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Police still seek missing Kona man
Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance to locate 40-year-old Daniel Immonen of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by family on the mainland.
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Former Youth Challenge staffer sentenced to 10 years for sex assault
A 44-year-old Keaau man was sentenced last week by Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a then-minor girl six years ago on the campus of the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo.
Trails to Kilauea’s East Rift Zone partially reopen in HVNP
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Public invited to ‘Coffee With a Cop’ events
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Judo tournament returns to Hilo
After a four-year hiatus, one of the largest judo tournaments in the state returned to Hilo with 350 athletes from 22 clubs.
Hilo traffic crash kills motorcyclist
Police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a two-vehicle collision killed a motorcyclist Sunday evening in Hilo.
Appeals court tosses conviction of Kona man
The state Intermediate Court of Appeals has vacated the 2022 conviction and 20-year prison sentence of a Kailua-Kona man for the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.
Florida man ID’d as Boiling Pots drowning victim
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DOE to restore two more Pahoa school bus routes Monday
The state Department of Education on Thursday announced it will restore two previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawaii starting Monday.
Hawaiian Electric: Do not post signs on utility poles
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Can the Earth survive after the sun dies? New discovery sheds light on the possibility
While the poet Robert Frost wrote that “Some say the world will end in fire/ Some say in ice,” earthlings may take cold comfort from a newly published discovery that suggests the latter is more likely than previously believed.
UH-Hilo to get $21M to spruce up facilities
Gov. Josh Green has released $21 million in capital improvement project funds to cover four construction and rehabilitation projects at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
More funding in the works to battle ROD
Additional federal funding to combat Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death has strong support in Congress after a bill by Hawaii lawmakers unanimously passed the House of Representatives this week.
Court: No STVRs on ag land
Short-term vacation rentals do not belong on farm lots, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
County receives large donation of animal control equipment
The Hawaii County Council approved a resolution earlier this month accepting a donation of equipment worth $144,595 for the county’s Animal Control and Protection Agency.
New affordable housing project slated for Waikoloa Village
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for Na Hale Makoa, a new affordable workforce rental housing development in Waikoloa Village.
Police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ Puna man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 31-year-old Puna man they say is known to be “armed and dangerous.”
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