South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee

03/23/2024

Brush Fire - Waimea (Kamuela), South Kohala
On Old Saddle Road near the 51-mile marker

Update # 1: HFD Crews have the fire under control and working to extinguish any remaining hot spots and also wet down the area. No injuries.
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Preliminary Details
Report of a 20’x50’ area of brush burning along Old Saddle Road. Winds strong in the area and HFD crews working to gain control of the fire.

Updates will follow.

03/17/2024

03/17/2024

Traffic Collision - North Hilo
On Highway 200 (Saddle Road/Daniel K. Inouye Highway) at the 25-mile marker

Update # 1: PTA Fire on scene again assisting HDOT crews cleaning the roadway, large scene/area to clear. Tow trucks arriving on scene to clear the vehicles and take to a secure facility (No School Bus or Refuse Vehicles were involved in this collision). No updates given on the condition of patients involved. TEU will release details later this evening. Roadway should be opening within the hour.
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Preliminary Details
Three vehicles, Silver Ford SUV, white sedan, and white Chevy Pickup involved in a broadside/rear end type collision. Debris scattered all over the roadway in both directions and one person was trapped.

HFD Medic transported a total of 4 patients to the Hilo Medical Center with conditions listed as serious to extremely critical.

Due to patient’s condition, HPD TEU Officers are en route to begin their investigation.

03/17/2024

Daniel K. Inouye Highway/Route 200 closed in both directions at the 25 mile-marker due to traffic accident. Use alternate routes. 

03/17/2024

DKI Highway closed due to traffic accident.

03/12/2024

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟱

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at McDonalds in Waimea, 67-1154 Māmalahoa Highway.

Come share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns, while also getting to know the dedicated men and women who work tirelessly to keep our community safe.

By fostering dialogue and building connections, together we can strengthen the bond between the public and the police, positively contributing to the well-being of our neighborhood.

Please contact the South Kohala Community Policing Section at (808) 887-3080 if you have any questions.

03/11/2024

UPDATE:  All lanes are now open on Route 190 at the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (new Saddle Road) intersection. Thank you for your patience.

03/11/2024

Traffic Collision - Waikōloa, South Kohala
On Highway 190 (Hawai’i Belt Road) at the intersection with Highway 200 (Saddle Road/Daniel K. Inouye Highway)

Update # 1: HFD, PTA Fire, and HPD at the scene, Kona bound (or southbound) lane of Highway 190. Semi with a refuse bin trailer overturned resulting in refuse to fall out onto the roadway. HDOT along with a large wrecker and company representatives is en route to the scene to upright the truck and clean the roadway. Driver self extricated prior to emergency crews arriving at the scene.
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Initial Dispatch
Report of a single vehicle, semi truck overturned on the highway and blocking the roadway. Unknown injuries.