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Firefighters answered a 7:12 p.m. alarm Sunday (Oct 7) to the intersection of Brookover Street and Aloha Court in Puna for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a two-story structure on engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the fire under control by 8:55 p.m. and it was declared out at 9:30 p.m.

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 5:31 p.m. alarm to 16-2149 Bamboo Drive in Puna for a structure fire Monday (April 2). Crews arrived to find a single-story open-air type home with about 40 percent on fire. There was nobody home during the blaze which was under control by 5:50 p.m. and it was declared out at […]

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Fire/rescue responded to an 11:01 a.m. alarm Friday (Jan 26) to 16-1962 Uilani Drive in Puna for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a vacant single-story home on fire with the front 25 percent of the home burning with flames in the entrance and front room.

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Firefighters responded to a 7:02 p.m. alarm Tuesday (Oct 24) to 16-2181 Rainbow Drive in Puna for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a single-story, single family home with half of the structure engulfed in flames. Residents of the home had escaped the fire before crews arrived.

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The Hawaii Fire Department reports the brush fire in the area of the lava flow front on the Mauka side of Highway 130 between Pahoa and Ainaloa has been contained. Fire Department units and personnel are on scene and working on mopping-up operations. No homes or property is threatened however smoke conditions may increase downwind […]

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A Puna man has been charged with several offenses in connection with the discharge of a firearm in his home. On Tuesday (June 10), Puna Patrol officers responded to a 4:32 p.m. “drop 911″ call. When they arrived at the home on Orchid Drive in the Ainaloa subdivision, they made contact with a 50-year-old woman, […]

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New sidewalks are being constructed along both sides of Ainaloa Blvd in Puna. The sidewalks will connect to Highway 130. The County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works Highway Maintenance Division is constructing these sidewalks. They are excavating the roadway shoulders in increments of 500-feet to 1,000-feet, and closing lanes to allow for equipment. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating a case involving a Federal Task Force officer who stepped on a booby trap device in a marijuana patch while chasing a wanted suspect in Puna. At about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (August 21), while conducting warrant sweeps in the Ainaloa subdivision, a Federal Task Force officer was attempting to apprehend […]

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A Puna woman was arrested over the weekend in connection with a stabbing in the Ainaloa Estates subdivision. At 5 a.m. Saturday (March 23), Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a man screaming for help.

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 5:18 a.m. alarm Saturday (March 23) to Ainaloa Blvd for a stabbing victim. Medics arrived to find a person sitting on the shoulder of the road with stab wounds to the abdomen and wrist. The person was awake and responsive to medics who treated the wounds and trasported the patient to […]

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Hawaiʻi County police are requesting the public’s help in locating a painting stolen during a burglary in Puna. The koa framed painting “Mystic Light” by Christian Reese Lassen was among several items removed from a home in the Ainaloa subdivision sometime between April and July.

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Firefighters responded to a 4:07 p.m. alarm Friday (Nov 23) to 16-2541 Ainaloa Drive for a structure fire. Crews found an abandoned home filled with smoke with the fire contained to the closet and bathroom of the master bedroom.

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Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Vice Officers discovered four pipe bombs at an Ainaloa residence this morning (November 4), while executing a search warrant. Christopher Robinson, the 39-year-old resident, was arrested after officers discovered an indoor marijuana growing operation, crystal methamphetamine or “ice”, the pipe bombs, and other bomb making materials at his residence.

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Saturday (October 22) shortly after 2:40 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision to investigate a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, police discovered a 36-year-old man with a head wound and determined that he sustained the injury following a brief confrontation involving at least three other […]

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