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Arai was last contacted in the Volcano area at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18. He was operating a white Kia K5 with license plate GE577.

#Missing
#HPD
#BigIslandNow by @bigislandnow

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The normal operating hours will resume on Saturday, Oct. 24.

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Hawaii Police Department reports that missing person Merle Quentin Roberts has been located in good health.

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#HPD
#Found by @bigislandnow

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Researchers have pinpointed wastewater pollution hotspots along the Hilo coastline, stretching from Keaukaha to Honoliʻi, potentially guiding cesspool conversions and infrastructure upgrades. Click link 🔗in bio for details. #uhstudy #coastalwaters #sewage #universityofhawaii by @bigislandnow

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The program, which streamlines the application process for high school seniors to all 10 UH campuses, is expanding to include 13 participating public charter schools for the first time. Click link 🔗 in bio to read more. #direct2uh #collegeapplication #universityofhawaii by @bigislandnow

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Check out this week's Business Monday by clicking the link 🔗 in the bio. #businesmonday #smoothies #aloe by @bigislandnow

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The Hawai‘i Island Chapter of the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association distributed more than $650,000 in Charity Walk proceeds to more than 65 local charities and nonprofit organizations during a celebration on Friday at the Auberge Mauna Lani Resort in Waimea.

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#2026HawaiiIslandCharityWalk
#VibrantHawaii
#HLTA
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Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Sabrina S. McKenna has been selected to receive the American Bar Association’s 2027 Spirit of Excellence Award for her work promoting diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion in the legal profession.

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#HawaiiSupremeCourt
#HawaiiStateJudiciary
#SabrinaMcKenna
#AmericanBarAssociation
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Drivers on Highway 19 near Kawalii Gulch should proceed with caution after a boulder was reported on the road.

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#HPD
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Clemson University in South Carolina have been awarded a federal agreement of up to five years to co-host and lead a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for coffee and cacao.

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#CCIL #FeedtheFuture #USDepartmentofState
#Hawaiicoffee
#Hawaiicacao by @bigislandnow

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The petition to amend 27 administrative rules aims to ensure the active involvement of lineal and cultural descendants in decisions regarding iwi kūpuna.

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DUI arrests on the Big Island are down this year compared to 2025, but fatal crashes and fatalities are almost double the same time period of a year ago.

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#BigIslandDUIarrests
#BigIslandtrafficfatalities by @bigislandnow

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