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Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) has announced that at 11:08 a.m. Monday (March 25), approximately 5,309 customers in the Puna and Waiakea areas experienced a momentary interruption when a transmission line unexpectedly tripped off line. The cause of the interruption is under investigation.

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Kilauea Avenue between Puainako Street and Ohea Street In Hilo was closed due to damaged utility pole Thursday (Feb 21).

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Water will be temporarily turned off in certain areas of Waiakea on, Friday, February 15, 2013 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to do a waterline connection for the Cheng and Seto Subdivisions.

Upon the resumption of water service, the waterlines will be flushed and cleaned, during which time you may notice turbid and/or discolored water.

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The Department of Water Supply will be conducting a fire hydrant flow test at hydrants within the Hawai‘i National Guard Compound on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The shooters from Waiakea are state champions. The boys team and the girls team topped the field Tuesday at the air riflery state tournament at the Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in Keaau. The girls team was so dominate only three boys teams had higher scores and Karise Kuroda ended the day with the [...]

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This month, students from Hilo Intermediate School and Waiakea Intermediate School held several sign-waving events in an effort to promote safe driving during the holiday season. These future leaders of our community learned about safe driving habits from their school resource officers and took to the streets to share their knowledge.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department held an information booth on Home Security and Property Inventory, in conjunction with the Waiakea Intermediate School Pumpkin Patch Event On Saturday (October 20).

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Big Island police are advising residents in the Waiākea Houselots area of Hilo that their neighborhood has experienced an increase in burglaries since May. Burglars have entered homes through windows to steal jewelry and other items.

Police advise residents in the area to reduce their risk by locking all doors and windows when they leave home.

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The Hawaii State Champion Waiakea High School baseball team was welcomed home Saturday night (May 12) by Mayor Billy Kenoi, friends, family and supporters at Hilo International Airport.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Waiakea won its first state baseball title Friday evening on Oahu, taking out Baldwin, 5-2. Waiakea stand-out pitcher Quintin Torres-Costa led his team to the Division I crown by shutting down the Baldwin bats. Torres-Costa struck out 13 batters, including a run of 12 straight strike outs. Torres-Costa eventually had to leave [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff No. 3 seed Waiakea is posed to play in the Division I baseball state championship game Friday against No. 4 Baldwin on Oahu. OC16 will have live coverage of the game beginning at 7 p.m. In Thursday’s semi-final, Waiakea pipped defending state champion Pearl City, 2-1. Waiakea came in third in 2004, [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Kamehameha Schools Hawaii topped Waiakea, 11-5, in the fifth place game at the state tournament. Waiakea had to settle for sixth place overall. Kamehameha was seeded No. 3 for the tournament, but was dumped in the quarterfinals by the eventual state runner up. No. 1 seed Punahou was crowned champions after defeating [...]

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