Mayor Kenoi Unveils Geothermal Working Group Report

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Damon

Hawai‘i Island is rich in resources to address our energy needs. All that is needed is cooperation and initiative to make the move to 100% renewable energy, agreed all the speakers at the unveiling of the Geothermal Working Group’s final report today at Mayor Billy Kenoi’s office. “Hawai‘i County should aim and commit to being [...]

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Supreme Court Rules Election Maps Unconstitutional… Big Island Will Gain Senate Seat Now

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Damon

The Big Island will now get another seat in the Senate: The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the new election maps for the state of Hawaii are unconstitutional.The court ordered the Hawaii Reapportionment Commission to draw up new maps that conform with state law…. Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30137341/detail.html#ixzz1iYbzNfHl

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Bay Clinic CEO Resigining to Become CEO of AlohaCare

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Damon

Bay Clinic’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Strauss announced today that he will be resigning from his post and leaving Hawaii Island at the end of January. Strauss will serve as the new Chief Operating Officer for AlohaCare, Hawaii’s third-largest health plan administrator based in Honolulu. Strauss joined Bay Clinic, Inc. in 2007 following a tumultuous [...]

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Big Island Police Seeking Hamakua Man Wanted in Connection with Sex Assault

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Damon

Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old Hāmākua man wanted for questioning in connection with a reported sexual assault of an adult female at a South Kohala public beach during the early morning hours of December 28. Detectives are seeking Eagle Adam Tobin, last known to have lived in Waipio [...]

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Volcano Scientist Presents Two Talks About Kilauea’s Ongoing Eruptions

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Damon

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s 1912–2012 Centennial—100 Years of Tracking Eruptions and Earthquakes Matt Patrick, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will present two talks about Kīlauea Volcano in East Hawai‘i in the coming week.   The presentations are part of a series of HVO talks being held during Hawai`i Island’s 3rd annual [...]

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