s Chopper 1 spotted the missing person’s car in a river. Rescue crews found the body of the driver about 100 yards downstream of the car.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department is hosting the HI-PAL “Click it or Ticket” 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on July 20 to 22, 2012 in Laupāhoehoe at the Pāpaʻaloa Gymnasium. This is part of the “Click It or Ticket” series of basketball tournaments.

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Hawai’i Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at the bottom of a 120-foot gulch in Papa’aloa, North Hilo. She was identified as Jonelle Alvarez, 30, of HonomÅ«.

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