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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday Sept. 13, 2023

An excerpt from Ho‘onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale (2019), one of the many books banned at some places on the mainland. Sen. Mazie Hirono and American Library Association are pushing back.

THE RISE IN BANNNG BOOKS ON THE MAINLAND, including Ho‘onani: Hula Warrior, led Hawai‘i's U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono to make this comment in a Senate hearing on Tuesday: “I should think that there is more harm to a young person who thinks that he or she can be shot to death in a school than being exposed to certain kinds of subjects in books.”

    Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned a panel of experts about the rise in book banning in schools and libraries across the country. The hearing came after the American Library Association reported that requests to ban books at U.S. public schools and libraries hit a 21-year high. During her question line, Hirono emphasized concern about groups and individuals who challenge certain books and the way they select books to target.

     “Nobody’s talking about interfering with the right of a parent to determine what kind of material his or her child should have access to. The issue really is the ability of a group of people—not even parents of students in schools—but a group of people, or individuals, who are able to go into a school district—a school board—in an effort to ban certain books,” said Hirono during the hearing. “There are states that have already enacted legislation that makes it pretty easy for anybody to go in and list a book as inappropriate and, therefore, removed until it goes through some sort of a review process.”
   Hirono highlighted a book that explores gender identity in Native Hawaiian culture, Ho‘onani: Hula Warrior, which is being targeted in Iowa. Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois Secretary of State who is also State Librarian, emphasized the importance of keeping books like Ho‘onani: Hula Warrior on the shelves because of the crucial role they play in helping children who may be struggling with similar conflicts as characters in books.
     A link to download video of Hirono’s full question line is available here at https://lfts2.senate.gov/w/MNqkqOKx0ZiGFusTmDWWlqdOk96sLP7h4txmz5LO39irH.


COUNTY MAINTAINING WATERWAYS TO PREVENT FLOODING AND LANDS TO PREVENT FIRES came up in Mayor Mitch Roth's Town Hall with cabinet members in Pāhala on Tuesday evening. 
See the entire meeting that happened Tuesday at 
https://www.facebook.com/HIMayorMitch/videos/1515428795696531.
Dennis Reardon, a retired County Parks Maintenance Manager in Kaʻū, thanked the Mayor for maintainance of drainage canals in Nā‘ālehu. The Mayor said he is not only looking to keep waterways and the adjacent lands clean to prevent flooding but also looking to manage public lands for fire prevention.
    Kaʻū Fire Chief Kazuo Todd mentioned working with the private property owners to plan a firebreak for Punalu‘u. He also talked about fire risk in areas where the old sugar companies dumped bagasse, the byproduct of processing sugar and other waste. He reminded the public that fires can keep burning underground, as they did during a prolonged firefight in Honu‘apo where volunteer firefighter Lizzie Stabo was severely burned from falling into an underground fire pit. At Honu‘apo and on the grounds of the old Pāhala sugar mill, old, flammable bagasse and sugar waste remains. 
    The fire chief said, however, the fire department now has drones with thermal imaging that can detect hot spots. He mentioned that on Maui there are fires still burning after the Aug. 8 firestorm disaster. He also said that the state could become more involved in firefighting and that the State of California, for example, owns planes with very sophisticated and powerful thermal imaging, in addition to drones.
    He also noted that the Hawai‘i County Fire Department's new uniforms are completely fire-resistant.
    See the entire Town Hall on the Mayor's facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HIMayorMitch/videos/1515428795696531.



HOW TO MANAGE THE PUNALU‘U BLACK SAND BEACH AREA with private ownership and a public park came up at Mayor Mitch Roth's Town Hall in Pāhala on Tuesday. Candice Ka‘awa, who said she is the property manager at Punalu‘u for landowners Black Sand Beach, LLC, asked numerous questions about
A cooperative cleanup last year by Black Sand Beach, LLC
and non-profit O Kaʻū Kakou. Photo by Matt Baker
partnering with the County to come up with solutions for security, homeless issues, traffic on the private roads going to public beaches, fire prevention and the time it takes police to reach Punalu‘u when there is a problem.
     County Director of Parks & Recreation Maurice Messina said his agency wants to work in tandem with Black Sand Beach, LLC. He noted that the County Park at Punalu‘u is leased from Black Sand. "We manage the beach park but it is on private land."
    Regarding the County's plan to bring in security to Punalu‘u, he gave Spencer Park on the Kohala Coast as an example. He said that people hired for security could help manage the camping permits at Punalu‘u. At Spencer, "when we brought in security, they were able to help manage our camping permits, and that campers aren't harassed, whether they are locals our tourists." He said the people working in security also have to show aloha and respect. 
    Hawai‘i County Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz noted that a community policing officer can be involved at Punalu‘u. He also noted that most of the police officers in Kaʻū live here. 
    Ka‘awa said she talks with many police officers about making the private roads at Punalu‘u safer for the public. She gave examples of motorists burning rubber and taking out a fire hydrant, and a car lit on fire.
    See more on the Mayor's Town Hall in upcoming Kaʻū News Briefs. See the entire Town Hall on the Mayor's facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HIMayorMitch/videos/1515428795696531.


A VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING ON CESSPOOLS AND THE FUTURE OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. by WAI, Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations.
   According to the announcement, Hawai‘i has over 83,000 cesspools that discharge over 52 million gallons a day of wastewater into Hawai‘i’s waters. "These cesspools and failing septic systems contaminate drinking water, ruin underground aquifers, and pollute marine environments.
    "We work to mitigate the Hawaiʻi cesspool crisis by helping homeowners manage the cesspool and failing septic systems conversion process to new wastewater systems that are affordable, efficient, and better for the environment."  See more at https://waicleanwater.org/



A PĀHALA WASTEWATER MEETING WILL BE HELD BY THE COUNTY at Pāhala  Community Center on Thursday, Sept. 28. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Representatives of the Department of Environmental Management will present options for replacing the old plantation gang cesspools. They will review the Pāhala Engineering Report on options ranging from Individual Wastewater Systems to sewer plants and sewer lines, and seek input for a Pāhala Environmental Information Document about the options, which will be presented to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
     Contact 808-961-8099 or email cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov.

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POLICE ARRESTED 16 FOR DUI during the week of Sept. 4, through Sept. 10. Hawai‘i Island police made the arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 676 DUI arrests compared with 695 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.7 percent.

    HPD’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 577 major collisions so far this year compared with 568 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.6 percent.
    To date, there have been 11 fatal crashes, resulting in 12 fatalities, (one with multiple deaths); compared with 23 fatal crashes, resulting in 25 fatalities (one with multiple deaths, and one reclassified to a medical condition) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 52.2 percent for fatal crashes and 52 percent for fatalities.
    So far this year the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is one, compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.
     Police promise that DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.


Girls Volleyball Coach Kamalani Fujikawa (center) inspires Trojan Girls Volleyball players who remain undefeated with their fourth win of the season Wednesday at home. Photo by Julia Neal

Image by Jennifer Makuakane

KAʻŪ TROJANS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL VARSITY TEAM beat Makua Lani from Kona on Wednesday at Herkes Kaʻū District Gym in Pāhala. Game scores were 25-9, 25-10 and 25-11.
    The Trojan girls are on a winning streak taking all four matches so far this season.
    The next match is in Waimea at Parker School this Saturday at 10 a.m. followed by hosting Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy from Waimea on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m.
    Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach is Kamalani Fujikawa. Assistant Coach is Marley Strand Nicolaison. Volunteer Coaches are Sandy Fujikawa-Carvalho and Dave Carvalho. Manager is Karsen Polido-Tuaffaiva. Athletic Trainer is Moses Whitcomb.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023

Halema‘uma‘u crater on Tuesday night. See more below. Photo by Zach Schneider

MAYOR MITCH ROTH HELD A TOWN HALL MEETING ON TUESDAY EVENING at the Herkes Kaʻū District Gym, with numerous county department leaders. The entire meeting is available on the Mayor's facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HIMayorMitch/videos/1515428795696531.
      The Mayor said that the County of Hawai‘i has been focusing on sustainability. "How do we create an island where our keiki can stay here and raise their keiki? And their keiki in turn can raise their keiki?" He said his own three children have left to work on the mainland.
    He noted that more Hawaiians live out of the state than in the state. "As we lose our local Hawaiians, we lose our culture and we lose who we are. So we become something different." 
    He said to keep Hawaiian kids here the County has engaged thought leaders. The County is also working on affordable housing for people with income from low-paying jobs and for such people as teachers, police officers and construction workers.
    He said under his administration, the number of affordable housing units under construction islandwide has risen from 1,200 in the pipeline to about 6,500 units. He said it was difficult to get a permit to build a house when he first took office with a waiting time of some 200 days. He said it has been reduced to about 30 days. He also posed the question, "What is affordable housing?"
     He said he also is working on jobs for local young people. He said a lot of kids are not interested in agriculture. They are interested in STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.  He went to Nā‘ālehu Elementary School on Tuesday for the introduction of new technology and science programs, including robotics and Makers Face, making things with 3D printing. He described the energy of Kaʻū kids as "amazing." 
     He also mentioned the Kaʻū Dreams program at Kaʻū High School, which is based on agriculture but also teaches business. He noted that Hawai‘i has some of the highest costs for electricity and fossil fuel in the country. "Everything that comes over here basically comes over using fossil fuel. How do we create other opportunities here that have clean energy that takes care of our environment that we can make here to be self-sustaining?"
    The Mayor also asked, "How do we make it so agriculture is something that our kids want to do?" 
    See more in upcoming Kaʻū News Briefs.

