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Slow Food Hawaii Waipio Valley campout, June 6-7
MEDIA RELEASE Aloha Slow Campers! Come and experience the magic and timeless beauty of Waipio Valley at Moku Wai, the taro farm of Slow Food Hawaii members Alberta and Jayson Mock Chew. This will be...
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Hiker rescued near Hiilawe Waterfall on South rim of Waipio Valley
MEDIA RELEASE Fire/rescue crews responded to an 11:26 a.m. alarm Thursday (April 21) for an injured hiker above Waipio Valley near Hiilawe Waterfall on the Southwest rim. A 42 year-old man slipped and...
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Police searching for visitor reported missing in Hamakua
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a visitor reported as missing. Jordan Bauer was camping at a farm near Waipio and was expected to return but failed to do so. He was last seen around...
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Hamakua man turns himself in, is arrested in sex assault case
MEDIA RELEASE Eagle Adam Tobin Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old Hāmākua man wanted for questioning in connection with a reported sexual assault of an adult...
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Muliwai Trail and Waimanu Valley campground closed for maintenance and repairs
The Muliwai Trail can be seen zig-zagging up the Western wall of Waipio Valley where it leads to Waimanu Valley. Hawaii 24/7 File Photo HILO – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has...
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Police locate man wanted on an outstanding warrant
MEDIA RELEASE Sheldon Juaquin Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 40-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant. Sheldon Joaquin is wanted for violating terms of...
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Search to resume for missing Waipio swimmer
MEDIA RELEASE Emergency crews will resume their search at first light Wednesday for a missing man who was last seen camping Monday along the shoreline at Waipio Valley. The fire department reported...
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Crews continue search for missing swimmer off Waipio Valley
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Rescue crews continued their search for 62-year-old Kevin Devlin, also known as Shawn Devlin, of Honokaa who was last seen swimming at 6:30 p.m. Monday (May 13) in Waipio Valley...
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Search for missing swimmer in Waipio Valley Bay ends Friday (May 17)
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Kevin Devlin The search for missing swimmer, 62-year-old Kevin Devlin, also known as Shawn Devlin, of Honokaa ended Friday (May 17). Devlin was last seen swimming at 6:30 p.m....
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Lessons from Waipi’o Valley in Huinawai Project
Huinawai participants at Waipio Valley lookout after the campout (Photos courtesy North Hawaii Drug-Free Coalition/Five Mountains Hawaii) MEDIA RELEASE Immersed in a different world, free of cell...
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Employees of IHS volunteer with Friends of the Future
Roya Sabri | Hawaii 24/7 Reporter On Friday June 7, employees of Information Handling Services (IHS) left their suits and ties at home to clean up the entrance of Waipio Valley. The Colorado-based...
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Hikers trapped by rising rivers rescued from Waipio Valley
View Big Island in a larger map Fire/rescue crews responded to a 5:26 a.m. alarm Sunday (March 23) to Waipio Valley for a set of missing hikers. Eight hikers were overdue on their Saturday trip on the...
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Body found in Waipio Valley may be missing hiker
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating whether a body found in Waipio Valley on Sunday is a 22-year-old hiker who was reported missing on Saturday. Lindsey Nickerson of Kailua-Kona was...
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Autopsy reveals missing hiker in Waipio Valley drowned
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body found in Waipio Valley on Sunday as 22-year-old Lindsey Nickerson of Kailua-Kona. An autopsy conducted Tuesday (December 2) determined that...
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Possible drowning at Waipio Valley leaves Puako man dead
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Waipio. Hāmākua District units responded to a 1:35 p.m. report of a drowning at the beach in Waipio Valley. When police and...
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Fourteen people rescued after flash flood traps them on trail
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:48 p.m. alarm Monday (Aug 17) to the Lalakea Trail near Waipo Valley. Rescue crews from Honokaa arrived to find 14 people in two separate groups...
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Waipio Valley Access Road closed for part of November 19-20, 2015
MEDIA RELEASE The Waipi‘o Valley access road will be closed for tree trimming work between the hours of 8-11 a.m. and 12-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2015 and Friday, November 20, 2015. This...
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DLNR closes Muliwai Trail, Waimanu Valley campground due to Dengue Fever cases
MEDIA RELEASE The Muliwai Trail can be seen zig-zagging up the Western wall of Waipio Valley where it leads to Waimanu Valley. Hawaii 24/7 File Photo HILO — The Department of Land and Natural...
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Body found in Waipio Valley stream, police investigating
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of body in the Honokaʻa District. At 5:56 p.m. Thursday (March 3), police responded to Waipio Valley after receiving a report of an...
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Murder investigation underway for body found in Waipio Valley
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a murder investigation in connection with the body that was discovered in Waipio Valley on March 3. The victim has been identified as 49-year-old Thaine...
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