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US News & World Report ranked the top hospitals in the large metropolitan cites in the nation. Here is how Hawaii’s hospitals top four ranked out of seventeen judged.
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Media Release: The 52nd Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament invites visitors and kamaaina to its Billfish Parade this Sunday, July 24, 2011, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The parade will begin at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel and wind its way through Kailua Village ending at Hualalai Road. The HIBT parade will feature international teams including [...]
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Media Release: The Big Island Beekeepers Association wants to get word to beekeepers and apiaries throughout the state, alerting them to requirements for entering the 2nd Annual Hawaiian Natural Honey Challenge. This year the honey challenge is being held in conjunction with the Western Apicultural Society Conference set for Sept. 12-15 at the Hapuna Beach [...]
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Recently, Harry Kojima, the star of “Hari’s Kitchen” and “Let’s Go Fishing”, passed away at the age of 65. The funeral was held this past Saturday in Mililani and Wes Suzawa made this video recently entitled “A Tribute to Hari”
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On Saturday a member of the newly formed Opala in Paradise group posted the following on facebook: Our Postal carrier just advised me that someone dumped 8 batteries by the mailboxes at Papaya Farms Road….about 1/2 mile WaaWaa side of Four Corners. I knew that I would be in the area today so I went [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Community, Education, Environment, Hawaii, Opala in Paradise, Transportation | Tagged: Battery Recycling, Hawaii, Opala in Paradise, Pahoa Battery and Propane | 1 Comment »
I noticed this video uploaded to youtube today that is basically a radiation test of water taken from the roof of a catchment system here in the Ainaloa area of the Big Island: Here is what the person said about the video: …So far, all samples have returned “low” levels.. or basically NO levels of [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Health, Rumors, State Affairs, Technology | Tagged: Catchment Systems, Fukushima, Japan, Radiation on the Big Island of Hawaii, Radiation Test Results, Radiation Testing in Hawaii, Water Safety | Leave a Comment »
The Big Island does not have curbside pick up of garbage and we have been having a major problem with illegal dumping going on. As the Big Island grows, I would think we would start thinking more about having the county provide garbage pick up in at least some parts of the county. A truck [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Community, Environment, Hawaii, Health, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Opala in Paradise | Tagged: Hawaii, Hawaii County Garbage Pick Up, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Opala in Paradise, Recycling in Hawaii, Trash | 5 Comments »
Today marks the grand opening of the new Pahoa Self Storage rental facility in Pahoa. Former Councilwoman Emily Naeole was on hand to bless the facility. The facility has both large and small units available. The larger units are almost large enough to put a small car into. They are located at 15-2737 Pahoa Village [...]
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Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2011 Courtney Coleman answers questions for the Miss Teen USA Pageant that will be held today (2pm Hawaii time) at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas 1. Why should you be the next Miss Teen USA? 2. If you could make up any word… what would it be? 3. What’s the [...]
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Media Release: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo students enrolled in the Marine Science (MARE) Summer Program were recently treated to a rare hands-on learning experience as they witnessed the real-life rescue of an endangered sea turtle at Punalu‘u. Wednesday, June 29, began routinely enough as the students, Professors Dr. Jason and Jennifer Turner, plus MARE [...]
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Media Release: Members of the Hawai’i Police Department’s 79th Recruit Class were recognized Friday (July 15) during ceremonies held at Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo. The police recruits, who just completed 5 1/2 months of intensive training, will undergo four months of on-the-job field training with veteran police officers before they are qualified to work [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Hawaii, Legal, Security | Tagged: 79th HPD Recruit Class, Aaron K. Kaeo, Aaron M. Tanaka, Amy C. Masuyama, Brad L. Resureccion, Branden K. Watanabe, Bruce I. M. Parayno, Chelsey W. Heidenfeldt, Derek Kenison Jr., Dwayne E. Sluss, Ernest B. K. Texeira, Hanalei S. Pagan, Hawaii Police Department, Jensen X. Rodrigues, Jonathan K. Kailiuli, Joshua K. Pa, Kelena D. Ho'okano, Kelsey K. Kobayashi, Keng C. Singleton, Nicholas C. K. McDaniel, Officer Aaron Carvalho, Peter P. Tourigny, Robert A. K. Ayau, Roland A. Kuamoo, Vaughn S. Kelii, Wyatt K. Kaili-Leong | Leave a Comment »
The Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency requests your assistance in completing the following surveys. 1. The purpose is to determine interest and feasibility of providing additional transportation service between Volcano Village and Hilo. 2. The transit agency has prepared a survey to gather data on interest, scheduling, and routing for bus service within Paradise Park. [...]
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Media Release: It’s a Midsummer Night Scream in Hilo! Hawaii Island’s Paradise Roller Girls are hosting Seattle’s Rat City Roller Girls’ Sockit Wenches… and Oahu’s Pacific Roller Derby all-stars, the Hulagans, in a derby double-header. The event is scheduled for Sat., Aug. 13 at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Entertainment, Hawaii, MMA, Sports | Tagged: Pacific Roller Girls, Paradise Roller Girls, Roller derby, Seattle’s Rat City Roller Girls’ Sockit Wenches, Womens Flat Track Racing | 1 Comment »
The founder of the The Global Legends, Elbert “Tree” Gordon, is committed to inspiring the youth, The former Harlem Globetrotter is bringing The Global Legends for some basketball clinics and a couple games in both Hilo and Kona. Some of the proceeds from the basketball games will be going to the Lawakua Nui program which [...]
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Media Release: County of Hawai`i Mayor Billy Kenoi today announced a new two-year agreement with the Hawai`i Government Employees Association that continues a limited county furlough program to save an estimated $2.1 million per year. The agreement calls for HGEA members to accept furloughs of one day per month for the two-year period that began [...]
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Media Release: The Sixteenth Annual Huggo’s Wahine Tournament is set for Saturday, July 30th. Hawaii’s only all-women tournament is looking for wahine (women) anglers for its legendary tournament of fun, sun and of course, great fishing along the Kona coast. Entry fee is $400 per team and includes 4 anglers, captain and crew aboard some [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Food & Drink, Hawaii, Kona, Sports | Tagged: Fishing in Hawaii, Huggo's Wahine Tournament, Marlin Fishing in Hawaii, Pacific Blue, Wicky Wacky Hukilau Hula Luau | Leave a Comment »
Here is a photo that the U.S. Pacific Fleet has released on their facebook site of the missile that was fired from an Royal Australian Navy Ship a few weeks ago off the coast of Kauai. KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (June 20, 2011) A Standard Missile (SM 2) is fired from the Royal Australian Navy guided-missile [...]
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I saw this car parked last week at the Pahoa Post Office and I was quite impressed with it. Interesting license plate… Your Majesty.
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From the Governor’s Office: Governor Neil Abercrombie approved the hiring of 10 agricultural inspectors, restoring some positions that were eliminated in 2009. The 10 positions will increase the level of inspections of produce and agricultural material and decrease inspection delays at Honolulu International Airport. “Reinstating our agricultural inspectors was a key element of the New [...]
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