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Wattie Mae Hedemann, A Descendant of Hawaiian Royalty, Passes Away at Kona Community Hospital
A descendant of Hawaiian royalty and well-known Kona realtor has succumbed to heart disease. , 84, died Nov. 15 at Kona Community Hospital. One of the first flight of female attendants for Hawaiian Airlines, mother of a Vietnam War hero and widow of an award-winning paniolo, Mrs. Hedemann claimed descent to the royal chiefs of [...]
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Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School Files Appeal to the Board of Education
On Monday, November 28, 2011, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School filed an appeal to the Board of Education requesting that it allow an amendment to its school plan regarding setting local school board elections. (Click here: Laupahoehoe Charter School Appeal) The charter school’s Interim Local School Board is confident that the Board of Education will [...]
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Highway 130 Widening and an Ambulance
How appropriate… I just caught an ambulance flying past part of the Highway 130 widening project after Kalolo Drive.
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Webcast for Reporters on Unprecedented Black Hole Discovery to Publish in Nature
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will sponsor an embargoed press briefing detailing the discovery of unprecedented black holes, the specifics of which will be published December 8th in the journal Nature. With support from NSF, and using telescopes at the NSF-supported International Gemini Observatory, as well as the Keck Observatory in Hawaii and the McDonald Observatory in [...]
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New Hotel Manager Appointed at the Fairmont Orchid
Regional Vice President and General Manager Christof Luedi is pleased to announce the appointment of Noelani Cashman-Aiu to the position of Hotel Manager for The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii. Ms. Cashman-Aiu joins The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii from the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel where she held the position of Hotel Manager. Noelani began her hospitality career at [...]
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