County Ag Development Plan Sessions Scheduled

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

From the Mayor’s Office: The public will have a final opportunity in late October and November to provide input into the 2009 County of Hawai‘i Agricultural Development Plan, being prepared for the Hawai‘i County Department of Research and Development by Agricon Hawaii LLC and The Kohala Center. The Kohala Center is conducting the island-wide listening [...]

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Saturday – Protest of Stryker and Other Live-Fire Training at Pohakuloa

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

On Saturday, October 10th, at  10:00 am at the Mauna Kea State Park, folks will be meeting to protest the Strykers and other live -fire training at Pohakuloa. Car pools will leave 9AM from the Hilo Bayfront parking lot at Pauahi and Kamehameha Ave More info here:  “Protest of Stryker and Other Live-Fire Training at [...]

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Big Island Firefighter Recruits Graduated

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

The Hawaii Fire Department held commencement exercises for its 38th Fire Fighter Recruit Class on Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the Hilo Yacht Club in Hilo… The new Fire Fighters are:  Jason Habu, West Hawthorne, Paul Higgins, Roland Laliberte, Jeffrey Maki, Andrew Miller, Tyler Nagamine, Christopher Olayon, Jared Spencer, Waylen Towata, and Damien-Joseph Wengler-Ioane. Full [...]

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Kona ‘Charrette’ Applies Community Development Goals

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

From the Mayors Office: Honokohau Village, a 40-acre site that includes the new West Hawai`i Civic Center now under construction, is currently the focus of a new planning process in Kona. The Village is the first major project to be planned under the award-winning Kona Community Development Plan, enacted into law in September of 2008. [...]

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Spy Seeking Hawaiian Island Bombshells

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

The search begins now! Spy is scouring the islands, asking questions and taking names (taking photos in fact), searching for the 1st Spy Hawaiian Bombshell Model. This November, among the lush tropics, one lucky beauty will lock down a one-year modeling contract with Spy and say “Aloha” to her place in the modeling world. The winner [...]

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges Invite Folks to New Online Forum

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

The recession and government budget cuts in Hawaii and California have affected each of our WASC-accredited institutions differently. Now that fall enrollment is settled, we are interested in learning about the impact of the recession and budget reductions on your institution. We are primarily interested in learning: What specific actions have been taken for this [...]

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US Grant Awarded to Explore Laupahoehoe School Conversion

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: Laupahoehoe Alumni/Community Association (LACA) dba Save/Improve LHES has been awarded a 3 year U.S. Department of Education grant of up to $150 K per year to continue the process of converting Laupahoehoe High & Elementary School (LHES) to a public charter school. This funding will support planning activities for approximately 12-18 months and [...]

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