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Kailua, Hawaii Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Kailua! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How four Kailua schools responded to an armed burglary suspect search
  • Got storm power complaints? Speak up at Kailua’s Oct. 5 meeting
  • Indictment, tragedy, and tonight’s vigil at the Kailua Target lot

Also on today's calendar: Shell Ginger Paint Pāʻina and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 85 and low of 75 degrees.
  • Sunday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 84, low: 74.
  • Monday: Partly sunny with showers, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Four Kailua Schools Placed on Lockdown During Search for Armed Burglar, Suspect Arrested (ground.news) — Four Kailua schools were briefly locked down Thursday morning while Honolulu police searched for an armed burglary suspect in the Keolu neighborhood; the man was later arrested. The precautionary lockdown followed a reported home burglary in Kailua, and classes resumed after officers confirmed there was no ongoing threat to students or staff.
   

2. Public meetings set to discuss Hawaii power reliability (khon2.com) — Windward Oʻahu residents can share their experiences with recent storm-related power issues at a Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission meeting on Oct. 5, 6 p.m., in the Kailua High School cafeteria. Officials from Hawaiian Electric and the Consumer Advocate will be there to listen, and your feedback will help shape future plans for the state’s energy system.
   

3. Grand jury indicts woman, 24, in fatal Kailua shooting (staradvertiser.com) — A 24-year-old woman has been indicted on murder and firearm charges in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Thomas Malone in the Kailua Target parking lot, following an argument that began at the Kailua Fall Festival. As his family plans a candlelight vigil at the same parking lot tonight, court records detail prior domestic violence allegations while relatives remember him as a devoted father and athlete.
   

4. Volunteers paint rainbow on Kailua crosswalk after tragedy near Kaelepulu Elementary (hawaiinewsnow.com) — A new rainbow crosswalk mural on Keolu Drive near Kaʻelepulu Elementary honors a Kailua mother killed there in 2023 and aims to slow traffic around the school. Designed by third- and fourth-graders and painted by volunteers, the project blends local moʻolelo, safety concerns, and community healing, and other schools are invited to pursue similar murals through the city.
   

5. Kailua Chick Fil A plans met with skepticism (khon2.com) — Plans for a new Chick-fil-A at Hamakua Drive and Hahani Street in Kailua are drawing concern about traffic congestion and runoff into nearby Hamakua Marsh. The city has reviewed traffic and environmental impacts, and residents are urged to email planners with suggestions before the Oct. 23 comment deadline, ahead of construction expected to start in 2028.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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