Twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, the brilliant blue water of Kealakekua Bay is popular with visitors who want to snorkel among its marine life and learn Hawaiian history.

On Jan. 23 at 8:48 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a theft on the 89-400 block of Hawaii Belt Road in Captain Cook. The victim stated that farming equipment was stolen from the ...