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A 17-year-old Waikoloa girl died Tuesday (February 23) from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway at the 88 mile-marker in North Kona and just south of the Hualālai Resort.

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The County of Hawaii Planning Department is now accepting applications for the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee. Closing date to submit an application is Wednesday, March 24, 2010. All applications must be received in the Hilo or Kona Planning offices by 4:30 p.m. or be postmarked by March 24, 2010.

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The Hawai’i Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man reported missing in the South Kohala area.

Police recovered a green kayak that was found floating upside down in waters off the South Kohala coast on November 27. In the investigation, police discovered identification for a Jason Winbush, also known as Jason Wilcox, Ken Washington, Ken Wilcox, “WJ” and “JW.”

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have opened a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a man found floating in Anaeho’omalu Bay in South Kohala on Thursday (December 3). The victim, 62-year-old John Linde of Friday Harbor, Washington, had been snorkeling with a friend until the friend returned to shore for about 20 minutes sometime between [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE A teenager died Thursday, Oct. 29 from injuries he sustained when he fell 80 to 90 feet down Mamaewa Gulch off of Kohala Mountain Road in South Kohala, police reported. The victim was identified as Shea Walling of a Honokaa address. Police determined Walling slipped while attempting to climb out of the gulch [...]

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On Friday, October 2, livehawaiianmusic.com will be streaming a live broadcast worldwide from The Shops at Mauna Lani, bringing you the dynamic music of progressive slack key guitarist, Bolo Rodrigues from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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A Waikoloa man is in police custody in connection with a robbery in South Kohala.

At 6:15 a.m. Thursday (September 10), South Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Kings Shops, where someone had entered a store through a door that was unlocked for deliveries and removed liquor and other items.

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“The Villages of Aina Le‘a,” a 1,000-plus acre development on the South Kohala Coast of Hawai‘i Island, has received its first infusion of cash from Singapore’s Capital Asia Group Pte Ltd.

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View Waikoloa Road in a larger map MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai’i Police Department is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian collision that took place Monday night (July 13) on Waikoloa Road near the 3-mile marker. Around 10:15 p.m., a car driven by a 44-year-old California woman heading east on Waikoloa Road struck a South Kohala patrol officer who [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is investigating a series of criminal property damage complaints in the South Kohala District. Vandals have used spray paint and markers to write graffiti at several locations in the district. The most recent incidents were at the Waimea ballpark and at Ho’oko Street Park in Waikoloa. The incidents may [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i Police are investigating a robbery reported Sunday morning (March 15) in the South Kohala District. At about 8:15 a.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a report of a woman that was assaulted while stopped on the side of Saddle Road in the area of the 52 mile marker. At about 8:00 [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Volunteers are being sought by the county Planning Department to serve on two Community Development Plan Action Committees for the Judicial Districts of North Kohala and South Kohala. The committees will serve as proactive stewards of the plans’ implementation and update. Volunteers who serve on the Community Development Plan Action Committees will be [...]

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