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Hawaii was listed among the 16 states facing the highest risk for earthquakes. The 6.7 magnitude Kiholo Bay quake and 6.0 magnitude Mahukona quake in 2006 stripped vegetation from valley walls.

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China Sea Wolf Club jumps into first with largest billfish of the week

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Police are reporting of a missing person, Aimee Levesque, 39-year-old woman, 5″6″ tall, 125 pounds, light brown hair, blue eyes. Levesque has a tribal tattoo on her upper arm. Levesque was last seen in Hilo on July 7, 2014.

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HI-PAL is seeking teams interested in playing in “Click It or Ticket” 5-on-5 basketball tournaments August 30-31 at Pāpaʻikou Gym and September 12-14 at Waiākea Uka Gym. Both 5-6 division and 7-8 division teams are being sought for the August tournament.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located and arrested the second of four persons wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. Colvin Gaspar, 22, of Kailua-Kona was arrested in Kailua-Kona at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday and charged with four counts of violating probation and four counts of contempt of court, with bail set at $300,000.

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Hawaiʻi Island police remind motorists that Friday (August 1) is the first day children return to most public schools. All public schools will be open Monday, and motorists should expect an increase in traffic—especially in school zones—during morning and afternoon hours.

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will receive an $802,500 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to rebuild the last 2.3 miles of the 18-mile long Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) Road, which suffers from deterioration due to the high altitude and harsh conditions. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At a news conference Wednesday at his Oahu campaign headquarters, Gov. Neil Abercrombie unveiled his plan for the next four years in the form of a 56-­page policy document titled “Charting Tomorrow.” The comprehensive plan describes the foundation laid in the first four years and the vision for the state’s economy and fiscal […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate State Sen. David Ige has released his action plan “Engineering Hawaii’s Future” for the state if elected the next governor of Hawaii. Ige lays out his agenda on issues including tourism, technology, environment, energy, agriculture, homelessness and open government. “I have waited until now to release my full action […]

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Mayor Kenoi: ‘It’s not about asphalt. It’s about connecting family and friends.’

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The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a couple wanted for questioning in a theft investigation and two men wanted on bench warrants. The new episode begins airing Friday (August 1).

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Japan, Vanuatu, China atop leaderboard; Bowman of Northern Lights tops captain list

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MEDIA RELEASE Not only did Mari Arakawa of Japan’s Olympian Dream Fishing Club boat a 622.6-pound Pacific blue marlin that powered her team to the top of the leaderboard on Day Two of the 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT), she also landed herself in the tournament’s record book. Fishing Tuesday aboard Illusions, the […]

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Police have located 40-year-old Aron Makani Beshore of Kealakekua, who was reported missing in July. He was found unharmed Monday (August 4) in Los Angeles.

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