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YEAR 2017: The Pahoa Fire
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by Big Island Video News
on Dec 31, 2017 at 12:20 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAII ISLAND - This is an installment in a year-ending series looking back on the Big Island's top news stories of the year.

(BIVN) – On January 16, Pahoa lost a beloved landmark in town, when the Akebono Theater and Luqui’s restaurant burned to the ground in the early morning hours.

The Puna village was devastated. The incident ignited a discussion over vagrancy in Pahoa’s streets.

Meanwhile, the police officers who responded to the fire were called heroes.


Filed Under: Video Report Tagged With: Pahoa

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