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HAWAI‘I IS THE SECOND HAPPIEST STATE, according to a WalletHub study released on Tuesday. Happiest State is Utah, followed by the rest in the top ten, Hawai‘i, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, 
Image from Hawai'i Magazine.
See https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/
Florida, Idaho and Nebraska.
    The ten least Happy States are West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Alaska, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
    Hawai‘i ranks number one in Emotional & Physical well-being, while Utah ranked 16. Hawai‘i ranks number one in the least Adult Depression. Utah ranks number one in Work Environment while Hawai‘i ranks 25.  Utah ranks number one in Community & Environment, while Hawai‘i ranks 30.
   Hawai‘i's worst ranking is 49th in Adequate Sleep Rate. Hawai‘i ranks 45 in Volunteer Rate while Utah is number one. Both Hawai‘i and Utah have some of the lowest divorce rates, with Utah being the lowest and Hawai‘i fourth. Hawai‘i is also the fifth safest state.
    See the entire WalletHub report and all the metrics at https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-states/6959.


A visitor enjoys the view of fountaining lava from Kīlauea Overlook. NPS Photo

HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ISSUED A STATEMENT ON THE ERUPTION, Tuesday:

    For the fifth time in almost four years, Kīlauea volcano has a dramatic new eruption in its summit crater with multiple lava fountains feeding a lake of molten rock.
    As an influx of visitors arrives to witness the eruption, everyone is urged to stay safe and be respectful of the hazards and sacredness of Kīlauea by doing the following:

  • Volcanic eruptions can be hazardous and change at any time. Stay on marked trails and overlooks. Do not enter closed areas. Avoid cliff edges and earth cracks, they are unstable.
  • Hazardous volcanic gases present a danger to everyone, especially people with heart or respiratory problems, infants, young children and pregnant women.
  • Observe the eruption quietly and respect Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners who honor the sacred legacy of this land and give them space to practice their customs.
  • Slow down and drive safely. Expect long waits for parking spaces at popular vantage points like Kīlauea Overlook.
    The Keanakākoʻi viewing area is closed due to high concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and volcanic particulates and will remain closed until it is safe to reopen. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory measured preliminary sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates up to 100,000 tonnes.
    Optimal viewing of the lava lake and fountains is available at Uēkahuna, Kīlauea Overlook and areas along Crater Rim Trail as of Monday afternoon. Conditions can change at any time.
    The eruption began Sunday, Sept. 10 around 3:15 p.m. and all activity is confined within the summit crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. There is no threat to homes or the community at this time. There is a temporary flight restriction above Kīlauea caldera of 1,500 feet AGL.
    Check the park website for eruption viewing information, hazard and closure updates, https://www.nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes.


AIR QUALITY CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE, with the new volcanic eruption, reaching its lower quality during windless nights when the vog drifts inland. The air becomes cleaner with the wind blowing it offshore and toward Kona during the day. To see data from the monitors of particulates in the air and the SO2 see the state Department of Health's Hawai‘i Air Quality Data interactive map with links to air quality monitors in Ocean View, Nā‘ālehu and Pāhala. Also playing into air quality is dust largely caused by lack of rain.  See https://air.doh.hawaii.gov/home/map. At midnight Tuesday, the air in Pāhala was rated Unhealthy for Sensitive People with .173 ppm of S02.

