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This year's ballot could ask voters about separating ocean safety services from the Honolulu Department of Emergency Services. Lifeguards would have a new department similar to those for police and firefighters. The chief of ocean safety estimated about 10 new administrative positions would be needed. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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A tourist driving in the early morning dark on the southern tip of the Big Island accidentally drove his rented Jeep off a cliff. But the man was able to swim to shore until firefighters pulled him up with a rope and helicopter.
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The Kauaʻi Fire Department said Tuesday an aircraft operated by Jack Harter Helicopters crashed at Honopū Beach on the Nāpali Coast, which is a rugged stretch of Kauaʻi that is only accessible by hiking, kayaking or aerial tour.
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House Bill 1774 would create the Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help find missing older adults with cognitive impairments or developmental disabilities.
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Currently, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is under the city's Emergency Services Department. If passed, it could appear as a charter amendment for voters as early as the 2024 general election.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a Hawaiʻi-bound luxury cruise ship. More than 150 people have reported gastrointestinal illness, including diarrhea and vomiting.
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Maunaloa on the Big Island on Friday, knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. Some shaking could be felt about 200 miles away in Honolulu on Oʻahu.
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The U.S. Coast Guard says a 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaiʻi arrived in the islands over the weekend. The Coast Guard says Noel Rubio arrived safely with his sailboat Malulani on Saturday, one day after it asked the public for help finding him.
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The government said it has finished fire debris cleanup in Upcountry Maui. Twenty homes and more than a thousand acres burned in the area. But residents say the cleanup isn't nearly complete and, as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, they are doing the work themselves.
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Honolulu police reported yet another case of gun violence in West Oʻahu. Residents there rallied against gun violence last fall after a series of shootings. State Rep. Cedric Gates covers that district, which stretches from Waiʻanae to Mākaha to Māʻili.