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New Spa Opens in North Kohala
Posted on March 31, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Two years after welcoming its first guests, Hawai’i Island Retreat at Ahu Pohaku Ho’omaluhia, located in North Kohala on Hawai’i Island, is pleased to announce the grand opening of Maluhia Spa on April 1. In English, maluhia translates to peace, quiet, security, tranquility, and serenity. True to its name, Maluhia Spa provides the [...]
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Hawaii Island Hoops Now Accepting Registration for its 2011 College-Prep Basketball Camp
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Hawaii Island Hoops is now accepting registration for its 2011 College-Prep Basketball Camp, from June 20th- 24th, 2011, at the Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona. Special Guest: Jon Brockman – Milwaukee Bucks Forward, University of Washington All-American…Also, Guest Nike Coach at camp all week!! Get noticed and be instructed by college coaches! Our college-prep [...]
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Governor Abercrombie Announces Board of Education Appointees
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: In another step forward to advance the state’s public school system, Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced his appointments to the new Board of Education (BOE). The board consists of nine members – three from O’ahu, three at-large, and one each from Hawai’i Island, Maui and Kaua’i. “I was encouraged by the number of [...]
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Ukulele Jams – A Benefit for the Victims of the Tsunami in Japan
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: The Center for Hawaiian Music Studies, Incorporated presents ‘Ukulele Jams on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 10am-sundown at the Lihikai Hawaiian Cultural Learning Center in Keaukaha. A benefit for the victims of the tsunami in Japan, this free concert features some of the island’s finest musicians including Grammy award-winning artist Keoki Kahumoku, Brittni Paiva, Buddy and Sammi Fo, Konabob Stoffer… and [...]
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Kona Blue Water Fish Farms Loses Its Ocean Cages
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
Kona Blue Water Farms has officially reported to NOAA that both of its cages broke free while they were being towed behind a boat. “…Food & Water Watch allies in Hawaii confirmed that NOAA received a call from someone at Kona, alerting them to the loss of the cages…” A quick look at the Kona [...]
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Wordless Wednesday – But is it Edible?
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
This is growing in my backyard and it looks like some type of squash. One that is just starting to grow looks like this: Just wondering if this thing is gonna be edible eventually or am I just watching a weird vine grow?
Filed under: Agriculture, Food & Drink, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged: Agriculture, Squash, Weeds in Hawaii | 2 Comments »
Today is Agriculture Awareness Day at the State Capitol
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: WHAT: The House and Senate Agriculture Committees and the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation present “Agriculture Awareness Day” at the State Capitol. The event will feature exhibits by members of Hawaii’s agriculture industry, including local farmers and producers of local product from the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Oahu and Maui. Local produce, products and [...]
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Hawaii County Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year Announced
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer Lloyd Ishikawa as “Officer of the Year” and Battalion Chief Lance Uchida as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 24). Ishikawa is a patrol officer in the Puna District who joined the Police Department in 1986. Uchida, a [...]
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Is Former UH Volleyball Player Victoria Prince Pregnant with K-Feds Baby… Who Cares!
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Damon
Rumors are flying all over the web right now that former UH Volleyball player Victoria Prince is pregnant with Britney Spears ex-husband Kevin Federline’s baby. I first mentioned that they were dating back on my blog back in 2009 with this post Former UH Volleyball Player Victoria Prince Dating K-Fed (Britney’s Ex) and now a [...]
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Public Meetings on Preliminary Alternatives for the Development of an Air Tour Management Plan for Volcanoes National Park
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Damon
Public Meeting/Notice of Availability, Review, and Comment on Preliminary Alternatives for the Development of an Air Tour Management Plan for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of public meeting, request for comments, and availability of preliminary alternatives. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of preliminary air tour alternatives [...]
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Man Hits Hole-In-One at Hokulia Golf Course and Wins Car
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: The 9th Annual Luck of the Irish Golf Tournament was March 14 at the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course at Hokuli’a Hawaii Island to benefit the United Way. Ken Schork, President of El Monte RV hit a hole in one on # 13 and won a Chevrolet, courtesy of Deluz Chevrolet. “I guess [...]
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Big Island Has 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Last Night
Posted on March 28, 2011 by Damon
Magnitude 3.1 Date-Time Monday, March 28, 2011 at 09:21:03 UTC Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 11:21:03 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 19.667°N, 156.236°W Depth 33.8 km (21.0 miles) Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII Distances 25 km (16 miles) W (277°) from Kailua, HI 25 km (16 miles) WSW (256°) from [...]
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Kama’aina, Malihini Welcome to Halau ‘Ilima’s 31st Holomua Ka No’eau
Posted on March 28, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: The 31st annual Holomua Ka No‘eau concert, presented by Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva and the dancers of Halau Mohala ‘Ilima, will be presented on Saturday, April 2nd, at 6 p.m., at the Hawai‘i Theatre Center in Downtown, Honolulu. This year’s production is entitled “Young Hawai‘i Dances Old Hawai‘i.” The concert is a [...]
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Big Island Man Arrested After Sledge Hammer Attack
Posted on March 28, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section have taken into custody a 19-year-old man in connection with an assault with a sledge hammer that occurred at a residence in Panaewa on March 25, 2011. On Friday at about 4:00 pm, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an unconscious male [...]
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Congressional Inaction on Long-Term Highway & Transit Bill Puts 12,690 Hawaii Jobs at Risk, New Study Shows
Posted on March 28, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: As partisan bickering and posturing continues on Capitol Hill, the failure to pass overdue legislation that provides multi-year federal aid to state highway and transit programs jeopardizes 12,690 jobs in Hawaii, according to new research. These employees earn a total annual payroll of $673.1 million and contribute an estimated $53.3 million in state [...]
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Ted Peck on Where Does Hawaii Get Its Energy From
Posted on March 27, 2011 by Damon
Only 4% of the oil we use here in Hawaii come from the US. 96% comes from where ever the companies that sell here can find it, but not from the US. Vietnam, China, Africa, the Middle East. Those kind of countries is where we get our oil from.
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From the Board of Directors of Save Kona Village
Posted on March 27, 2011 by Damon
I read the following update on Kona Village Resort on Puna Online regarding a group of patrons that are attempting to save Kona Village Resort: “A group of loyal KVR patrons have banned together and are trying to save KVR. Its a worthy cause but it remains to be seen as to what is going [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Guest Commentator, Kona, Tourism | Tagged: Kailua-Kona, Patrick Fitzgerald, Save Kona Village Resort | 8 Comments »
House Kills Law That Would Adjust Big Island Public Funding Pilot
Media Release: The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today for a case that challenges one piece of Arizona’s Clean Elections law, which was enacted by voters through a ballot referendum 13 years ago. This is significant for Hawaii because our pilot public funding law on the Big Island is modeled after Arizona’s. In [...]
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