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This can’t be good news for Roger Christie who is currently in jail waiting for his trial on his drug charges. Before being sentenced to prison Wednesday on a felony drug conviction, Robert Henry told a Franklin County judge that he is being persecuted for his religious beliefs… …Henry said he joined The Hawaii Cannabis [...]
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6/24/11 UPDATE: Big Island police have located 56-year old Sherry Deguair of Mountain View, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Hilo on Thursday (June 23) Media Release: Big Island police are searching for a 56-year-old Puna woman who was reported missing. Sherry G. Deguair left her Mountain View home sometime between June [...]
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I found a Jackson Chameleon and needless to say… my dog wasn’t too happy with it.
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The Big Island Police reported the following today: Big Island police have identified a man killed June 10 from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on the Hawai’i Belt Road in Captain Cook as 41-year-old Bounxou Saychantha, who had no permanent address. The name sounded familiar and sure enough he was the guy [...]
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Media Release: Local food buyers and producers are needed for the 16th annual Mealani’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range and Agricultural Festival on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. The state’s premiere ag showcase again offers a free trade show for Hawai‘i farmers, ranchers and food producers to hookup with food buyers. Called [...]
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Earlier I mentioned that Mayor Kenoi was in Washington D.C. US House Representative Colleen Hanabusa just tweeted the following picture with the following comment: RepHanabusa Met with Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi today. http://t.co/KH1xx9W minutes ago
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Mayor Billy Kenoi attended the 79th Annual United States Conference of Mayors in Baltimore, Maryland, the last few days where he was elected to the Advisory Board of USCM. (See bottom of press release) For more pictures from the conference click here. I saw a facebook post of him and Senator Inouye and asked the [...]
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Media Release: A Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged with 16 offenses stemming from alleged actions against his estranged wife on two consecutive days. Curtis L. Warner is being held at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $129,250 bail pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Tuesday (June 21). On Friday, Police received a [...]
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Media Release: Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Hilo on July 21. Residents in areas such as Hilo, Keaau, Mountain View, and Pahoa with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems and hotspots will be able to take advantage of speeds up to 10 [...]
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6/24/11 UPDATE: Big Island police have located 19-year-old Zoe Domizio of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Hilo on Thursday (June 23). The missing woman who was found in April has gone missing again. Media Release: Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 19-year-old Puna [...]
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From Arcadia Publishers new book “Surfing in Hawaii, 1778-1930″ For more information on the history of surfing in Hawaii, visit www.soulsurfingimages.com.
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Can someone in layman’s terms tell me what IPv6 vs IPv4 really means and how this could possibly affect Big Island internet users who are on Road Runner? Does it even exist on the Big Island? Note in the picture above… it appears I do not have network access to IPv6. Related articles Google: Don’t [...]
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I just had an email sent to me alerting me that W.M. Keck Observatory was voted the “Top Coolest College Observatory” by there standards and I just have to wonder if they forgot that it’s probably also one of the “Coldest”. We’ve put together a list of some of the most beautiful, powerful and historic [...]
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Media Release: The community of Volcano and the Volcano Community Association will again be presenting their annual 4th of July Parade in Volcano, Hawaii at 9 am on Monday July 4. The Independence Day parade has become a tradition in Volcano and is a great time for family and friends to come to a beautiful [...]
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Media Release: Astronomers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have discovered a new comet that they expect will be visible to the naked eye in early 2013. Originally found by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, on the night of June 5-6, it was confirmed to be a comet by UH astronomer Richard [...]
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Seven years ago today… my wife gave me the greatest gift anyone could receive HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYDEN It also just happened to be Father’s Day! I’m so proud of who you are… and who you are becoming!
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to go up to KapohoKine Adventure’s latest adventure attraction called the Honoli’i Mountain Outpost Ziplines and try out first hand the first four ziplines that have been built on old fallow sugarcane land in East Hawaii. The ziplines themselves are located about three miles outside of Hilo just past the [...]
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Big Island Councilman Pete Hoffman… “COOPERATION SAYONORA”
Guest Commentary: Using the recent budget discussions as a background, I had hoped that the Mayor would recognize the opportunity that presented itself for establishing a cooperative relationship with the Council. Unfortunately, that didn’t occur. I’ll admit I’m wasn’t completely surprised, but I am disappointed that the administration resorts to “political theater” once again to [...]
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