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Fire/rescue units responded to a 10:17 a.m. alarm for a structure fire in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Tuesday (June 16) at 92-8841 Coral Parkway. Crews arrived to find a 32’x24′ single story structure engulfed in flames. The seven occupants were able to escape without injury before firefighters arrived.

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man who died New Year’s Eve (December 31) in a structure fire in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. He was identified as 67-year-old Dale Gorrell of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. The cause of death is undetermined pending toxicology results. Police do not suspect foul play.

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The discovery of an intruder in a neighbor’s house has led to his arrest for the break-in and for commercial promotion of marijuana. Kaʻū Patrol officers responded to a 2:51 p.m. report Saturday (September 20) at a home on Lehua Lane near Coral Parkway. A 42-year-old woman reported that when she arrived home she found […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a fatal fire Monday night (Sept. 30) in KaÊ»u. In response to a 9:09 p.m. report of a structure fire on Bamboo Lane in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision, KaÊ»u Patrol officers arrived to find Fire Department personnel extinguishing a fire that […]

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Big Island police have located 41-year-old Sumer Keoni McDowell who was reported missing. He was found in Kailua-Kona on Monday afternoon (September 10).

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Fire/rescue units responded to a 5:43 alarm Sunday (Jan 29) to a structure fire on Lehua Lane in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Firefighters found a 10×30 foot structure collapsed and engulfed in flames. Crews had difficulty accessing the fire scene due to terrain and had the fire under control at 6:30 p.m. and out at […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 10:56 p.m. alarm Wednesday (Oct 12) for a structure fire in Milolii. Firefighters found a two-story oceanfront home on fire. Two engine companies and two tanker units worked to put out the blaze which was under control by 3 a.m. and out at 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Additional community volunteer rubbish collection days are slated for Aug. 4 and Aug. 5

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Big Island police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night (June 8) in Ka’Å«. At 8 p.m. Wednesday, police received a report that six shots had been fired from a passing vehicle at a 44-year-old man outside his Aloha Boulevard home in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. Police initially classified the case as reckless endangering. […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor Fire crews continued Friday, June 11 to put down hot spots and imu-type fires in logs in an Ocean View neighborhood. A Fire Department incident report indicates the fire might have been started by an unattended barbecue. The 80-acre wildfire flared up shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, forcing […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor A brushfire in drought-stricken Ocean View burned at least two structures as firefighters contained the blaze late Thursday, June 10. By 9 p.m. the fire was considered contained, although fire crews surrounded the 80 scorched acres to knock down hot spots. Crews are to remain on scene overnight, […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 10:04 a.m. alarm Friday (Dec 25) for a brushfire at Yee Hop Ranch in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates area of Ka‘u. The brushfire is located five miles above the 93 mile marker of Highway 11 at an elevation of 6,000 feet. The slow moving brush and grass fire is […]

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Big Island detectives have charged a 34-year-old man who was shot by a homeowner after breaking into a Ka’Å« home Thursday (November 19). His identity, previously reported as Justin Michaels, has been confirmed as Richard Justin McNeely. He was charged Saturday (November 21) with first-degree burglary, first-degree unauthorized entry into a dwelling, phone ripping and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A Kailua-Kona man was charged with marijuana offenses Saturday evening (July 18) stemming from his arrest the previous day. Investigators from the Area II Vice Section served a search warrant Friday morning at a Hau Nani Street home in Kailua-Kona. There, officers discovered an indoor marijuana growing operation. Police arrested 27-year-old Ryan Costello […]

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