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In conjunction with the Ironman 70.3 Hawaiʻi qualifier event for the Ironman World Championship, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Old Puakō Road in the South Kohala District.

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 11:04 a.m. alarm Sunday (May 28) to a vacant lot mauka of Upolu Airport for a skydiving accident. Fire dispatch reported that the victim was a 41-year-old solo skydiver who made a high speed crash landing and was suffering from multiple serious injuries. Medics stabilized the man who was then airlifted […]

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The Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association has recognized Officer Tyler Prokopec as the “Kohala Officer of the Quarter” for the first quarter of 2017. A ceremony was held on Friday (April 21), at the Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flood Advisory for Hawaii until 2:30 a.m. Friday (April 14) At 11:37 p.m., weather radar indicated very heavy rain over the leeward Kohala district, from near Puako to Mahukona, with some rain spreading to windward north Kohala. The rain was nearly stationary, with rainfall rates between […]

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On Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 1245 p.m., Detectives with the Area II Juvenile Aid Section charged Dwight Antonio Rivera with Attempted Murder in the First Degree. His bail was set at $100,000.00. He remains at the Kona cell block pending a court appearance this afternoon (April 10).

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Dwight Rivera, the suspect wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation turned himself at the North Kohala Police Station without incident (April) 6, at 2:10 p.m. Thursday. Rivera was subsequently arrested for Attempted Murder in the 1st Degree. The suspect vehicle has been recovered, and Detectives from the Area II Juvenile Aid Section are […]

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A 20-year-old PaÊ»auilo woman died following a two-vehicle crash Monday night (March 27) on Highway 270 just South of the 13 mile marker. She was identified as Makaylyn Kalani. Responding to a 8:40 p.m. call Monday evening, police determined that a 2008 Honda four-door sedan operated by Kalani had been traveling North on Highway 270 […]

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The Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association recognized Officer Sidra Naki-Brown as “Kohala Officer of the Quarter” during a ceremony held on Friday (March 10). Officer Naki-Brown was honored for her diligence, persistence and determination while dealing with an unruly and violent suspect.

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The HawaiÊ»i Police Department will be holding a community meeting for residents of North Kohala. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on March 9, 2017 at the North Kohala Judiciary Building. The meeting will begin with a open question and answer forum with Captain Jason Cortez and Community Policing Officer Kapelieli Kauahikaua Jr, […]

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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquake between the Islands of HawaiÊ»i and Maui on Friday, February 17, at 5:33 a.m., HST.

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Three boaters were rescued by the Coast Guard after their 48-foot sailing vessel Bobo Link sank two and a half miles off of Hapuna Beach, Big Island, Wednesday (Jan 18).

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A 63-year-old man died while surfing Saturday morning in waters off Lighthouse Road in Halaula. He has been identified As John Willard of Waikoloa. In response to a 10:16 a.m. call Saturday reporting an unresponsive man at a surf spot known as “Lighthouse,” officers learned that Willard had not been surfing long when he caught […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 10:15 a.m. alarm Saturday (Nov 12) to Kauhola Point in Halaula, North Kohala for a drowning. At the popular surf spot ‘Kohala Lighthouse’ surfers found a 63-year-old man face down in the ocean not breathing and without a pulse. Surfers began CPR in the water and brought the man to […]

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7th Annual Kohala Aina Festival Where: Inhabit Farms, 53-4125 Pratt Rd., Kapa’au HI 96755 When: Saturday, November 12, 2016 1:00 – 10:00 pm (gates open 12:30 pm) Details: Kohala ‘Aina Festival is an annual benefit concert and celebration of local harvest, small farmers, and the vibrant movement for island-wide food sovereignty. Held each year at […]

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