HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
KONA PATROL DIVISION
SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO
PHONE: 326-4646
AUGUST 16, 2004

MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE

Kona police report that a portion of Alii Drive that was shut down for more than an hour has been reopened.

Officers had shut down Alii Drive from the Kailua Pier to the Hualalai Road intersection Monday (August 16, 2004) because of a possible propane gas leak reported at 9:30 a.m. fronting Basil’s Restaurant in the Kim Chong Building.

Police said the Fire Department resolved the gas leak.

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