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Big Island police caution residents about phone scammers impersonating officers
HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii County Police Department warns Hilo residents about scammers posing as police officers calling residents in an attempt to steal money. According to police, the scammers call the victim acting as a police officer. They tell the victim they have an outstanding warrant for their arrest. Then they instruct them to transfer money through a Coinstar kiosk machine located in town in order to avoid being arrested.
Female Pedestrian Critically Injured in Puna Collision
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Pahoa traffic collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. Yesterday morning, police learned that a 2022 Hyundai pickup truck traveling west on Ainaloa Boulevard, struck a female pedestrian who was crossing the road outside of the crosswalk. The pedestrian, who was located...
Big Island man facing DUI charges after rear-ending police vehicle
A Pāhoa man is facing DUI charges after rear-ending a parked police vehicle in Pāhoa. The collision occurred on Monday. According to Hawai‘i Island Police, 38-year-old Christopher Hull was traveling north on Pāhoa Village Road when his vehicle veered off the roadway, rear-ending a parked police vehicle that was several feet off the roadway with its emergency lights flashing.
Hawai‘i Island police warn of phone scam circulating in Hilo
Hawai‘i Island Police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam where someone posing as a law enforcement officer attempts to obtain money from victims for outstanding warrants. The scam has been reported by Hilo residents. In recent reports, police say the suspect contacts the victim by...
UH Hilo Adds New Trainer to Sports Medicine Staff
Hawai’i Hilo Athletics added athletic trainer Scott Pope to the Vulcans Sports Medicine staff. Pope, a seasoned veteran with over 30 years of athletic training experience, has served as an athletic trainer at the College of the Canyons, University of Montana-Western, Central Wyoming College and Southwestern University. Most recently, he worked in the Texas independent school districts of Sherman, Anna and S&S Consolidated.
Blue Light Fishing Tournament Held At Kealoha Beach Park
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The fishing tournament was the culmination of a summer-long program led by Community Policing Officers who visited Waiākeawaena Elementary, Waiākea Intermediate, and Hilo Intermediate Schools. (BIVN) – The annual Blue Light Fishing Tournament was held at Kealoha Beach Park in the Keaukaha-area of Hilo...
UH Hilo men’s golf earns national academic team recognition
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo men’s golf team was named a Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Academic Team for its outstanding academic achievements for the 2023–24 school year. The Vulcans were named a GCAA All-Academic Team as one of 25 NCAA Division II squads and...
UH Hilo professor pioneers new era in sustainable fish farming
Armando García-Ortega, an aquaculture professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, is leading a significant change in fish farming. His research is making waves in the world of aquaculture by demonstrating that vegetarian diets can be used not only for herbivorous fish but also for those that typically consume other fish.
Hawaiʻi County drafts up general plan, including climate change response
Hawaiʻi County's General Plan 2045 will serve as a blueprint for the island's development over the next two decades. It sets out several goals related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. Transportation is the county's primary source of emissions. The sector releases about 1.7 million...
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for August 06, 2024
Today: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 83 near the shore to 68 to 73 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy....
Kona man wanted for questioning
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old David Scheper of South Kona. Scheper is wanted for two outstanding bench warrants and also for questioning in several other criminal investigations, police said. Scheper is described as being 5-foot 5-inches tall, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.
Police seek help to find missing man, 77
Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole. He was last seen on Pahoa Village Road on April 9. Poole is described as having a fair complexion, 6-feet 2-inches tall, 185 pounds, long gray hair and blue eyes. He is known to frequent various locations around Hawaii Island, as well as Oahu.
Pahoa man charged with DUI after crashing into police vehicle
A Pahoa man was arrested and charged Monday after crashing into a police vehicle. Christopher Hull, 38, was traveling north on Pahoa Village Road when his vehicle veered off the roadway and rear-ended a parked police vehicle that was several feet off the roadway with its emergency lights flashing, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Woman in critical condition after being struck by pickup truck in Puna
A Monday morning collision involving a pickup truck and pedestrian in a Puna subdivision resulted in one woman being taken to the Hilo hospital in critical condition. Hawai‘i Island police are investigating following a collision between a 2022 Hyundai pickup truck and a woman, whose age has not been released, that happened shortly before 6 a.m. Monday in the general area of Palm Way on ʻĀinaloa Boulevard in ʻĀinaloa.
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