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UPDATE: Governor Requests Senate Nominees: Hanabusa Submits Application
Senator Inouye Had Indicated Preference for Hanabusa in Letter to Abercrombie.
Federal and State Flags Ordered to Half-Staff for Inouye
Flags will remain lowered until sunset on the day of Inouye’s interment.
Drug-Related Vehicle Fatalities Surge, DUIs Increase
The Hawaii Police Department releases its latest statistics.
County Issues Holiday Schedule for Landfills, Transfer Stations
Solid Waste Division issues operating hours for December 25th through January 1st.
Police Warn Against Email and Telephone Scams
Public urged to report suspicious activity after multiple complaints received in North Kohala.
Kona Community Hospital Infection Rates Decline
Hospital has been implementing programs to improve infection prevention measures.
Senator Daniel Inouye Dies, Last Words Were “Aloha.”
Longtime lawmaker dies of respiratory complications at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Police Searching for Missing Teen from Hilo
17 year-old Pat Enos has been missing since October 13th.
UPDATE: Murder in Nanawale: Autopsy Reveals Blunt Trauma
Police identify victim as 54-year-old James V. Johns
High Wind, Surf Advisories in Effect for the Big Island
A high pressure system north of Hawaii may cause conditions to worsen Monday.
Senator Daniel Inouye Fighting Respiratory Complications
Long-serving Hawaii senator was admitted to the hospital on December 6th after fainting.
Update: Public Meeting For Pahoa Roundabout Postponed
Informational meeting canceled for December 19th, will be rescheduled in January 2013.
Storage Room Burns in Honokaa Home
Arriving firefighters found that the owner of the home had extinguished most of the flames.
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff After Connecticut School Shooting
President Obama and Governor Abercrombie order all federal and state flags be lowered until sunset on December 18th.
Ka`u Man Arrested After Shots Fired in Hilo Industrial Area
Allen Benjamin III charged with multiple firearms-related offenses following incident on Maka’ala Street.
Woman Arrested For Aiding Prison Escapee Jeffries-Hamar
Elizabeth Maile Medeiros allegedly provided transportation and clothing for Ryan Jeffries-Hamar while he was still at large.
Police Release Dec. 14 List of Arrest Warrants
The Hawaii Police Department has released its weekly list of some of the individuals wanted on outstanding warrants.
UPDATE: Jeffries-Hamar Charged with Escape, Robbery
Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, the second of two HCCC inmates who escaped last week, was captured in a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision near Pahoa.
County Looking to Capitalize on Low Interest Rates
The county anticipates saving more than $7 million from the refinancing of bonds sold in the past to pay for capital improvement projects.
Holiday DUI Checkpoints to Increase Starting Friday
Police are encouraging motorists to make sure they have a designated driver if they plan to imbibe this holiday season.
