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Top Story: The Navy and Marine Corps are conducting a broad review of security measures in light of insider threats at Pearl Harbor.
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Accessed on 27 December 2019, 1515 UTC, Post 20041.
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Recent Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard deaths spur review of military base security
HONOLULU The Navy and Marine Corps are conducting a broad review of security measures in the face of insider threats, following three violent incidents at Navy bases since Thanksgiving, including the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard fatal shootings on Dec. 4.
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Protesters, Kim reach agreement to reopen Maunakea Access Road
Parks closing early New Year’s Eve
On Tuesday, the DLNR State Parks Division will be closing Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Kiholo State Park Reserve and Kekaha Kai State Park (Mahaiula and Kua Bay sections) early at 5 p.m.
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County considering Naalehu Theater gift
HILO Its a gift Hawaii County isnt sure quite what to do with.
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South Kona man faces prison for fatal crash in Ohio
KAILUA-KONA A South Kona man whose flight from police resulted in a traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in Ohio faces prison time when sentenced next week.
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Kim: ‘No attempt to deliver construction equipment to the Maunakea site anytime soon’
The following letter was written today by Mayor Harry Kim to Dr. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, Mauna Kupuna, regarding the Maunakea Access Road standoff.
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Kawehi Inaba, founder of Mokulele Airlines, shares story, lessons from 25 years of entrepreneurship
KAILUA-KONA In 1986, Kawehi Inaba was working as a ticket agent at Aloha Airlines. Shortly after boarding passengers onto a Boeing 737 bound for Oahu, she had an intuitive thought – I want to fly that, I want to become a pilot.
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Tree-cycling underway
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Search for missing boy suspended
The active ground search for missing child Benjamin Benny Rapoza has been suspended following notification to the family, the Hawaii Police Department said on Tuesday.
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Ex-Hawaii governor calls for Gabbard to resign from Congress
HONOLULU A former Hawaii governor on Monday called for long-shot presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to resign from Congress after she voted present on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Both sides downplay likelihood of confrontation on Maunakea Access Road
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Assistant chief: Increased police presence on Daniel K. Inouye Highway put department $3M over budget
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Arson suspect in court for unrelated case
KAILUA-KONA The 32-year-old suspect in an arson last month of a vacation rental home in Volcano appeared for a preliminary hearing in Kona District Court Tuesday for charges relating to an alleged assault at Old Kona Airport Park.
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Hospice of Kona’s Nakamaru Hale to reopen in January
KAILUA-KONA Nakamaru Hale, Hospice of Konas residential home in Holualoa, is temporarily closed with plans to reopen in the new year.
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Man accused of arson, kidnapping and sex assault appears in court
HILO The 32-year-old suspect in an arson last month of a vacation rental home in the Volcano Golf and Country Club subdivision in Volcano appeared in court Monday for that and several unrelated offenses.
Big Island escapes wind damage
KAILUA-KONA The Big Island escaped this weekends wind advisory relatively unscathed.
Holiday weather: Calm, breezy conditions expected
HILO A calm, if breezy, Christmas is expected on the Big Island, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
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Search for missing autistic child hits 5th day
HILO First responders and civilians, including family and friends, searched for a missing 6-year-old boy in the Keaukaha area of Hilo for a fourth day Monday.
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Summit tours to resume? Companies cautiously optimistic; Maunakea VIS to reopen
HILO Although the Maunakea Access Road has reopened, some tour companies have decided to wait and see what happens this week before resuming summit tours.
Poindexter mulls mainland move
HILO Hamakua Councilwoman Valerie Poindexter said Monday she plans to move to Roanoke, Virginia, with her family, but she will finish her council term first.