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Results of the 2013 BIIF Track and Field Championship held at Hawaii Preparatory Academy Saturday (May 4).

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for Hawaii County until 2:15 a.m. Sunday (May 5). This advisory may be extended if heavy rain continues in the North Hawaii area.

At 11 p.m. weather radar showed moderate to locally heavy rain on the Leeward side of the Kohala Mountains just West of Waimea. The rains have been on and off for the past couple of hours. Other locations in the advisory area include Mahukona.

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Police are asking motorists to avoid Opelo Road between Hokuula Road and Konokohau Road in Waimea until about 9:45 a.m. Thursday (April 18) due to a tree hanging dangerously over the road and tree debris blocking the roadway.

Crews have been on the scene, but will return during daylight hours to complete the work due to safety issues. Please use Konokohau Road and Lae Lae Road as alternate routes to access Lihipali Road, Konokohau Road and the upper portions of Opelo Road

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for harassment and sexual assault on a public bus.

On January 28 at about 3:25 p.m. the unidentified man touched a female minor while engaging in an indecent act on a Hele-On bus in Waimea near the Lakeland bus stop. He is described as African-American, tall and thin with short dark hair. He was wearing a RVCA hat and white Beats headphones with a red cord. He may be in Hilo.

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On February 16 at approximately 8:18 a.m., South Kohala patrol officers responded to the Foodland Stores market in Kamuela on a report of a grenade that was found to be within the produce section of the store. The store was subsequently closed and evacuated for safety reasons.

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A weak 3.1 magnitude (preliminary) earthquake with an epicenter between Waimea and Mauna Kea struck Saturday afternoon at 5:43 p.m. According to the USGS the quake was reportedly felt in Waikoloa, Waimea, Honokaa and Paauilo.

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A West Hawaiʻi man and woman have been charged with numerous drug offenses after their arrest in Waimea last week.

On Thursday (January 17), South Kohala officers responded to a disturbance at a motel on Lindsey Road in Waimea. Police found 20-year-old Robert Reed, who has no permanent address, unresponsive and in a room with 22-year-old Jessie Bitton of Kailua-Kona. Narcotics were visible in the room.

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The campuses of Waimea Elementary and Middle Schools are no longer in lockdown as of 8:38 a.m. Friday (Jan 11).

According to campus officials shortly before the start of school at 8 a.m. a fourth grade elementary school student reported that he was chased by a person across a field on campus.

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for numerous instances of fraudulent use of a credit card and theft of more than $1,700 in Hilo, Waimea and Pāhoa.

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Police have located 32-year old Joshua Horan of Waikoloa, who was reported missing. He was found on December 5 in Hāwī, North Kohala.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Friday, November 30, from 12-2 p.m. at the Waimea Community Center.

The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and to discuss concerns with the police chief and commanders who oversee police operations in the South Kohala District.

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Use caution when driving through Mamalanoa Highway (Hwy 19) between Lakeland and Mana Road until about 8:30 p.m. due to heavy rain, ponding and runoff in Waimea.

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