Posts Tagged ‘ Hamakua District ’

Berdon Now Out on Bail Despite Probation Violation, Monday Fatalities

September 15, 2012
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Berdon Now Out on Bail Despite Probation Violation, Monday Fatalities

Alfred Berdon III is out of jail on bail.  Thursday he was in court to answer a charge of violating probation for a 2007 conviction for a road range incident, in which Berdon punched another man in the face causing him to lose his eye.  For that incident, Berdon was initially sentenced to a year in jail, to be served on weekends, and five years probation.  He was in court for a DUI in 2011, which violated his five years of probation.   The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports that although County Prosecutors asked for no bail,…

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Monday Truck Driver to Stay in Jail on Other Charges

September 13, 2012
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Monday Truck Driver to Stay in Jail on Other Charges

Major Sam Thomas of Hawaii Police confirmed that Alfred Berdon III, the driver of the truck who was responsible for the deaths of two women Monday and serious injuries to five others, will stay in jail.  He appeared in court Thursday morning on a separate motion to revoke his probation, which was granted.  Berdon will be in State custody.  Berdon was convicted of a DUI in August, 2012, and of a previous road rage incident in 2007 and had been on probation. Regarding Monday’s accident, the investigation is ongoing.    Initial charges were for 2…

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Police ID Boy Killed Friday in Pa’auillo

September 10, 2012
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From Hawaii Police Department: A 17-year-old Pa’auilo boy died Friday (September 7) from injuries he received in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash at the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) and Pa’auilo Makai Road in the Hamakua District. The victim was identified as John DeLuz, of a Pa’auilo address. Responding to a 5:32 p.m. call, Hamakua patrol and Traffic Enforcement Unit officers determined that the victim had exited a Hele-On bus that was stopped on the mauka side of the road, ran in front of the bus and ran out into the highway. He was struck…

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Aaron Yamanaka is East Hawaii Officer of the Month

August 23, 2012
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Aaron Yamanaka is East Hawaii Officer of the Month

From Hawaii Police Department: The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer Aaron Yamanaka on Thursday (August 23) as “Officer of the Month” for August. Yamanaka, a school resources officer assigned to the Hamakua District, was honored for his role in the arrest of a suspected car thief. At 6:30 a.m. on August 1, Yamanaka was on his way to work when he observed a Honda Accord being driven in a reckless manner on Highway 19 heading toward Waimea. The officer followed the car, which had been reported as stolen earlier that morning from…

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Hamakua Police Department Has New Address

June 22, 2012
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The mailing address for the Police Department’s Hamakua District station in Honoka’a will change from a post office box address to a physical address beginning next month. The new address will be: Hawai’i Police Department Hamakua District 45-3400 Mamane Street Honoka’a, HI 96727 All mail will be received at the address above beginning July 2.

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Hawaii County Declared Federal Disaster Area–Drought

February 2, 2012
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Governor Neil Abercrombie has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawai’i County as a primary natural disaster area resulting from ongoing drought conditions. The Governor last month applied for the designation, which clears the way for Hawai’i Island farmers and ranchers to apply for available federal relief.   “By designating Hawai’i County a natural disaster area, President Obama and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have recognized that the island’s farmers and ranchers have endured enough,” said Governor Abercrombie. “Even today, Big Island residents continue to experience drought conditions ranging from severe…

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Jefferson Grantz is East Hawaii Officer of the Month

November 18, 2011
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Jefferson Grantz is East Hawaii Officer of the Month

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Sergeant Jefferson Grantz on Thursday (November 17) as “Officer of the Month” for November. Grantz, who is assigned to the Hamakua District, was honored for his patient negotiation with a suicidal minor on September 30. When the runaway boy held a knife to his chest on the roof of an abandoned house and threatened to kill himself, Grantz spent three hours calmly negotiating with him until the boy gave up the knife. No one was injured during the incident. Afterward, the boy was taken to the hospital…

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Redistricting Commission Meets Thursday–Current Plan Wipes Out Hamakua

November 2, 2011
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The Hawaii County Redistricting Commission meets Thursday, and their current proposal seeks to eliminate Hamakua as a separate district. Based on Hawaii County’s current census count, each of the 9 County Council districts should have close to 20,462 residents.  The nine volunteer members of the Redistricting Commission have to decide where to draw the boundaries. The Redistricting Commission currently is focusing on, Plan A as amended,  but another plan, Community Plan 40,  is being considered as an alternative.   Plan A is intended to keep Volcano with Puna, rather than Ka’u.  The current 6th District of…

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Missing Woman’s Remains Found in Hamakua

April 1, 2011
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Missing Woman’s Remains Found in Hamakua

From Hawaii Police Department: Big Island police have identified human remains found on March 28th, 2011 as that of a missing Hilo woman. Acting on a tip, detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section located the badly decomposed remains in an isolated field in the Hamakua District. The site is part of a former sugar cane field. Due to the remains advanced state of decomposition, x-rays and dental comparisons were used to positively identify the remains as that of 46 year-old H. Hatayama of Hilo. Hatayama was the subject of a missing person case…

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