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In conjunction with the FinisherPix Ironman 70.3 Hawai’i qualifier event for the Ironman World Championship, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Old Puakō Road in the South Kohala District. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Kona, or southerly, direction on Old Puakō Road between the entrance to Hāpuna Beach State […]

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Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 1:35 p.m. alarm Friday (April 13) to an area offshore Mahukona Park for a kayaker in distress. Crews found a male kayaker about a mile offshore of Mahukona Park unable to return to shore due to strong offshore winds.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police continue to investigate the death of a three-year-old which occurred in the South Kohala district. On (July 25, 2017), at 7:18 p.m., police, along with HawaiÊ»i Fire Department personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive three-year-old male toddler, identified as Fabian Garett-Garcia, who was within a Kamuela residence. Life-saving measures were […]

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Fire/rescue responded to a 5:35 p.m. alarm Sunday (Oct 15) to the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the 69 mile marker for a brush fire in South Kohala. Crews arrived to find a 200-foot by 30-foot brush fire on the makai sie of the highway burning in strong trade winds at 25-40 mph. About […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a drowning in South Kohala. On Monday (May 15) at 9:37 a.m., patrol officers responded to a report that an unresponsive man was pulled out of Maka’iwa Bay which is located off of South Kaniku Drive in the Kohala Coast resort area.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in South Kohala. At 6:34 p.m. on December 5, officers responded to a report that an unresponsive man had been pulled out of a pool at a private home off South Kaniku Drive.When police arrived, HawaiÊ»i Fire Department medics were transporting the victim to North HawaiÊ»i Community […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in South Kohala. On Monday (August 29) officers responded to a 3:40 p.m. report of an unresponsive woman in a pool at a resort on Mauna Kea Beach Drive. When police and Fire Department personnel arrived, resort staff members were attempting cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Fire Department personnel took […]

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The Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department suspended the search Saturday for missing 69-year-old Diana Wolking presumed swept out to sea while diving near Puako Beach, Big Island.

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The Hawai’i Police Department reports that Route 190 and the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (New Saddle Road) is now fully open. The highways were previously closed due to several brush fires being actively fought by the Hawai’i Fire Department and military personnel.

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A South Korean man has been charged with three offenses in connection with a domestic dispute and a stabbing Wednesday (January 27) at a resort along the South Kohala coast. At 5:30 p.m. Thursday (January 28), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section charged 59-year-old Kyoung Sun Yoo of Yuseong […]

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A South Korean man is in police custody following a stabbing at a resort along the South Kohala coast. At 8:12 a.m. Wednesday (January 27), officers from the South Kohala District responded to a report of a domestic dispute and possible stabbing in a hotel room on the 62-100 block of Kaunaoa Drive.

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Hawaiʻi Island police charged a Waikoloa man with numerous firearm and drug offenses following the execution of a search warrant on his home and vehicle in Waikoloa Village on Thursday (February 19). South Kohala Community Policing officers, assisted by their Kona counterparts and officers from the South Kohala District, executed a search warrant

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Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning over the weekend in the South Kohala District. At 9:35 a.m. Sunday (December 28), South Kohala officers responded to report of a male swimmer in distress at Wailea Beach in Puakō. A kayaker had found the swimmer motionless in the water and had taken him to shore.

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Fire/rescue units responded to a 9:33 a.m. alarm Sunday (Dec 28) to Wailea Beach (aka Beach 69) in South Kohala for a swimmer in distress. A 53-year-old man was observed to be swimming about 150 yards from shore near the North side of Wailea Beach when he showed signs of experiencing difficulty in the water. […]

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