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MANY OF THE MAUI FIRE VICTIMS ARE FILIPINO AND THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES diplomatic contingency in Hawai‘i is helping out. The Philippine Consulate General’s team has scheduled outreach at the Lāhainā Civic Center Gym from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22, 23 and 24.
Emil Fernandez, Hawai‘i Consul General for the
Philippines, notes the large number of Filipinos
who are victims of the Lāhainā firestorm and has
 offered help through the Consulate.
    The consulate announced that at least four of those who died in a firestorm were Philippines citizens Eight are tied to Filipino nationals. Another 70 who were displaced are receiving assistance from the consul.
    The Consul General told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser that about 40 percent of Lāhainā’s 12,000 residents are Filipino. People from the Philippines make up about 25 percent of the population statewide. He told the newspaper that many of them are already immigrants and U.S. citizens but “still we have quite a number who are so-called green card holders” or legal permanent residents. Many work in the visitor and healthcare industries.
    In Lāhainā, the Consulate helps citizens replace lost travel documents, Philippine passports, access other consular services and help with contacting relatives in the home country and repatriating remains.
    To help Filipino victims in Maui through contact with the Philippines Consulate, see https://www.consularcorpshawaii.org/philippines. Also see https://www.facebook.com/PHinHonolulu/

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ANOTHER HOME GAME FOR KAʻŪ GIRLS VOLLEYBALL is Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. against Makua Lani Varsity at 5 p.m. in the Herkes Kaʻū District Gym in Pāhala. The Trojan girls are on a winning streak taking all three games so far this season.







 


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Monday, September 11, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023

 An eruption-monitoring overflight on Monday showed  multiple minor fountains active in the eastern portion of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor and on the downdropped block within Kīlauea's summit caldera. The line of vents stretched approximately 0.8 miles (1.4 km), from the eastern part of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor extending into the east wall of the downdropped block. Lava fountain heights were about 30 to 35 feet high Monday morning. USGS Photo by J. Schmith 

BE PREPARED FOR AIR QUALITY IMPACTS FROM THE ERUPTION OF Kīlauea, cautions state Department of Health. It reported Monday that permanent air quality monitoring stations registered some elevated poor air quality levels at Ocean View and Pāhala. The eruption has also caused vog conditions to return up the coast to Kona on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island. "Particulates in the air and levels of sulfur dioxide may increase and fluctuate in various localized areas on Hawai‘i Island, causing poor air quality," says the Department of Health statement.
    Air quality has been fluctuating and SO2 readings reached Unhealthy for Sensitive People and for a short time it was Hazardous on Monday before dawn in Ocean View but recovered. Good air quality lasted all day into late evening Monday in Ocean View and Pāhala as the breeze shifted the vog offshore and carried it toward Kona.
    USGS reported that volcanic gas emissions in the eruption area are elevated; between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, HVO staff measured preliminary sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates of up to 100,000 tonnes per day or more.
    At Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Monday,  Keanakākoʻi viewing area was closed due to unsafe air quality. The Park posted, "That big plume you see contains sulfur dioxide, other gases and shards of volcanic glass that pose a significant risk to anyone if inhaled. Stay safe and stay out of closed areas."
  DOH advises "to be prepared for and aware of the surrounding conditions, and how they may react to poor air quality or vog. When in areas of vog, DOH suggests precautionary measures:
  • Reduce outdoor activities that cause heavy breathing. Avoiding outdoor activity and exercise during vog conditions can reduce exposure and minimize health risks. This is especially important for sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing respiratory conditions including asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic lung and heart disease.
  • People with asthma or other chronic respiratory disease should always have medications available. 
  • Daily prescribed medications should be taken on schedule.
    Vog rises out of Halema‘uma‘u on Sept. 11 and heads toward
    Kaʻū and Kona, sometimes missing Kaʻū as it travels offshore.
    USGS Photo by J. Schmith
  • People experiencing health effects should contact their medical provider as soon as possible if any symptoms develop, as respiratory conditions might worsen rapidly in heavy sulfur dioxide or vog conditions.
  • Stay indoors and close windows and doors. If an air conditioner is used, set it to recirculate. If you need to move out of an impacted area, turn on the car's air conditioner and set it to recirculate.
  • Face masks (surgical, cloth, KF94, KN95, N95) do not provide protection from sulfur dioxide or vog.         
  • However, they can be effective in outdoor environments in reducing inhaled hazardous particulates associated with falling ash and Pele's hair.
  • Do not smoke and avoid second-hand smoke.
  • Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
    Vog and air quality updates are available through the:Hawaiʻi Interagency Vog Information Dashboard, and through DOH Clean Air Branch.


