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Hawaiʻi Island police report that the wanted person in connection with a counterfeit investigation in Pāhoa was located on, (November 15), at 1:15 p.m., in Keaʻau. The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone having information on the case to call officer Kimo Veincentof the Puna Police at (808) 965-2716, or the police non-emergency

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Effective Wednesday, November 15, 2017, the Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF) is implementing changes to its “Searches of Visitors and Staff” policy. This is part of ongoing efforts to crack down on contraband entering the correctional system. The policy will also be enacted at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) on November 22, 2017.

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Parker School debate team won both sweepstakes trophies at the November 11 Punahou School Non-Qualifying Speech and Debate Tournament in Oahu.

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It’s Fall in Hawai‘i, and once again time to watch out for the “fallout” of young seabirds on our islands. At this time of year, native Hawaiian seabirds become disoriented by artificial lights during their maiden flights from their burrows out to sea.

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Utilities United Against Scams and the Hawaiian Electric Companies are marking the second annual Utility Scam Awareness Day today by educating electric customers about aggressive phone scammers.

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During the week of November 6, 2017, through November 12, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,001 DUI arrests […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police report that the 13-year-old Nāʻālehu girl who was reported missing has been located. Melelani Leaverton was found in Hilo last night, (November 14), in good condition.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male involved in a forgery investigation that occurred on, (October 27), at a commercial business in Pāhoa.

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 17.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.54/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.55/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged a 29-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with a burglary of a vacant business building. At 11:50 p.m., on November 9, officers noticed a man in a pickup truck parked between a shipping container and the fence line of a business on Silva Street in Hilo. Police also discovered that the […]

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Hawaiian Airlines has added three extra roundtrip flights from Honolulu to Kona, Lihue and Kahului on the afternoon and night of Sunday, Nov. 12, in anticipation of high passenger traffic resulting from Island Air’s shutdown.

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MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — VOLCANO ROAD/MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11) — 1) SOUTH KONA Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) between Mile Marker 80 and Mile Marker 85 in the vicinity of Manuka State Park in both […]

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurred in Costa Rica at 4:28 p.m. HST on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Based on all available data… there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.

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Hawaiʻi Island Police invite you to attend a “Coffee With A Cop” event, to be held (November 17), from 8:00 a.m., to 10:00 a.m., at Island Lava Java in the Waikoloa Village Shopping Center, located at 68-1845 Waikoloa Road.

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