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Hawaii Police have confirmed they located and arrested Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) inmates Matthew Alani and Lorrin Nakapalau. The two inmates are now in Hawaii PD custody. Alani and Nakapalau were reported missing from a headcount at approximately 8:35 p.m. on Friday. How they escaped is under investigation.

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Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) inmates Matthew Alani and Lorrin Nakapalau were reported missing from a headcount at approximately 8:35 p.m. Hawaii County Police were immediately notified. How they escaped is under investigation.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy has named retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gary L. Thomas the deputy director of its Kulani campus on the Big Island. Col. Thomas will oversee Academy instruction and courses and will work with students to help them get through a rigorous 22-week on-site program that prepares […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A new Christmas tradition is taking place in remote forests above Hilo. Early in the morning, volunteers scan the trees, looking for jewels far more beautiful than any Christmas ornament. These volunteers are on a quest to find Hawaii’s rarest native birds. On Dec. 15, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) […]

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A power shut-off is scheduled to allow HELCO crews to upgrade electrical facilities on North & South Kulani Roads at Hwy 11. We recommend that refrigerators and freezers be opened only when absolutely necessary. If refrigeration or medical needs are critical, other arrangements should be made.

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The State’s Natural Area Reserve System (NARS) is celebrating its 40 year of preserving the natural flora, fauna and geological sites of Hawai‘i with the establishment of a newly dedicated reserve that expands the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve by adding approximately 6,600 acres in the Kulani forest.

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MEDIA RELEASE Below is testimony Mayor Billy Kenoi provided in Hilo tonight to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee reviewing the proposals by Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration to close Kulani Correctional Facility and lay off all but one agricultural inspector in the County of Hawai’i. “Aloha, Senator Hanabusa, Senator Kokubun and members of the Senate: Thank […]

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A utility pole dangles over a car which severed it on Ihope Road in Mountain View Tuesday night.

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