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#Active Shooter

Call claiming active shooter at Big Island’s Waiākea High School was a hoax

The caller, who spoke with Central Dispatch at 9:07 a.m., said there was a student on campus with a firearm who had shot multiple students, but Hawaiʻi Island Police said it proved to be a hoax.

Hawai‘i police investigate active shooter hoax call at Kea‘au High School

The caller claimed there was a Caucasian male at Kea‘au High School with a firearm who had shot multiple students in a classroom and was now roaming the campus — but it was all a hoax.

Report: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Contained After Shooting

Big Island Now will update this story as more information becomes available. 

HPD Active Shooter Presentation in Waimea

The Hawai’i Police Department will hold an active shooter presentation in Waimea on Feb. 17.
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