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Trace levels of Dalapon detected in Keʻei Well A and Keʻei Well B were significantly lower than the EPA’s maximum contamination level, and thus does not pose a risk to public health.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:59 a.m. alarm Saturday (July 23) for a structure fire in Kealia, South Kona. Crews arrived to find a two story home engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the fire under control by 2:30 a.m. and it was declared out at 5:45 a.m.

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Highway 11 in South Kona will be closed Tuesday (November 10) near the 93-mile marker from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The closure is to allow a tow truck to retrieve a vehicle from a ravine. Motorists are advised to avoid the area during that time. Police thank the public for their patience and understanding.

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A South Kona man who set himself on fire and attempted to do the same to his ex-girlfriend has been charged with attempted murder and six other offenses. Robert York, 27, of Hōnaunau was charged at 7 p.m. Thursday with second-degree attempted murder, kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree arson, criminal trespassing and two counts of […]

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A 48-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Tuesday (November 8) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) at the 99-mile-marker in South Kona. The driver was identified as Bonifacio Pako Alip, III, of a Kailua-Kona address.

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Big Island police have identified the man killed from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday (April 12) on the Hawaii Belt Road near the 91-mile marker in South Kona. He was identified as 60-year-old Stephen Mellor of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ka’Å«. Mellor was pronounced dead at Kona Community Hospital at 12:21 […]

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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today celebrates the opening of its South Kona Clinic on the Big Island with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony and open house attended by business leaders, members, and the general public. The new clinic, located in Kealakekua, is open for appointments beginning November 16 and will initially offer adult primary care.

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Big Island police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash Sunday on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11), .9 miles north of the 87-mile-marker in South Kona. Responding to a 6:12 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that a 26-year-old man from Hōnaunau was operating a 2007 Honda two-door sedan and traveling south on Route 11 […]

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By Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7 UPDATE: 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1 Police report the road has reopened to traffic following a vehicle crash. — Police have closed Highway 11 (Mamalahoa Highway) near the 87 mile marker in Milolii due to a vehicle crash. Traffic is closed in both directions as of 7:20 p.m. Sunday […]

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Firefighters knocked down three separate brushfires Thursday morning (Feb 11) along Hookena Beach Road. The alarm was raised shortly after 8 a.m. Crews had the fires under control by 10 a.m. and extinguished by 2 p.m. About 1 acre was scorched by the fires, which flared up 1/2 mile, 1-1/2 miles and 1-3/4 miles down […]

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Hawaii Fire Department firefighters, along with personnel from various ranch and land owners continue fire fighting efforts on the brush fire in the Kealakekua mauka area of Kona. The fire continues to burn in an area at the approximately 4000 foot elevation and poses no threat to property at this time.

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Night roadwork in South Kona Sunday, which began on November 15 to apply a leveling course to smooth rough sections in three areas on Highway 11 prior to resurfacing, will be completed on November 25. Resurfacing Hwy 11 is expected to begin early December.

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The Department of Public Works is scheduled to begin night roadwork in South Kona Sunday, November 15-25 to apply a leveling course to smooth rough sections in three areas prior to resurfacing Highway 11 scheduled to begin in early December. The night roadwork schedule is 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday–Thursday.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai’i Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen all-terrain vehicle, identifying the person or persons who took it, or both. The Red ATV was taken from a home in the Honomalino Acres area of South Kona sometime between June 14 and June 19. The ATV is a Yamaha […]

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