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A public information meeting planned this weekend to discuss new, proposed rules for the Makako Bay and Keauhou manta ray viewing sites has been rescheduled due to the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Lester.

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The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new case of hepatitis A infection in a food service employee on Hawaii Island. The employee has a history of exposure on Oahu and worked at the fast food and catering restaurant, Sushi Shiono Waikoloa.

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Service members are scheduled to convoy from Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) to Keaukaha Military Reservation, in Hilo, Tuesday and Wednesday. Oahu-based service members are scheduled to convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) to Kawaihae Harbor, Tuesday and Wednesday. The anticipated convoy times are from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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Eight candidates running to be the mayor of Hawaii County take to the stage in Kona to answer questions about how they would run things.

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Governor David Ige’s Community Connection town hall meeting will be held at 6-8 p.m. Friday (June 24) at the Hawaii Community College Palamanui campus at 73-4225 Ane Keohokalole Highway. This is an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions with the governor and members of his administration on issues that are important to the West Hawai‘i […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for help in identifying individuals or businesses who are responsible for the dumping of abandoned and derelict vehicles. Since January 1, approximately 280 abandoned or derelict vehicles have been reported in the Kona District alone, compared with 106 reported during the same period in 2015.

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The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized School Resource Officer Wyattlane Nahale as “Officer of the Month” for June in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (June 1) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Nahale was honored not only for his school resource work but also for extracurricular activities with students from elementary school through high school.

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The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Mike Thompson as “Officer of the Month” for May in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (May 4) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Thompson was honored for an act of kindness his supervisor described as “far beyond compassion.” On December 19, 2015, an 88-year-old woman called 911 just after noon […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have initiated arson investigations in connection with three out of four suspicious brushfires over the weekend in West HawaiÊ»i. All four fires were reported between 9:45 a.m. and 4:36 p.m. Sunday (April 10) between the areas of the 8-mile marker and the 26-mile marker off Highway 190 between Kailua-Kona and Waimea. Two […]

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The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Brian Beckwith as “Officer of the Month” for April in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (April 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Beckwith was honored for his compassion and integrity. On February 14, Officer Beckwith responded to a report of a man in a wheelchair at the Kailua Pier […]

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The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory for the west facing shores of Hawaii Island until 6 p.m. this evening. Surf along west facing shores of Hawaii Island are forecst to be in the 10-12 foot range. Hawaii County Ocean Safety Officials and parks personnel are reporting high surf and hazardous conditions […]

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The County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management announces that the Puuanahulu Landfill in West Hawaii will be closed for the remainder of Thursday (March 10), due to heavy smoke from a smoldering fire at the green waste processing site. The fire is under control and will be monitored through the night. Puuanahulu Landfill is […]

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The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Jason Foxworthy as “Officer of the Month” for March in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (March 2) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona.

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The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Nicholas McDaniel as “Officer of the Month” for February in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (February 3) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona.

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