Trojans Girls Volleyball continued a winning streak at home against the Cowgirls on Monday. Photo by Julia Neal
Ka‘ū beat Kohala at home on Monday, Sept. 11 Images by Jennifer Makuakani
TROJANS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CONTINUED ITS WINNING STREAK at home on Monday, with Varsity beating Kohala 25-14, 25-15 and 25-18. The Kohala Cowgirls JV won in three sets 12-25, 25-16 and 15-7. 
      In the home opener on Aug. 30 against Pāhoa Daggers,  JV and Varsity both won in three sets. Kaʻū traveled to Lapahoehoe on Sept. 8 with varsity taking down the Seasiders in three sets.
     The next competition is at home again this Wednesday, Sept. 13 against the Makua Lani Lionesses at 5 p.m., followed by an away game against the Parker School Bulls in Waimea on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m.


HAWAI‘I RANKS 39TH IN VACCINATING FOR COVID, according to a WalletHub study released Monday. Hawai‘i ranks 43rd for children and teenagers, 36th for adults and the elderly. Other states ranking in the bottom 13 for COVID vaccinations are: Mississippi, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, West Virginia, Louisiana and New Jersey. 
    Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, MD encouraged everyone to get vaccinated with daily online and televised updates on the COVID pandemic during his tenure as Lt. Governor and now Governor.
    States with the highest rates of COVID vaccinations are: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa, Vermont, Connecticut, Washington, North Dakota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Colorado, Maine, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
    The WalletHub report narrative supports vaccinations, stating: "Vaccinations are some of the most valuable contributions to modern medicine. They have drastically reduced the prevalence of certain diseases, including polio, tetanus, measles and chicken pox. One disease, smallpox, has even been eradicated completely, with no natural cases since 1977. 
    "Most recently, we developed a vaccine for COVID-19, which drastically cut down cases and deaths, and allowed the country to get back to normalcy.
    "Vaccines are most effective when a large portion of the population gets them, so it’s important to make sure people are educated on the importance of vaccines and how much good they have done for public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vaccines prevent around 4 to 5 million deaths per year. Vaccines are also very safe, and according to the WHO, 'so few deaths can plausibly be attributed to vaccines that it is hard to assess the risk statistically.'”

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A BON DANCE CLASS WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY, in preparation for the community Bon Dance this Saturday, Sept. 16 at Pāhala Hongwanji. The Wednesday practice will be at Pāhala Community
Center 11:30 a.m. and is free. It will be taught by Jane Heit from Puna Hongwanji and also by Tsukikage Odorikai.


FIREARMS, DRUG AND THEFT CHARGES AGAINST OCEAN VIEW RESIDENT Daniel James Lemaire have been made. Hawai‘i Police Department and Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen reported on Monday that they made the arrest this past Saturday, Sept. 9 and he was charged on Sunday, Sept. 10. Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged the 42-year-old, stemming from an incident in Kailua-Kona on Friday, Sept. 8, involving the stealing of a car at Kona Airport.
     Lemaire made his initial appearance in Kona District Court on Monday afternoon. Over Prosecutors’ objections, the District Court granted Lemaire’s request to reduce his bail from $288,250 to $10,000. Lemaire was ordered to appear for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 13 in Kona District Court. 
Danielle James Lemaire
    Around 11:20 a.m. on Friday morning, patrol officers observed a previously reported Saturn Vue exiting a parking lot in the 75-6000 block of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona. Upon stopping the vehicle, officers identified the operator, and sole occupant, as Daniel James Lemaire.
    Lemaire was arrested without incident and transported to the Kealakehe Police Station while Kona patrol officers continued their investigation and recovered the stolen vehicle.
    A search of the stolen vehicle was conducted later in the day on Friday, resulting in the recovery of 51.53 grams of methamphetamine, 29.35 grams of marijuana, a loaded semi-automatic rifle, 12 rounds of ammunition, and drug paraphernalia consistent with methamphetamine distribution.
    After conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office, police charged Lemaire Sunday morning, Sept. 10, with the following offenses: Unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle; Permits to acquire; First-degree theft; Driving without a license; two counts of ownership/possession prohibited; Place to keep a loaded firearm. First-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug; First-degree promoting a dangerous drug; Possession of a firearm with the intent to facilitate a felony drug offense; Carrying or possessing a loaded firearm on a public highway; Second-degree promoting a detrimental drug; and Prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.
   Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact Kona patrol officer Justin Uresti, via email at Justin.Uresti@hawaiicounty.gov, or the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.

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