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Handguns stolen from shipping container in Paauilo
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an incident involving the theft of several handguns from a shipping container in the Hāmākua District. On Tuesday (August 8), police were called...
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Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) reopens Monday (Sept 4)
MEDIA RELEASE UPDATED (11 a.m. on 9/4/2017) Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in the area of Honomu is now open to all traffic. Mahalo for your patience and cooperation. UPDATED (1 p.m. on 9/3/2017)...
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ArcLight agrees to sell Hamakua Energy Partners plant to new HEI subsidiary
MEDIA RELEASE An affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm (ArcLight) focused on energy infrastructure investments, has signed an agreement to sell its 60-megawatt...
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Fire burns 20 acres in Laupahoehoe Tuesday (Oct 3)
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 10:43 a.m. alarm Tuesday (Oct 3) to the Papaaloa Road and Oshiro Camp Road intersection for a brush fire in Laupahoehoe. Crews found a brushfire...
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Flash Flood Warning for Hawaii Island, many parks, gyms, and pools closed
http://hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171130-1645-hccd-flashflood.mp3 Hawaii County Civil Defense 4:45 p.m. audio update This is a Flash Flood Warning update for Thursday afternoon,...
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Police locate a Hamakua woman last seen in Honokaa and reported missing
UPDATED (9:21 a.m. on 5/2/2018) Hawaiʻi Island police report that Julie Kobayashi, who was reported as missing, has been located in good condition. MEDIA RELEASE Julie Kobayashi Hawaiʻi Island police...
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Man pinned in van after three-vehicle crash in Hamakua Friday (April 27)
MEDIA RELEASE Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:06 p.m. alarm Friday (April 27) to the 22 mile-marker of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) at Maulua Gulch in Hamakua for a three-vehicle crash. A Chevy...
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Man drowns at Waipio Valley Wednesday (May 16)
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue crews answered a 9:24 a.m. alarm Wednesday (May 16) to Waipio Valley Beach for a possible drowning. Upon arrival rescue crews found bystanders doing CPR on a man about...
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Woman falls down Kawainui Stream gulch, suffers head and other injuries
Fire/rescue responded to a 6:01 p.m. alarm Wednesday (Aug 15) to Kawainui Stream for a woman who fell down the embankment of the stream’s gulch. Rescue crews accessed the site located between the 9-10...
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Aggressive strain of Rapid Ohia Death found at Kalopa State Park
MEDIA RELEASE (Hilo) – During a regularly scheduled quarterly aerial assessment of forests on Hawai‘i island in late July, spotters detected more trees “symptomatic” for the presence of C. lukuohia,...
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Pair of Opihi pickers rescued in Laupahoehoe Sunday (Dec 2)
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:51 a.m. alarm Sunday (Dec 2) for a rescue of Opihi pickers on the Hamakua Coast in Laupahoehoe. Fire Dispatch reports two males climbed down a...
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Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park to close January 22 to February 7 for Water Line...
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park will be closed from January 22 – February 7, 2019, due to water line...
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Paauilo emergency water restriction Monday (Feb 11)
MEDIA RELEASE AFFECTED AREA: PAʻAUILO; HĀMĀKUA, HAWAI‘I This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) message for 8:45 a.m., Monday, February 11, 2019. Due to equipment failure, an Emergency Water...
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Bank of Hawaii temporarily closing Hamakua branch due to power outage
MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU, HAWAII (Feb. 11, 2019) — Bank of Hawaii is taking precautionary safety steps and temporarily closing its Hamakua Branch today, Monday, Feb. 11, due to a power outage caused by...
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Hawaii Electric Light power restoration update for Monday (Feb 11)
MEDIA RELEASE Utility pole came down in Hamakua during the winter storm Sunday, February 10, 2019. HILO, Feb. 11, 2019 (1 p.m.) – Hawai‘i Electric Light crews are working to restore electric service...
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Emergency water restrictions for the Paauilo area are still in effect...
MEDIA RELEASE AFFECTED AREA: PAʻAUILO; HĀMĀKUA, HAWAI‘I This is an update from the Department of Water Supply (DWS) for Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. The emergency water restriction...
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Helicopter crashes near Waipio Valley Thursday (Feb 21)
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue crews responded to a 7:05 a.m. alarm Thursday (Feb 21) to 48-5101 Honokaa-Waipio Road (Route 240) for a helicopter crash near Waipio Valley. According to fire...
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Partial lane closure of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in Pa‘auilo
Partial lane closure in Paauilo MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a partial lane closure of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Pa‘auilo between mile markers 35 and 36 on Friday, April 12, 2019. One...
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Expect traffic delays north of Laupahoehoe Gulch due to water line work (Sept...
HCCD traffic audio message This is a Civil Defense traffic message at 8 a.m., September 17, 2019. The Department of Water Supply is working today and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on new water...
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Kahawaili‘ili‘i Gulch Bridge in Honoka‘a to close Friday (Sept 27) for a...
MEDIA RELEASE Kahawaili‘ili‘i Gulch Bridge map The bridge, located near the Hāmākua Jodo Mission, will be closed for one day as part of a federally-mandated bridge inspection program. Hawai‘i County...
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