🌱 Captain Cook man sentenced in Kona airport drug case
Captain Cook, Hawaii Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Captain Cook! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Captain Cook man sentenced in Kona airport drug case
Also on today's calendar: Pure Kona Green Market and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kona man sentenced to 10 years for attempting to smuggle drugs from Hawaii to Alaska (hawaiitribune-herald.com subscription) — A Captain Cook man has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin with intent to distribute. Kevin James Hallum, 52, was caught at Kona International Airport carrying drugs hidden in work boots while attempting to board a flight to Alaska. 
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The HI Line Improv Troupe →
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Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, 82-6160 Māmalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook
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Pure Kona Green Market →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Community Meeting - November 2026 →
Waikoloa Village Association Community Room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village
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WAIKOLOA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, 68-1792 Melia St, Waikoloa Village
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Community Meeting →
Waikoloa Village Association Community Room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village
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Waimea Neighborhood Center, 4556 Makeke Rd, Waimea
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Mahjong Players Club →
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Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Multi Family Art and Yard Sale 96 mile marker
South of Kona Paradise. Friday and Saturday. November 13 and 14 (Nextdoor Honaunau) - Medicare Part D.
Hello, neighbors. I have Medicare Parts A & B. I am not interested in Medicare Advantage, but I am considering enrolling in Part D (prescription… (Nextdoor Mamalahoa Hwy)
- Energy Transfer, LP posted a job opening for Lead Cashier/Sales Associate Captain Cook Store $21 to $22/hr (doe), FT, quarterly bonus up to $100, Sign on bonus up to $1,000* (doe) in Captain Cook. Apply here.
- Bestica Healthcare posted a job opening for HI - CNA - Med/Surg Tele in Kealakekua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Captain Cook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kealakekua
- Public Invited to Eight Coffee With a Cop Events in West Hawai‘i in November (howzitkohala.com)
Waimea
- Parker Ranch to revitalize Jacaranda Inn property (westhawaiitoday.com)
- Kōkeʻe, Waimea Canyon State Parks reopen after Hurricane Lowell impacts forced closures : Kauai Now (kauainownews.com)
- Artists, volunteers creating large mural at Kona airport (staradvertiser.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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