Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Quince Mento has announced his retirement effective tomorrow (Dec. 1). In his place, John T. Drummond, an administrative officer at Civil Defense, will serve as interim administrator. Mento, 53, is a Hawaii Island native and 1976 graduate of Konawaena High School. He has been in charge of keeping island residents [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Earthquakes, Environment, Hawaii, Security | Tagged: Hawaii County Civil Defense, Quince Mento: | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Someone once said that volunteers aren’t paid because they are priceless, and the phrase rings true at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, where a total of 1,058 volunteers have logged a cumulative 88,499 hours of priceless service this year. That’s the equivalent of 43 full-time equivalent employees. The park’s volunteer program encompasses nearly every task imaginable. [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Environment, Tourism | Tagged: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
A 60-year-old Washington man died Wednesday (November 30) while swimming in waters fronting White Sands Beach in Kailua-Kona. He was identified as Michael Gene Harvey of Centraila, Washington. At 8:09 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a body floating off shore. By the time officers and firefighters arrived at the scene, the [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Big Island Drowning, Michael Gene Harvey | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Jamie Kocher, CEO of the Waimea Bay Chili Pepper Company, and www.BambooandTikis.com, eats the largest and most spiciest part of the Bhut (Naga/Ghost) Jolokia Chili Pepper and this old man almost dies. The Bhut Jolokia holds the Guinness Book of World Record’s title as the hottest pepper. Jamie personally grows these peppers organically in Hawaii. [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Comedy, Food & Drink, Hawaii, Unexplained Phenomenon, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged: Idiot, Jamie Kocher, Jolokia Chili Pepper, Stupid, Waimea Bay Chilli Pepper Company, World's Hottest Pepper | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
For folks that don’t know Lynn Vasquez-DelCerna (AKA Auntie Pupule = Twitter @pupule ) she has run the Keiki Slippah Wish Project on a volunteer basis for the last few years now. What started as a small gift to the kids in Mayor Wrights Housing where she used to live because she was tired of [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Community, Kids | Tagged: Keiki Slippah Wish Project | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Big Island Carbon in Kawaihae on Hawaii’s Big Island has named Dr. Frederick S. Baker as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. “Dr. Baker comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be put to good use as we complete the testing phase and ramp up manufacturing of premium granular activated carbon [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hawaii, Sustainable Living, Technology | Tagged: Fred Baker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported as missing from Hilo since November 7. Brittney Willet-Chaves is described as Hawaiian, between 4-foot-8 and 5-foot-4, between 80-120 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a red tank-top. Police ask that anyone with information on her [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Community, Hawaii, Hilo, Missing | Tagged: Brittney Willet-Chaves, CrimeStoppers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Damon
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Kailua Park, also known as the Old Kona Airport Park, was vandalized Monday night or Tuesday morning, according to Bob Fitzgerald, director of the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation. Fitzgerald said the locks on gates were filled with cyanoacrylate, also known as “super glue,” concrete and human waste was mixed and poured down [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Kona, Legal | Tagged: Bob Fitzgerald, Kailua Park Vandalized | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Most of us are pretty sick and tired of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) policies at the airports but realize they are in place to protect all of us. Well it appears that a group of Honolulu TSA agents were taking their job a bit further and profiling folks that looked like Mexicans. Rep. Bennie [...]
Filed under: Hawaii, Oahu, Security, State Affairs, Transportation | Tagged: Honolulu TSA Agents, Racial Profiling, Transportation Security Administration, United States House Committee on Homeland Security | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Police Chief Harry Kubojiri has again asked the Hawaiʻi Police Activities League (HI-PAL) program to reach out to intermediate schools island wide to engage in a friendly competition to create a pledge against “ice” use. The winning pledge will be used and uttered by participants before the 31st Annual Winter Basketball Classic being held December [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Anyone that has driven through the intersection at Highway 130 and Old Government Road (Malama Market Intersection) knows how dangerous that intersection is and how danger Highway 130 is in general. Well it looks like that intersection is going to be turned into a round-a-bout fairly soon. Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division is seeking [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Pahoa, Something New?, State Affairs, Transportation | Tagged: Highway 130, Malama Market Place, Round-A-Bouts, Senator Kahele | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Big Island Police are searching for a 41-year-old kayaker reported as possibly missing. Lance Oliver of Kailua-Kona was last seen at Kahaluʻu Beach Park on November 22. He was scheduled to travel north along the coast to the Mahukona Beach area, then south to the Puʻuhonua O Honaunau City of Refuge, and finally return to [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hawaii, Missing | Tagged: CrimeStoppers, Kayaker Missing, Lance Oliver | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
The Hawai`i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is working on an Environmental Clean Up Campaign. A limited number of grants in the amount of $250.00 – $1,000.00, are available for private non-profit organizations or organizations that have a non-profit community sponsor to assist organizations in the clean up of illegal dump sites in the [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Environment, Hawaii, Opala in Paradise | Tagged: Big Island Grant, Garbage in Hawaii, Illegal Dumping | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Damon
Well it looks like the County of Hawaii is FINALLY revamping their website. I try and visit the site at least once a day to see if anything is new going on. The message under Mayor Kenoi reads: Welcome to the County of Hawai‘i website! This website offers a directory of County offices and services [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Blogs, Hawaii, Kenoi, Something New?, Technology | Tagged: County of Hawaii Website, Mayor Kenoi | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Damon
There is a white tiger named Namaste at the Panaewa Zoo on the Big Island here in Hawaii and apparently he doesn’t have much manners! You know a tiger doesn’t want to be photographed when he does this! Namaste – It is a customary greeting when individuals meet, and a valediction upon their parting.
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Comedy, Environment, Hawaii, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Bengal Tiger, Namaste, Panaewa Zoo, White Tiger | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Damon
Magnitude 3.0 Date-Time Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 00:45:19 UTC Monday, November 28, 2011 at 02:45:19 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 19.366°N, 155.020°W Depth 6.2 km (3.9 miles) Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII Distances 16 km (10 miles) SW (221°) from Leilani Estates, HI 17 km (10 miles) SE [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Earthquakes, Puna | Tagged: 3.0 Magnitude Earthquake, United States Geological Survey | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Damon
Big Island police have located 24-year-old Turner Kaimana Au of Puna, who was wanted for questioning. Au was arrested Saturday morning (November 26) on suspicion of first-degree burglary when South Hilo patrol officers stopped him for a traffic violation. He was released Sunday afternoon (November 27) while detectives continue their investigation. Police are asking for [...]
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Posted on November 28, 2011 by Damon
Big Island police are searching for a 45-year-old Ka’ū man wanted on seven outstanding warrants with bail totaling $300,300. Rodney Naiole Kahele is described as 6-foot-1, 180 pounds with short black hair, brown eyes and numerous tattoos on his back, arms and legs. He was last seen in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates area but [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2011 by Damon
Pahoa Village Disc Golf Course is the first “public” DG Course to be approved in the State of Hawaii. Funding has been approved! Pledges and Commitments have been made! Surveying has begun! Sponsors are being gathered! Perched on a beautiful property overlooking rustic and historic Pahoa Village, the freshly approved “Pahoa Village Disc Golf Course” [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Pahoa, Something New?, Sports | Tagged: Disc Golf, Disc Golf in Hawaii, Frisbee Golf, Pahoa, Pahoa Village | 2 Comments »
