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Vice President Joe Biden visited U.S. servicemen and women in Hawaii on his way back to Washington. He called them the “greatest generation of warriors that the world has ever produced.” A few days earlier… Biden was caught facing off against this Mongolian Wrestler! Related articles Joe Biden Meets With The Man Who Is The [...]
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Online auctions are great way to help raise money for local nonprofit organizations. You get a little in return while you give to a good cause. Participating in online auctions is easy. There’s no admission fee. As long as you visit the auction website before the electronic gavel falls, you can join the auction action [...]
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Here’s one for the ladies on the Big Island! The First Annual Girls Just Wanna Have Fun… “The Best Pacific Playboys All Male Revue” is happening this weekend at 100% Moxies Club Cafe.
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Just for Kids All classes are held at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in the Hale Ho’momana Educational Facility: 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano Village. Call (808) 967-8222 or e-mail: community@volcanoartcenter.org to register. Ukulele for Life, with Patrick Inouye Four Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27 with a performance on October 4. 3:00PM-3:45PM Ages [...]
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The County of Hawai‘i has scheduled a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection event from 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Wai‘ōhinu Solid Waste Transfer Station. The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management holds these free collection events to help residents conveniently dispose of acceptable HHW in a manner [...]
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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Erhard Autrata on Thursday (August 25) as “Officer of the Month” for August. It was Autrata’s second such award this year. The Hilo patrol officer was honored for what his supervisor described as his “continued commitment and dedication” to arresting drunk drivers. In 2010, Officer Autrata [...]
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Honolulu Police Chief And State Of Hawaii Sued For Second Amendment Violations The Hawaii Defense Foundation’s founding director and president, Christopher Baker, has filed a lawsuit against Honolulu Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, the Honolulu Police Department, the City and County of Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, and Governor Neil Abercrombie in connection with civil [...]
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It’s going down in Pahoa Town! Friday September 2nd TONIGHT at the Historic Akebono Theater…The Green!! Can You Hear them Coming? Back on the Big Island and Ready to Rock w/ Special Guests Damon Williams, Mano Ali’i and Rudeboy Defender Sound. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EPIC REGGAE RAGER YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! [...]
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Well it looks like the former publisher of the Garden Island Times, Cynthia Schur, is moving up in the world since first announcing that she was leaving the Garden Island paper over nine years ago. Santa Maria Times Publisher Cynthia Schur has been tapped to head up the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA), the state’s [...]
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Readers of Travel + Leisure vote Hawai’i, The Big Island the Top Hawaiian Island, and #7 in the World When the annual Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2011 readers‘ survey results were announced in the magazine’s August issue, Hawai’i Island won big in two important categories. The readers of Travel +Leisure voted Hawai’i, the [...]
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I heard one of my dogs barking profusely yesterday and I went out to see why he was trying to get underneath my car. I figured a cat must have been trapped under there… but boy was I shocked when I saw that Maka had found himself a Jackson Chameleon and he was set on [...]
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Ok… I just laughed my ass off… and I’m glad the guy is ok! In Hawaii, check this fire dancer out! He was so good until about the one minute mark. Once he started to realize he was on fire, he ran for the beach, threw some sand on himself and came back to perform [...]
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Big Island police are searching for an 82-year-old Hilo man reported as missing. Merle Bensema was last seen around 8 a.m. at his Hilo home Tuesday morning (August 23). He may have driven to the Waikoloa area. He has a medical condition that requires medication. Bensema is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-11, 215 pounds with a [...]
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Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) has decided to not seek judicial review of the decision of the hearings officer of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). After careful consideration, the company has concluded that an appeal will not be in the best interests of Honolulu , SCOA, or the project at this point. [...]
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The Summer of Jazz continues at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus on August 27 at 7:30 pm when the incredible voice of Elena Welch joins the Volcano Art Center Jazz Ensemble lead by Junior “Volcano” Choy and backed by drummer Bruce David, Brian McCree on bass, Gary Washburn and Kyle Matsuda on piano. Tickets for [...]
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I just got a Facebook reply to a post I posted on Facebook from Senator Akaka’s Communication Director, Jon Yoshimura, reporting that he evacuated the Senate Building in Washington D.C. following this mornings earthquake. I’m awaiting a follow up response on whether Senator Akaka was with him and/or is safe now. *UPDATE* Related articles Senator [...]
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Island Skydiving, LLC has successfully completed exploratory skydives at Upolu Airport over the prior two weekends. A request has been sent to Mr. Wong Yuen, Manager, Kona International Airport, State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airport’s Division for permission to begin daily skydiving operations at Upolu Airport beginning September 1, 2011. Island Skydiving, LLC is [...]
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Gallup Released it’s 2011 States Wellbeing List and Hawaii top the list again: Americans in Hawaii continued to set the national standard in wellbeing in the first half of 2011, followed closely by North Dakota. West Virginia and Kentucky maintained their status as the states with the lowest wellbeing. Nebraska, which showed the biggest gains [...]
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To wrap up summer and ramp up the school year, Queens’ MarketPlace and Maximum Capacity have teamed up for a fun Fall Fashion Show on Monday September 5 at 4:30 p.m. A splashy variety of children’s, women’s and men’s apparel, accessories, shoes, shades and sportswear will be in the spotlight, from numerous Queens’ MarketPlace award-winning [...]
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