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Media Release: The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawai’i Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a 31-year-old Ka’ū man wanted for a domestic incident, a 32-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning about a sex crime and drug operation, and a 31-year-old Kona man wanted for escape. The new episode begins airing Friday, July [...]
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What started here in Hilo on the Big Island has quickly expanded to what it is today: A Complete and Comprehensive Story of Y.Hata and Co. Ltd, the leader of Food Distribution Business in Hawaii. The video explains the history, the present and the future of Y. Hata and Co. Ltd. Presented by the Honolulu [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Education, Food & Drink, Hawaii, State Affairs, Transportation | Tagged: Food Distribution in Hawaii, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Y. Hata and Company | Leave a Comment »
Well I got invited to Google+ and I wanted try and add some of my friends but apparently it is still in a trial stage and I got the following message: I really don’t know what this means too much but when I can add friends… I will.
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Well as some of you may know by now, I had a problem with my new iPhone speaker that has required me to send it to somewhere… who knows where. I hope it doesn’t come back an “etch-a-sketch”! I’ve needed it for my job for the last few days so I waited until today to [...]
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Media Release: The Hawai’i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today launched a new effort to provide residents of Hawai’i’s most rural areas with direct access to government and community resources. The initiative’s first site is located in Honoka’a, within the Hamakua Coast, where services will be provided at the North Hawai’i Education & [...]
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Media Release: Big Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a burglary investigation. The woman being sought is Christina Ingle, who is described as Caucasian, approximately 30 years old, 5-foot-10 and thin with curly brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hawaii, Kona, Legal | Tagged: Christina Ingle, CrimeStoppers, Kona District Hawaii, Police | Leave a Comment »
Media Release: U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye announced today that $2.9 million in federal grants will be awarded to airports on the islands of Hawai’i, Maui, and Moloka’i. “Hawaii’s airports provide residents access to friends and family, doctors and patients, and customers and business partners,” said Senator Akaka. “Air travel is [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Hawaii, Hilo, National Affairs, State Affairs, Tourism, Transportation | Tagged: Daniel Akaka, Hana Airport, Hawaii, Hilo International Airport, Kalaupapa Airport | Leave a Comment »
Media Release: Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a moped in Kona on Sunday (July 17). Around 8:05 p.m. Sunday, Kona Patrol officers responded to a reported vehicle/moped accident at the intersection of Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway and Kealakehe Parkway. A witness said [...]
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Media Release: A new resource has been established for the people and communities of East Hawai’i, from Waipi’o to Waiohinu. With the help of KTA Superstores, the estate of Frederick Yokoyama and a group of local citizens serving as an advisory committee, the East Hawai’i Fund was established to provide a stronger link between charitable [...]
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Media Release: A California man has died from injuries sustained when he fell off his bicycle. On July 14, Kona patrol officers responded to a 1:18 a.m. report of a crashing sound on the 75-6100 block of Alii Drive and found a man lying next to a bicycle. The victim, identified as 24-year-old Anthony Hernandez [...]
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Named “one of the 10 must-see short films of Sundance” by IndieWIRE, CHIEF tells the story of Semu Fatutoa, a taxi driver in Honolulu, Hawaii. Once he was a village Chief in Samoa, but tragedy compelled him to cover his tattoos and flee his home. Now he drives in circles, slowly forgetting his old life. [...]
Filed under: aloha, Entertainment, Hawaii, Movies and Film | Tagged: Chief - The Movie, Chief of Samoa, Film festival, Semu Fatutoa, Short film, Waikiki | 1 Comment »
Media Release: The cause for sainthood of Blessed Hawaiian nun Marianne Cope has received Vatican approval of a second miracle. A group of doctors from the Vatican’s Congregation for Causes of Saints declared there is no medical explanation for the cure of a woman who was on her deathbed and made a miraculous recovery. No [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Hawaii, Health, Rumors | Tagged: Beatification, Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Marinanne Cope, Vatican City | 2 Comments »
Back in October of 2009 I posted that WestJet Airlines was going to start up an eight week run of flights between Canada and Hawaii. Airlines and Destinations is now reporting that the flights are going to resume on a seasonal basis: …This winter WestJet is also resuming its non-stop seasonal service to Hawaii from [...]
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Media Release: Dr. Genshitsu Sen, the 15th grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performed a sacred Japanese tea ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial at the World War II Valor of the Pacific National Monument, July 19. More than 200 Japanese and American guests gathered at the USS Arizona Memorial to witness [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Hawaii, Military, National Affairs, Security | Tagged: George Ariyoshi, Japanese Tea Ceremony, USS Arizona Memorial, World War II | Leave a Comment »
Recently the YWCA in Hilo, Hawaii, where my senior citizen mom takes her swim classes at, has been shut down on a few occasions. The most recent shut down was due to fecal matters being in the pool. Here is a copy of letter being circulated right now regarding the incident: Aloha YWCA Members and [...]
Filed under: Hawaii, Health, Hilo, Kids, Pahoa | Tagged: Fecal Matter in Pools, Hawaii County Pools, Hawaii County YWCA, Pahoa Aquatic Center, Poop in Pools | 2 Comments »
The Amelia Earhart Exhibit opens up this weekend at the Pacific Aviation Museum on what would have been her birthday.
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Media Release: Forest City Hawaii is no stranger to rolling up its corporate sleeves and getting busy with community based projects. Founded on the corporate values of its parent company, Forest City, community involvement is a core value and an integral part of the way Forest City Hawaii does business. Take for example Forest City [...]
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Media Release: Big Island police are investigating the destruction of 10 acres of papaya trees in Puna. On Tuesday morning (July 19) Puna patrol officers responded to a report that trees in three adjoining papaya fields in the Kapoho area had been cut down. Each property belonged to a separate owner. Additional adjoining papaya fields [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Big Island, Hawaii, Legal, Puna | Tagged: Agriculture Theft, Papaya Fields, Papaya Thefts | 2 Comments »
I’ll put this in the strange and bizarre category! Hawaii radio station 102.7 Da Bomb is giving away BREAST IMPLANTS in a strange contest that they are promoting! The strange thing about this contest is they want ladies to send in clothed pictures of their boobs and then voters will choose the best set of [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Comedy, Hawaii, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Breast Implant Contest, Breast Implant Give-a-way, Man Boobs, Strange Radio Contest | Leave a Comment »
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