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MEDIA RELEASE A 50-year-old Waikoloa woman died following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday (October 24) in Waikoloa Village on Ka-Uhiwai Street. The woman has been positively identified as Christina Linn Lewis. Responding to a 2:46 p.m. call, police determined that a red 1997 Nissan Pathfinder heading north had crossed the double solid yellow lines and […]

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop,” on Tuesday (September 24) at Starbucks in the Queens Marketplace located at 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive #1001, Waikoloa.

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Governor David Ige has released $1.9 million in Capital Improvement Project funds to buy a 1.750-acre parcel for a new Waikoloa Public Library.

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At 9:15 a.m., Tuesday (April 23) Hawaii County Civil Defense announced a beach closure due to a shark attack in West Hawaii. The Fire Department reported a shark attack occurred off the coast near Anaehoomalu Bay (A Bay) around 8:30 a.m. this morning. The beaches in the vicinity are closed until further notice.

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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photograph of historical lava flows at Waikoloa on the island of Hawai‘i.

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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (Commission) Tuesday (Jan 29) approved a Decision and Order for Hawaii Water Service’s (Hawaii Water) general rate case for its Waikoloa Resort water, wastewater, and irrigation systems, enabling the utility to increase annual revenues by $1.7 million over three years.

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The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Josephine Miranda, a 28-year-old female known to frequent the Waikoloa area.

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The Department of Water Supply (DWS) invites the community to attend an informational meeting regarding the upcoming Waikoloa Reservoir No. 1 Earthquake Repairs Project in Waimea.

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Waikoloa Beach Resort is pleased to announce the appointment of Hanna Bree as Marketing & Special Events Manager for Queens’ MarketPlace and Waikoloa Beach Resort. “Hanna is a great addition to our team,” said Vice President Resort Operations Scott Head. “She has local, national and international experience in marketing, events, business development, and strategic planning. […]

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U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps units from Oahu are scheduled to conduct various types of training here in October that will require equipment be convoyed to Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) from Kawaihae Harbor and Kona International Airport.

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Hawaii Police Department reports the status of the following roads due to the Waikoloa brush fire: Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) between the Waikoloa Road junction and Daniel K Inouye Highway is closed. All others roads are open. Daniel K. Inouye Highway is open, drivers can only travel south on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) (toward Kona). […]

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For motorists traveling between Hilo and Kona, use Daniel K. Inouye Highway to the Old Saddle Road junction at Mile Marker 43 to Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190), detour through Waikoloa to Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19). Waimea through Kawaihae to Queen Kaahumanu Highway is open. Motorist traveling south, Mamalahoa Highway south (Route 11) is open.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 2:32 p.m. alarm Friday (Aug 3) for a fire at the Queens’ Marketplace on Waikoloa Beach Drive. Firefighters arrived to find an exterior wall of a 40’x100′ commercial building smoldering with light smoke in the building. Crews discovered a temporary wall made with 2×4 pieces of wood and plywood with […]

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For motorists traveling Hilo to Kona, use Hamakua to Waimea or Daniel K. Inouye Highway to the Old Saddle Road junction at Mile Marker 43 detour to Waimea. Waimea thru Kawaihae to Queen Kaahumanu Highway is open. Motorist traveling south, Mamalahoa Highway south (Route 11) is open.

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