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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 24-year-old Honokaa man wanted on bench warrants. Randen K. Tabac is wanted on drug and theft charges and for contempt of court and violating terms of probation. He is also wanted for questioning in a forgery case. He is described as 6-foot-2, 210 pounds with brown eyes and […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for information about some unusual items stolen in a burglary outside HonokaÊ»a. The property was stolen from a vacant house in the Ä€hualoa area sometime between September 1 and November 13. The items included a World War II 6.5 millimeter Arisake rifle, 200 antique milk and soda bottles, two old […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 70-year-old Eileen Takako Windrath of Honokaʻa, who had been reported missing. She returned home safely Wednesday morning (August 24).

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The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation announces the temporary closure of Kukuihaele Park effective immediately and continuing through completion of construction activities, currently anticipated to be in April of 2017.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Honokaʻa on Tuesday, July 19. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the large conference room at the North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center, located at 45-539 Plumeria Street.

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The Kahana Drive Bridge No. 46-9 located mauka of Highway 19 on Kahana Drive, is scheduled for repair work starting on Monday, June 27, 2016. The bridge will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and weekends. Motorists will be able to use the Old Māmalahoa Highway and Kalehua […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have obtained a new photo of a 48-year-old man who was reported missing last year. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in HonokaÊ»a. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and muscular with balding dark blond hair, green eyes and a scar under his […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 48-year-old man who was reported missing. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in Honokaʻa. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and muscular with balding dark blond hair, green eyes and a scar under his chin.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about a burglary in HonokaÊ»a on March 27. The break-in occurred at a home on the 45-300 block of Lehua Street, which is in the Haina Camp area, sometime between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. on that date. The items stolen included electronics, […]

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Because of Western Week festivities in HonokaÊ»a, Māmāne Street will be closed to traffic from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday (May 27) between Koniaka Place and Lehua Street. On the same date, a Western Week parade will close all of Akia Street and portions of Lehua Street, Māmāne Street and Puakalo Street from 4 […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about the theft of a generator in January. Sometime between January 26 and January 27, an older-model Hitachi 6000 generator on wheels was removed from a base yard on Wailana Place in HonokaÊ»a. The generator was faded green with a black frame and […]

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On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Hawaiʻi Police Department, assisted by Homeland Security, the Honolulu Police Department, and the Prosecutor’s Office Investigators, executed 9 search warrants at 7 establishments and 2 homes

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“Bringing the Legacy of Katsu Goto to Life” is the first documentary of his story presented by the Katsu Goto Memorial Committee of the Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. This special is a 25-minute preview as well as a behind the scenes look at the “making of” the documentary on Katsu Goto featuring a fundraising campaign to […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for an 18-year-old HonokaÊ»a man wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Kanen-Dean Ventura-Flores is described as 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Officer Aaron Yamanaka at […]

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