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Big Island police are searching for a 27-year-old Kaʻū man wanted on three warrants.

Michael J. Kaawa, frequents the South Kona, Hōlualoa and Kailua-Kona areas. He is wanted on a 20,000 warrant of arrest for drug offenses and two $300 bench warrants for failure to appear in court. He is also wanted for questioning in connection with a terroristic threatening and criminal property damage incident.

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Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Kaʻū man wanted on bench warrants.

Daniel “Duke” Abraham, also known as Daniel “Duke” Abrojina, lives in Miloliʻi and frequents the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates area. He is wanted on three contempt of court warrants totaling $100,000.

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Ka‘u has a new mill for farmers but instead of sugar it’s a coffee mill thanks to an the Edmund C. Olson Trust which funded the operation.

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Pahala Public and School Library (Big Island) will close temporarily from Monday, January 23 through February 23 due to a staffing shortage.

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Kaʻū patrol officers responded to the reported drowning at 7:15 p.m. A 47-year-old Ocean View man reported that he had been on shore while his friend was scuba diving for fish fronting the lighthouse at South Point. The scuba diver entered the water around 6:45 p.m. About a half-hour later, his friend heard him yelling for help and called 911.

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Big Island police are investigating the theft of coffee cherries from trees in the Kaʻū District.

One or more persons entered a property off an old cane haul road above Pāhala sometime between 5:30 p.m. December 9 and 7:30 a.m. December 11. They stripped off between 2,000 and 4,000 pounds of coffee cherries, causing damage to the trees. Estimated damages were between $3,300 and $6,600.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Public Works is holding a design concept charrette Monday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 20 for the Ka‘u District Gym and Shelter. Residents will have the opportunity to participate in the design of the facility with the project team. At the Nov. 15 meeting, residents shared their ideas, offered suggestions, [...]

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Big Island police have located 45-year-old Rodney Naiole Kahele, who was being sought on seven outstanding warrants.

He was arrested on December 23 in Ocean View and charged with resisting arrest in addition to the warrants.

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Environmental Management has placed a temporary rubbish bin in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates for use by residents of the Ka`u District community. The rubbish bin has been placed at Kahuku Park at the lower level o Paradise Circle Makai, and it will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. [...]

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Boys & Girls Clubs have really stepped up to take care of our keiki during Furlough Fridays and veteran Hawaiian music masters are offering their mahalos with a fundraising concert at Pahala Community Center on Dec. 5. Please spread the word so people can come by, enjoy the music and make any size donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Ocean View pedestrian killed Thursday, Dec. 4 has been identified as John Patrick Burns, police reported. An autopsy conducted Friday, Dec. 5 at Kona Community Hospital showed Burns died due to multiple traumatic injuries which were consistent with being struck by a vehicle. Burns was walking along Hokulani Boulevard in the Hawaiian [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized two officers for “Officer of the Month” in a luncheon ceremony Thursday, Dec. 4. Dane Shibuya, a community police officer in Ka’u was named “Officer of the Month” for October and North Hilo Patrol Officer Van Reyes earned the same distinction for November. Shibuya was [...]

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