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A 69-year-old Kealakekua man died yesterday (November 6) from injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle at a residence in Captain Cook.

The victim was identified as Robert J. Flores, of a Kealakekua address.

Responding to an 11:40 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that a 75-year-old Captain Cook man was operating a 1996 Mazda pick-up truck and was reversing towards a residence which he and the victim were repairing.

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about the identity of the driver of an all-purpose vehicle that was involved in a fatal vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawai’i Belt Road in Captain Cook on June 10.

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Big Island police have identified a man killed June 10 from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawai’i Belt Road in Captain Cook as 41-year-old Bounxou Saychantha, who had no permanent address.

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Big Island police are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl.

Kuuleinani Taketa was last seen at her Captain Cook home on March 15. She is described as being of Hawaiian-Chinese-Japanese descent, 5-feet tall, about 115 to 121 pounds with brown eyes and medium-length brown hair.

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Responding to a 10:15 p.m. call Friday (September 3), officers learned that a 52-year-old man identified as Bruce Berard of Kailua-Kona was night diving with companions when they found him unresponsive in the water. Berard was brought to shore, where his companions attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency medical services personnel transported Berard to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:47 a.m. Saturday (September 4).

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Big Island police have released a Honoka’a woman who was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, terroristic threatening and assault. After conferring with prosecutors, police released 35-year-old Kuulei Aloha Ancheta at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday (June 15) pending further investigation.

Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section are continuing the investigation.

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Big Island police are investigating multiple cases of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle in Captain Cook.

Sometime between 11:30 p.m. Monday (May 31) and 8 a.m. Tuesday (June 1), the suspect broke into three cars parked at a home in Captain Cook and stole multiple items, including a credit card.

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MEDIA RELEASE AFFECTED AREA: MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY BETWEEN NAPOOPOO JUNCTION AND KEALAKEKUA RANCH CENTER, INCLUDING CAPTAIN COOK SUBDIVISION, TANAKA SUBDIVISION, COOK’S LANDING SUBDIVISION, AND ALL SIDE STREETS AND ROADS; CAPTAIN COOK. The Department of Water Supply will be conducting a fire hydrant flow test at a hydrant along Mamalahoa Highway, between Rodney Yano Hall and Captain [...]

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On Monday, January 11, from 3:00 – 4:30pm, at Yano Hall in Captain Cook, Neil Abercrombie will come to Kona to talk story with folks regarding Hawaii Agricultural and Rural issues.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:46 p.m. alarm Thursday (Dec 10) for a structure fire at 82-1041 Kinue Road in Captain Cook.

Firefighters found a two-story home with approximately 30% of the building on fire primarily in a storage area under the house with flames wrapping around the outside to the top floor.

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At 11 a.m. Sunday (September 20), detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section charged 41-year-old Sean Patrick Mitchell of Ocean View with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree and criminal property damage in the third degree following the reported stabbing at a home in Captain Cook.

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a burglary suspect who entered a Captain Cook home on May 26 and was confronted by the homeowner, an 87-year-old woman. The suspect was described as an Asian male teenager about 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with black hair and a slim build. He fled on foot into coffee [...]

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