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World Wide Ed Pulpconnection Jerome’s ThoughtsI keep getting this question… is the census count finished. What I can tell folks… is there is ONE MORE operation that will be done during the month of July. This operation will be sending enumerators out to verify the vacant and deleted properties and also add on any housing units that may have been [...]
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Media Release: In an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving, and to promote the Hawai’i County shared ride taxi program, the Impaired Driving Task force recently developed two new posters. With the help of various county agencies, community organizations and private professionals, pictures were shot at two prominent Hilo locations. [...]
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So a couple weekends ago I got to go to the Hilton Waikoloa Village for a weekend get away. On Saturday night, my wife and I were lucky enough to attend the premier of “VOYAGERS: The First Hawaiians”. It’s a film produced by Paul Csige based on the book that Herb Kawainui Kane wrote. I [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Entertainment, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Kona, Movies and Film, State Affairs, Transportation, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Herb Kawaianui Kane, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Paul Csige, Voyagers: The First Hawaiians | 4 Comments »
Media Release: Governor Lingle today signed into law HB1948, a bill that requires the Department of Taxation to provide refunds to taxpayers in a timely manner. The legislation, now Act 171, states that the department must provide refunds within 90 days from the date the tax return is filed, or the due date of the [...]
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From the Mayors Office: County of Hawai‘i Office of Housing and Community Development and its partners will celebrate the groundbreaking of the Kaloko Housing Project at the project site on Hina Lani Street at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 28. The Kaloko Housing Project will be a 96-unit complex, and will replace the Ka Hale [...]
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U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka remarks on the passing of William S. Richardson, former Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court and a close personal friend of Senator Akaka.
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I knew I had a beehive in my back storage shed for awhile now. Yesterday about 1:00 in the afternoon I heard this loud buzzing sound. I looked out my window and saw a swarm of bees flying around. I took the above picture and then switched my camera over to video mode and caught [...]
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I got notification that Fred Blas has decided not to run for Hawaii House 4th District, “…Long story short why he changed his mind”. However, he is now jumping in the County Council District 5 Race. A quick run through Pahoa this morning and I noticed that all of his campaign signs have already been [...]
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Ok… Noelani Whittington please explain this one. How is Chris Michael Domino still allowed to even drive a county vehicle with so many violations? Hawaii County officials are investigating a county Public Works employee accused of hitting a bicyclist while driving a county vehicle with a suspended license. Hawaii County Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida confirmed [...]
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I’m stoked that Third Eye Blind will be playing at the Royal Kona Resort during the 2nd Annual Mai Tai Festival that is coming up in August! This song was stuck in my head for a few months!
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The state of Hawaii grew 6.9 percent in the past decade, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday. In terms of percentage growth, Hawaii County showed the most, at 19.6 percent, followed by Maui County at 13.3 percent. Kauai County had a population growth of 10.4 percent in the past decade. Honolulu was [...]
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What’s the deal with Hawaii’s requirement of defacing your car with a damn sticker on it? Everything that is needed should and can be acquired by DMV and Motor Vehicle Registration. I myself know of folks banking off fake safety check stations. One more bogus thing we have to pay in Hawaii because of lack [...]
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For those of you that know what I’ve been doing for the last few months… I can let you know that I’m “pau for nau”. We have one more operation that will begin in July… after that operation… I’ll be “pau for gaud”. It’s been a nice little gig of work… definitely interesting. Some of [...]
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From the Hawaii Tribune: …Hawaii County would open a Waimea vehicle registration and driver’s licensing office and double the size of its prosecutors office there under a proposal from Mayor Billy Kenoi’s administration.…” Why open an office and have staff work at an office that could be done online for much less cost? Vehicle registration [...]
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Media Release: Hands Across The Sand is an international effort planned for this coming Saturday, June 26 in which people are saying NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy Sources, by joining hands and forming lines on beaches all across the globe (see handsacrossthesand.org for details). The Hilo event is planned for earlier [...]
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To all my former friends in Bellingham… please check out Anuhea Jenkins playing at the Wild Buffalo! She just won two Na Hoku Awards and I think you folks would enjoy this show!
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It’s nice to know that Zac Efron and Big Island’s own Malika Dudley were “able to meet” at the Taste of Chocolate over on Oahu. I took this picture from her facebook account with her permission. No rumors to be heard here… go away if your looking for something that’s not.
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Ok… so I’m very interested in where in Hilo they could stage a Red Bull Cliff Diving Series. I believe Rainbow Falls is not even close to being high enough of a jump and I have heard from the grapevine that the cliff is on someones private property. Anyone hear where this is gonna be [...]
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Commentary from Debbie Hecht: Aloha 2% supporters: BILL 263- 2% Land Fund charter amendment will be heard on Wednesday, June 23rd in Hilo at the council chambers at 10:45. A big Mahalo to Council member Pete Hoffman for introducing this Bill. Video conferencing will be available from Waimea and Kona. To put a charter amendment [...]
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Public Comments Being Accepted on Draft EA Posting on Strawberry Guava Impacts and Proposed Biocontrol Insect
Media Release: The draft EA for the release of a natural predator (Tectococcus ovatus, a Brazilian scale insect) is open for public comment today (June 23) through July 23, 2010. Strawberry guava is well-known as an ornamental plant that was introduced to Hawaiʻi from Brazil in 1825. Its fruit are a tangy trail-side snack for [...]
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