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Missing Person Valerie Miller has been located, returned to her residence.

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Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section have charged a 68-year-old Hilo man in connection with a gunshot that shattered the window of a passing van Tuesday (March 13, 2012) in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision.

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On March 13, 2012 at about 1:34 pm, Puna patrol officers responded to the Hawaiian Acres subdivision after receiving a report that a 47 year-old Volcano man reported that while he and his family were driving on Road 10, he heard what sounded like a gunshot and something impacting his vehicle. He discovered that a […]

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A power shut-off is scheduled to allow HELCO crews to upgrade electrical facilities on North & South Kulani Roads at Hwy 11. We recommend that refrigerators and freezers be opened only when absolutely necessary. If refrigeration or medical needs are critical, other arrangements should be made.

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Big Island police have located 29-year-old Erick Jason Smith of Kurtistown, who was wanted in connection with the sexual assault of an adult female on August 2. Smith was arrested August 6 on suspicion of kidnapping, theft, criminal property damage, interfering with reporting a crime and six counts of sexual assault. After conferring with prosecutors, […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 4:27 p.m. alarm for a structure fire in Hawaiian Acres at the corner of Moho Road (Road 8) and Kea Street (Road B) Thursday (July 8). Arriving fire crews found a majority of the fire being extinguished by a neighbor with a garden hose. The fire was in a 20×20 […]

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Big Island police are searching for a 57-year-old Puna man reported as missing. Stephen Baybrook of Hawaiian Acres was last heard from Thursday afternoon (June 10). He has a medical condition that requires medication. Baybrook is described as 5-foot-10, 200 pounds and clean shaven with gray hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent […]

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Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in obtaining information about the damage and theft of traffic signs at the end of South Kulani Road near the entrances into the Hawaiian Acres and Fern Acres subdivisions. Damage and theft of signs in both subdivisions has been an ongoing problem.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 10:35 p.m. alarm Tuesday (April 6) for a structure fire in Hawaiian Acres on Road 3 between Roads B and C. Upon arrival crews found a 400 square-foot single story home engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control at 11:20 p.m. and had the fire […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to an 8 p.m. alarm Sunday (Dec 3) for a structure fire in Hawaiian Acres on Road 11 off Road D. Upon arrival crews found a collapsed, unoccupied single story 20×40 foot structure engulfed in flames. Crews were able to prevent the spread of the fire to surrounding brush and had the […]

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Two structure fires along with a huge rain and lightning storm kept emergency crews busy on Saturday. Video of a lightning strike and fire.

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View Larger Map UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (8/3/09) An autopsy has determined that 26-year-old Christopher S. Bortz of Kurtistown died May 13 from a medical condition and not from injuries he sustained that day in a one-vehicle crash in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision. Because the death was not the result of a traffic crash, police have […]

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A 49-year-old Puna man died Sunday (March 8) from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash on Road B in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision in the Puna District. The victim was identified as Robert Teixeira of a Kurtistown address. Responding to an 8:17 p.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that the victim was operating […]

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