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Kapāpala Koa Canoe Management Area Gets Land Board Approval
(BIVN) – A plan to establish a koa canoe management area in Kaʻū reached a milestone Friday, with an approval from the Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources. The land board voted in favor of a management plan and associated Environmental Assessment for the Kapāpala Koa Canoe Management Area (KKCMA), a 1,257-acre koa and ʻōhia forest on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa.
Fire Destroys Home On Kaumana Drive
HILO, Hawaiʻi - No one was reported injured in the Kaumana structure fire, the cause of which is under investigation. (BIVN) – The occupant of a Kaumana home that was fully involved in fire on Tuesday morning escaped from the blaze without any injuries. The Kaumana Drive structure...
Locals tend to Hilo pond in wake of Nene gosling's death
HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- The cause is still to be determined, but the unfortunate news that Liliuokalani Park's only nene gosling recently died, did not stifle efforts to keep caring for the park on Wednesday. The waters of Waihonu pond, received the microorganisms from genki balls to combat sludge...
Hilo home destroyed in early morning structure fire
No injuries were reported following a structure fire in Hilo early this morning. The call came in at 5:14 a.m. When Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the single-family dwelling on Kaumana Drive, it was engulfed in flames and the occupant of the residence had already evacuated. Deputy Chief Eric...
Kea‘au man charged for attempted murder at Hawaiian Paradise Park
On Sunday, Big Island Prosecutors and detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section discussed the case before charging Trubachev with second-degree attempted murder and carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony.
Keaʻau Man Charged With Attempted Murder After HPP Shooting
PUNA, Hawaiʻi - Police report 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev has been charged with second-degree attempted murder following Friday's Hawaiian Paradise Park shooting incident. (BIVN) – Police say 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev of Keaʻau – arrested after a Friday morning shooting incident in Hawaiian Paradise Park – has been charged...
Hawaii Island firefighters battle-early morning blaze at Hilo home
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island firefighters battled a house fire in Hilo on Tuesday morning. It happened around 5:15 a.m. on Kaumana Dive. Officials said 25 personnel were able to extinguish the fire in about an hour. They also rushed to cool down a 120-gallon propane tank. The one person...
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