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Department of Environmental Management work crews will be in the Mill Camp area in Pāpaʽikou on September 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weather permitting.

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Department of Environmental Management work crews will be on Maluna Place, Mai Way, Road D and Road H in Pāpaʽikou on February 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2019, between 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weather permitting.

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PāpaÊ»ikou​ Water Conservation Notice – CANCELLED Affected Area: PāpaÊ»ikou (Honolii Bridge to Kalaoa Camp Road), South Hilo, Hawai‘i This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) update for Friday, January 25, 2019. DWS’ PāpaÊ»ikou Well has been repaired and is now operational. Thus, the water conservation notice for the PāpaÊ»ikou area is cancelled.

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The Department of Water Supply (DWS) reports the water main break near Papa’ikou Gym has been repaired. Papa‘ikou residents and customers from Maluna Place, and north along Old Mamalahoa Highway, including all side roads, should have water restored.

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Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Papaikou Mill Beach is now open. The beach had been closed due to damage sustained during the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred on May 4, 2018. We appreciate the public’s understanding during this unexpected closure and apologize for any inconvenience this closure may […]

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Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Papaikou Mill Beach will be closed until further notice due to damage sustained during the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred on May 4, 2018. During the earthquake, a concrete wall overlooking the beach area sustained severe damage, which poses a risk to beachgoers.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a 24-year-old Mountain View man in connection with an auto-theft from a Pāpa‘ikou business. On August 3, employees reported that a green Toyota pickup truck belonging to their business was stolen along the Old Māmalahoa Highway. Officers encountered the stolen truck on the side of Highway 11 in the Mt. […]

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A PāpaÊ»ikou man faces burglary and theft charges, thanks in part to neighbors who confronted him at a construction site. On Friday (December 2), Puna District officers responded to a report of a burglary on 25th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. Arriving officers learned that neighbors, including an off-duty police officer, had confronted […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located one of two men who were wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery in Pāpaʻikou on December 1.

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Hawai`i Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person wanted in connection with a burglary investigation. Between May 29 and May 31, an unknown person entered a business on the 27-0000 block of the Old Māmalahoa Highway in Pāpaʻikou without permission. The suspect’s image was captured on surveillance video.

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UH Mānoa graduate student John Burns has been selected as a finalist for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. From a pool of more than 1,800 applicants from 129 countries around the world, Burns is one of 22 finalists. The award is targeted to innovators under 30 years of age. The Papaikou resident is one of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has announced a $3.47 million grant to go towards replacing an important water pipeline near Hilo. The funds will go to the county and Kahuku Development Foundation, Inc. for a pipeline in Papaikou, ensuring safer, clean water and providing adequate water flow for fire protection. “Water infrastructure requires special […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Pāpaʻikou boy reported as missing. Kayden Fuerte was last seen in Pāpaʻikou on January 7 at about 2:50 p.m. He is described as Filipino/Portuguese, about 5-foot-7 and 140-150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, blue plaid shorts, black shoes and a baseball cap.

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A coupler on an eight-inch concrete water main broke Wednesday (Nov 28) in the Anderton Camp area of Papaikou disrupting water service for residents.

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