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Waimea woman injured in head-on crash
A 43-year-old Waimea woman suffered severe injuries in a two-vehicle collision Friday on Queen Kaahumanu Highway in South Kohala.
Committee targets albizia on Pahoa road
The islands war against albizia will continue into the new year as the Big Island Invasive Species Committee prepares to clear the trees from a street in Pahoa.
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Future of saving coral: Legacy Reef Foundation teaming up and showcasing quest to regrow valuable ocean life force
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii native Bill Coney and his partner Dr. Susanne Otero are on a mission to save the coral reefs in their home state and around the world.
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Officials looking at council woman’s husband in relation to alleged assault on another public servant
HILO A retired Hawaii County police detective is under investigation for allegedly assaulting another county official while still a member of the department in the vicinity of a building that houses government offices.
Showers a chance over holiday break
HILO East Hawaii will bid farewell to 2019 with typical trade wind patterns, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
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Keaau girl, 15, reported missing
Hawaii Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Keaau girl who was reported missing.
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Honokaa Public Library nominated to National Register of Historic Places
KAILUA-KONA The Honokaa Public Library is one of two Hamakua properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.
Excise tax increases again
HILO For the second time in two years, the new year will bring another increase to the countys general excise tax.
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$4 million for Kukuiola, Village 9 road project
HILO The county is poised to receive $4 million from the Hawaii Housing Finance &Development Corp. to build a road accessing the Kukuiola emergency shelter project and Village 9 affordable rental community project on Kealakehe Parkway.
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$90M penciled in for Saddle extension
KAILUA-KONA State transportation officials are targeting a new source of funding to help cover some of the cost of extending Daniel K. Inouye Highway to Queen Kaahumanu Highway.
Trades return, largest swell of season arriving in isles late Monday
HONOLULU Cloudy skies are expected over Hawaii island this afternoon as a lingering swath of moisture moves from west to east, according to weather forecasters.
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Remains of 6 people found after Hawaii tour helicopter crash
HONOLULU The remains of six people have been found after a helicopter on a tour of one of the most rugged and remote coastlines in Hawaii crashed at the top of a mountain on the island of Kauai, authorities said.
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Pre-holiday fireworks prompt complaints, warning from fire chief
HILO There have been numerous complaints from the public about the illegal use of fireworks well before the permitted hours on New Years Eve.
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Maunakea traffic enforcement nets 78 arrests, more than 8,000 citations
HILO The four-month-long stepped-up traffic enforcement on Daniel K. Inouye Highway by officers assigned to the Thirty Meter Telescope blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road netted a 8,234 citations and 78 people arrested for 143 offenses, the Hawaii Police Department said Friday.
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Sex assault re-offender pleads guilty
KAILUA-KONA A 36-year-old Kau man indicted by a Kona grand jury for a 2017 sexual assault of a minor while serving an intermittent prison sentence for similar charges back to 2011 pleaded guilty Tuesday in Circuit Court.
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Inaba to run for County Council
HILO A contender for the County Council District 8 seat being vacated by Karen Eoff is poised to announce his candidacy.
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Maunakea enforcement ending with 8K citations
Police assigned to be in place for the Thirty Meter Telescope protester blockade and encampment on Maunakea Access Road have concluded the stepped up traffic enforcement phase on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on Aug. 15.
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Alii Drive reopened in Kailua Village
KAILUA-KONA Alii Drive has reopened to both lanes of travel between Hualalai and Walua roads Friday after Hawaii County crews assessed a sinkhole that developed Tuesday fronting Coconut Grove Marketplace in Kailua Village.
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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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