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An autopsy conducted Friday (October 21) has confirmed the identity of a body discovered in a Hilo ravine on Tuesday (October 18) as 84-year-old Edward Van Kleeck of Hilo. The cause of death is still undetermined pending further tests but the medical examiner ruled out foul play and determined that Van Kleeck’s injuries were consistent […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A section of makai bound lane on Kaiwiki Road, 2.9-miles from the intersection of Wainaku and Kaiwiki Road in North Hilo collapsed and left a hole approximately four- feet wide by fifteen- feet long. County personnel are building a bypass road on the Hamakua side of the roadway to divert traffic and will […]

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MEDIA RELEASE KAIWIKI ROAD BRIDE The Department of Public Works is scheduled to reinforce the support beams on the second wooden bridge on Kaiwiki Road in North Hilo on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, weather permitting. No pedestrian or vehicles will be allowed to use the bridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. while repairs are […]

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