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Top Story: Kulani Correctional Facility and the Hawaii Community Correctional Center both have new wardens.
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Four nominated for Hilo Circuit Court
The Judicial Selection Commission has submitted the names of four nominees for the judicial vacancy in Hilo Circuit Court, a position vacant since the November retirement of Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura.
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Kulani, HCCC have new wardens
Kulani Correctional Facility and Hawaii Community Correctional Center both have new wardens.
State AG responds to lawsuit
The office of the state attorney general responded late Thursday to a lawsuit by three Native Hawaiians challenging the states jurisdiction over the Maunakea Access Road.
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Big Island emergency warning sirens repaired; additional sirens to be added
Emergency warning sirens around the Big Island are operational again after nearly 10% were in need of repair last October.
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HPP drug bust suspects charged
Police seized well over a pound of methamphetamine plus other drugs during a raid Monday on 17th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
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Search for missing woman intensifies
The father and brother of a Hilo woman originally from Oregon who went missing Sunday near Wainaku Scenic Point have come to the Big Island to help in the search.
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Japanese national who traveled in Hawaii diagnosed with virus
A Japanese man who traveled to Hawaii earlier this month has since been diagnosed with COVID-19, the newly identified coronavirus that has infected thousands in China and elsewhere around the world, state health officials confirmed Friday.
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Concerns raised about Maunakea debris
After a windy week along the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, the camp at the Maunakea Access Road has incurred ire from, among others, supporters of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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Search for Ka’u fishermen enters second day
Police have opened a missing persons investigation in connection with two overdue fishermen believed to have been swept into the ocean in Kau.
Police ID pedestrian killed in Keaau
Police identified a pedestrian who died after being struck by at least three vehicles during Thursdays morning rush hour traffic on Highway 130 near the Keaau Transfer Station as 58-year-old David Foster Perrells, of Pahoa.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters closing Big Island programs
Youth mentoring opportunities on the Big Island are being diminished with the closing of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii Island programs at the end of the month.
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Lawsuit questions state’s authority over Maunakea Access Road
A Native Hawaiian advocacy group has sued the state for its management of the land around the Maunakea Access Road.
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Pedestrian dies; snarling Puna traffic for hours
The pedestrian killed during rush-hour traffic Thursday morning on Highway 130 near the Keaau Transfer Station was struck by at least three vehicles, police said.
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BJ Penn ‘getting better’ following auto accident
The mother of UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn said Thursday the mixed martial artist is recovering at home from a concussion sustained in a traffic accident the evening of Feb. 7 on Kanoelehua Avenue near Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo.
Pedestrian killed in collision that snarled morning traffic
Police say a male pedestrian was killed this morning on Highway 130 just south of the Keaau Transfer Station.
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Responders search for missing fishermen
Authorities launched an extensive search Thursday for two fisherman who apparently were swept off the Kau shoreline Wednesday evening.
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Avocado pest spreads in Hawaii
A new invasive pest that threatens Hawaiis avocado crops has been detected throughout the state.
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Two arrested, charged in Ocean View drug bust
Police arrested and charged a pair of men with numerous offenses after the execution of a search warrant Wednesday off Coconut Drive in Ocean View allegedly turned up drugs and firearms.
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Police seek fruit theft suspects
Police are investigating an agricultural theft in Hilo on Feb 1.
State briefs: Hawaii Senate committee approves edible medical cannabis
HONOLULU A Hawaii state Senate committee has granted preliminary approval to a bill authorizing the sale of edible medical cannabis products.