🌱 Mountain View man’s 40-year sentence stems from disturbing child abuse case

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• Mountain View man’s 40-year sentence stems from disturbing child abuse case

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Mountain View Library Meeting and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy with showers, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Sunday: Cloudy with windward showers, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Puna Man Sentenced To 40-Year Prison Term For Sex Assault, Child Abuse (bigislandvideonews.com) — A Puna resident who lived in Mountain View has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of first-degree sexual assault and promoting child abuse involving two minors. The case followed a months-long investigation by Hawaiʻi County police and federal partners, and prosecutors say the lengthy sentence is meant to deter others who might exploit local children.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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Thursday April 23

• Arts & Crafts for Kids!
  Mt View Public School/Library, 1235 Volcano Rd, Mountain View
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Friends of the Mountain View Library Meeting
  Mt View Public School/Library , 1235 Volcano Rd , Mountain View
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Mahjong Players Club
  Mt View Public School/Library , 1235 Volcano Rd , Mountain View
  2:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Arts & Crafts for Kids!
  Mt View Public School/Library , 1235 Volcano Rd , Mountain View
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• CON-GRAD-U-LEI-TIONS EVENT-HILO
  HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts , 333 Kilauea Ave , Hilo
  10:00 am
• Big Island Women's Campus - Adult & Teen Challenge PacWest's Post
  Nani Mau Gardens and Event Space , 421 Makalika St , Hilo
  11:00 am
• Earth Day Festival at Hawaiian Sanctuary
  Hawaiian Sanctuary Retreat Center , 13-3194 Pahoa Kalapana Rd , Pāhoa
  12:00 pm
• Earth Day Festival @ Hawaiian Sanctuary
  Hawaiian Sanctuary Retreat Center , 13-3194 Pahoa Kalapana Rd , Pāhoa
  12:00 pm
• Hawaii Prep Girls Varsity Water Polo @ Kamehameha Hawai'i
  Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus , 16-714 Volcano Rd , Keaau
  1:00 pm
• Our Turn Aera Jayheart Live In Hilo Hawaii
  Palace Theater , 38 Haili St , Hilo
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• TASTING CHOCOLATES OF BIG ISLAND
  Big Island Vanilla , 29-2147 Kaiwiki-Homestead Rd , Hakalau
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Spring Storytime & Craft
  Keaau Public/School Library , 16-571 Keaau Pahoa Rd , Keaau
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Instacart Shoppers posted a job opening for Instacart Shopper - Delivery Driver in Kurtistown. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Kurtistown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Volcano

• Art exhibit explores Mauna Loa as more than a geological structure (bigislandnow.com)
• Big Island Chocolate Festival returns next week (hawaiitribune-herald.com)

Hilo

• Centralized paid parking system starting at Hilo courthouse Friday (bigislandnow.com)
• Top 10 things to do on Big Island for April 17-23: Freaky Tiki, Uncle Charlie, Maisey Rika, HI-CAL DEAD, kickball, Earth Day cleanup and more (bigislandnow.com)
• County announces 2026 Summer Fun Program (hawaiitribune-herald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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