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Daniel Raymond Ulrich worked as an officer for the Hawai‘i Police Department six years ago. In April 2019, he was arrested and charged for a similar type of domestic-related incident.

A water main break on Pa‘auilo Mauka Road has impacted water service for customers, the Department of Water Supply said on Friday, Mar. 8. The department is working to complete temporary repairs tonight.

The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 26 in the toy section at the Hilo Target and involved a 10-year-old girl.

The Hawai‘i Police Department announced Friday, Mar. 8, that three of their officers were honored by a crime prevention organization.

Revitalize Puna activations, a joint effort between Hawai‘i County’s Disaster Recovery Division and Council District 4, have become a space for showcasing and nurturing Puna’s resilience, spirit of collaboration and deep sense of aloha.

An Environmental Assessment, or EA, draft is a document prepared to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project, plan, policy, or program.

A Hilo man was sentenced Thursday by Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor to 155 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

People, young and old, near and far, traveled to Hilo, many missing a day of work or school, to voice their opposition at the meeting against Black Sand Beach LLC’s proposed residential and commercial development that would sprawl across 147 acres around Punalu‘u Beach Park.

The highway is also once again open to traffic.

The highway was closed earlier Thursday night because of a traffic crash.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is urging vessel operators to slow down and enjoy marine wildlife from afar.

Additional ice accumulations of about one-quarter of an inch and 1 to 2 inches of additional snow are forecast atop Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

Adonis Benjamin Imaikalani Higa, who made his initial court appearance Thursday and remains in custody, allegedly hit a woman and her 15-year-old daughter, who says he touched her inappropriately, and threatened the family.

Marine heat waves in 2015 and 2019 caused catastrophic bleaching and mortality of more than 90% of the cauliflower coral population. In 2018, yearly rest periods were initiated in an effort to bring the coral back to the Big Island bay’s reef.

The suspect is also accused of firing a rifle into the floor.

“This … is a wonderful opportunity and will be an even bigger blessing for our keiki who attend the selected schools,” said Gov. Josh Green.

The developer, Black Sand Beach LLC, is requesting a Special Management Area permit during the Hawai‘i County Windward Planning Commission meeting this morning for the project, named Punalu‘u Village.

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The goal of the study is to determine where other routes could be placed to help alleviate the district’s longstanding issues of traffic congestion and need for another evacuation route when natural disasters strike, such as eruptions and lava flows, and better access for emergency response.

According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected, with localized gusts to 50 mph, to continue for many areas on the island through early Thursday morning.