Over the Edge Raises $17,845 for Special Olympics Hawaii!

Media Release: Thanks to an overwhelming turnout of participants and the generosity of the Hawai’i community, this year Special Olympics Hawai’i’s Holiday Classic will indeed take place December 5 – 6, allowing hundreds of local athletes to compete in the sports that they love. This year’s Over the Edge of Waikīkī event allowed 120 participants [...]

Pot Seizures on Big Island 2003 – 2008

I’m finding all sorts of interesting stuff on this site here that was updated today:  County of Hawaii Data Book Section 4: Law Enforcement I highly suggest anyone curious to some of the inner-workings of our police department to read some of the stuff and reports written up in Section 4. Table 4.15a– MARIJUANA CULTIVATION, [...]

Pahoa’s Police Station Left out of Counties Data Book

Go figure… Pahoa’s Police Station is left out of the County of Hawaii Data Book:  Table 4.1 Hawaii County Police Stations By location (Last Modified 10/13/09) Being that it takes up to an hour or more for them to respond to a call at times… Maybe there was a reason why it was left out.  [...]

December Big Island Adventures Await You!

Media Release: Outdoor adventure is practically everywhere you look on Hawai’i Island. Hikers can walk in sand and snow and across a steaming volcanic crater-all in one day. Campers can pitch their tent on a beach, in a lush rainforest or on a high-desert lava plain where the rocks are actually purple. Snorkelers can float [...]

Climate Refugees in the South Pacific

100,000 people still live on the 32 atolls that make up the south Pacific island nation of Kiribati,but global warming is causing sea levels to rise. The archipelago, which lies halfway between Australia and Hawaii, lies just two meters above sea level and is considered especially endangered. The first two atolls have already been submerged. [...]

Local Girl Attaches on to Sabata Jr.

In his VH1 show My Antonio, Antonio Sabato Jr. traveled to Hawaii in search of love – and he found it! The actor, 37, stepped out with his new love, singer-songwriter Cheryl Moana Marie, on Sunday at the Hollywood Christmas Parade, introducing her as “my girlfriend…” More Here: Antonio Sabata Jr. Has a New Girlfriend

Hawaii Island Humane Society Recommends Pick-A-Pet Certificates for the Holidays

Media Release: For many children Christmas morning is all squeals and delights as they tear in to packages beneath the tree. For a puppy or kitten that may be amidst the chaos, it can be traumatic. That is why Hawaii Island Humane Society is recommending parents purchase “Pick-your-own-Pet” Holiday Gift Certificates from HIHS instead. With [...]

UPDATE: Caught the Buggah on Tape

*UPDATE* This comment was left at the Bishop Museum Site: This distinctive fly is Taeniaptera angulata (Loew, 1866) and belongs to the family Micropezidae (the stilt-legged flies). This species is native to Central America and first found in Hawaii in the late 1980s. The larvae are thought to breed in rotting vegetation. The other day [...]

Talk Story With 2010 Lieutenant Governor Candidate Senator Hooser on Big Island Tomorrow

Senator Gary Hooser will be meeting with supporters of his campaign for Lieutenant Governor 2010 and those who might be interested in getting to know him. LOCATION:  The Hilo Burger Joint, 3-6:30pm, Wed. Dec. 2nd Or contact: Nova Lee, Hawaii Island Campaign Coordinator 808.443.1377 novalee@gmail.com

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