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The HawaiÊ»i Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will hold its 25th Annual HI-PAL, Hope Chapel 3-ON-3 Basketball Jam in Kona over the weekend of January 17-19. Sign-ups are being accepted and will close on Monday, January 5. Divisions are as follows : 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 12 under girls and 14 under girls. Team […]

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Eyeland EyeDoc LLC, Hawai`i Island’s only locally owned Full service eye clinic and optical boutique chain, will be suspending operations at the Pāhoa Marketplace after Thursday, December 18th, 2014 due to the rapidly advancing Puna lava flow.

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A Kaʻū man died Monday (December 22) in waters off KaÊ»alualu Bay. He has been identified as 68-year-old Perfecto Mercado of Nāʻālehu. At 5:11 p.m. Monday, police responded to the end of South Point Road for a report of a possible drowning. The unresponsive victim was found floating in waters approximately 40 to 50 yards […]

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Career educator Chad Keone Farias will take the helm of complex area superintendent for the Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa (KKP) complex on Hawaii Island, succeeding Mary Correa, who mentored him for the position and will be retiring on December 31. The Hawaii State Board of Education appointed Farias to the Complex Area post on September 16 to be […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Name of product: Keurig® MINI Plus Brewing Systems Hazard: Water can overheat during brewing, spray out and burn consumers. Repair Consumer Contact: Keurig Green Mountain toll-free at (844) 255-7886 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Saturday or Sunday or online […]

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More than 61,000 T-Mobile customers in Hawaii are believed to have incurred unauthorized cramming charges. Consumers who have been “crammed” often complain about charges, typically $9.99 per month, for “premium” text message subscription services (also known as “PSMS” subscriptions) such as horoscopes, trivia, and sports scores, that the consumers never heard of or requested.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Big Island until 8:45 a.m. Tuesday (Dec 23). At 5:18 a.m. weather radar showed heavy rain over North Hawaii and along the Hamakua Coast. This area of heavy rain was nearly stationary. Other locations in the warning area include, but are […]

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An afternoon overflight revealed that the flow front still appears to be stalled and has not advanced since yesterday afternoon. The flow front is still about 0.6 miles upslope from the Highway 130 and Pahoa Village Road intersection.

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Traffic will be allowed only in the Puna, or southerly, direction on KapiÊ»olani Street, between Waiānuenue Avenue and Haili Street during certain hours. Specifically, the one-way pattern will be in effect on from 4 p.m. Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24) to 3 a.m. Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) and again from 6 a.m. to 2 […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Blizzard Watch for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa above 12,000 feet in elevation from 6 a.m. Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon (Dec 23-24).

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Surf Warning for the West facing shores of the Big Island until 6 a.m. Tuesday (Dec 23). Surf along the West facing shores of the Big Island are forecast to be in the eight to 12 foot range tonight lowering to six to 10 feet […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 57-year-old Sandy Phaylim, who was reported missing. He was found unharmed Monday evening (December 22) in Hilo.

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have fallen 8.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 10.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.42/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com

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During the week of December 15, 2014, through December 21, 2014, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers where under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,127 DUI arrests […]

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