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The 2012 edition of the Federal Interagency Recreation Pass and the annual Hawai‘i TriPark Pass are now on sale – just in time for the holidays. The new 2012 Interagency Recreation Pass provides access to recreation opportunities at national public lands managed by four Department of Interior agencies: the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Entertainment, Environment, Hawaii, Something New?, State Affairs, Tourism | Tagged: Federal Interagency Recreation Pass, Haleakalā National Park, Hawai‘i TriPark Pass, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, National Park Service | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t had a chance to swing by Ed Oshiro’s house and the Punalights in Hawaii Paradise Park this year, I highly suggest you do. Here is a presentation from last years display. If you want to see this years… you will have to go in person. This year Punalights has teamed up with [...]
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Briefing Serves as Springboard for Legislators and Island’s Health Leadership to Address Urgent Policy Priorities The critical importance of improving the availability of healthcare services in Hawaii County – now and in the future – was brought home to state legislators at a recent discussion of health problems, solutions and policy priorities for 2012 sponsored [...]
Filed under: Community, Hawaii, Health, Legislature, Security, State Affairs, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Cindy Evans, Hawaii County Health Care Services, Hawaii Health Care Alliance, Senator Josh Green | Leave a Comment »
Aloha mai kākou. As many of you may recall, Kamehameha Schools filed a lawsuit against Jane and John Doe and their former attorney, Eric Grant, in 2008, arising from their breach of our 2007 settlement agreement that ended the Does’ 2003 challenge of Kamehameha’s Hawaiian-preference admissions policy. This message is to let you know that [...]
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The Abercrombie Administration submitted its budget this afternoon with a renewed commitment to providing a secure and promising future for Hawai’i. The balanced budget seeks to achieve a healthy surplus, incorporates savings achieved through solid fiscal management, funds high-priority programs, and does not rely upon any tax increases. Governor Neil Abercrombie and Budget & Finance [...]
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Big Island police are investigating the theft of coffee cherries from trees in the Kaʻū District. One or more persons entered a property off an old cane haul road above Pāhala sometime between 5:30 p.m. December 9 and 7:30 a.m. December 11. They stripped off between 2,000 and 4,000 pounds of coffee cherries, causing damage [...]
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Quirino Antonio has been named by the County Water Board as the new Manager and Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply. He replaces Milton Pavao, who is retiring at the end of the year. Having worked with the Department for 37 years, Antonio’s qualifications and experience extend far beyond the minimum requirements of [...]
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Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in identifying and locating an unknown male wanted for the attempted sexual assault of an adult female with the use of a weapon. The attempted assault occurred on Sunday (December 18) at approximately 12:45 a.m. in the Puna District’s Leilani Estates subdivision. The male is described as [...]
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*12-22-11 UPDATE* She has been located. Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing. Miosoti Santiago-Militao was last seen in Hilo on December 12. She is described as African-American, 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the [...]
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The Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation honored Herb Kawainui Kāne as its 2011 Kamaʻāina of the Year for his contributions in reviving Hawaiian culture as an artist, historian, and author. As one of the founders of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Kāne was instrumental in the revival of non-instrument navigation, which had been lost in Hawaiʻi for centuries. [...]
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So I guess there are vampires in Hawaii! DJ Nocturna and Lana Saldania produced another spectacular Miss Vamp Hawaii 2011 Beauty Pageant, this time the 2nd Annual event was held at the graceful and historic Hawaii Theatre in downtown Honolulu. The evening flowed with the talents, on stage questions, and, of course, the moon bathing [...]
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Big Island police are renewing their request for information about an assault on October 24 at Wailoa State Park in Hilo. At approximately 7:30 p.m., an 18-year-old Hilo man, a 19-year-old Hilo man and a 17-year-old Pāhoa boy were in the parking lot near the large pavilion when four vehicles drove into the park and [...]
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The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) held its second annual “Meth Pledge” competition for middle school students. More than 80 entries were received and a panel of judges selected the winning entry. Bohdi Amar from Kohala Middle School submitted the winning entry: “I pledge not to do meth. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever. [...]
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Lambda Legal filed a discrimination lawsuit today in the First Circuit Court of Hawaii on behalf of a lesbian couple rejected by a commercial business establishment, Aloha Bed & Breakfast, because of the owner’s personal anti gay beliefs. “When you open the doors of your business to the public, Hawaii law absolutely forbids you from [...]
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The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts (“HARA”) is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Mele Mei, a month-long celebration of Hawaiian music, in May 2012. Events include workshops, concert performances, and the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Music Festival and Awards. Working in partnership with the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority to attract visitors in April and May, when [...]
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Well the last few weeks on the Big Island have been extremely wet, however the US Drought Monitor doesn’t seem to reflect that. I wonder where they take these readings? I would hardly say that the Big Island is in the middle of any sort of “Drought”. In fact… I really can’t remember the last [...]
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Last weekend my friend Mike Zagorski and I had the opportunity of a lifetime as we were invited to set a tandem altitude skydiving jump with SkyDive Hawaii. While the video that was taken of me was cool… I really like the footage that was taken of Mike using a GoPro camera attached to a [...]
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