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Expect traffic delays due to military convoys between PTA and Kawaihae Harbor Kamehameha-Hawaii wins tough battle against Honokaa in girls soccer Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for Thursday, January 26, 2012 Volcano Watch: With a little help from our friends, Volunteers contribute to HVO’s success Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Hilo 82–58 in BIIF Boys Basketball Coast Guard airdrops medical supplies to cruise ship Northeast of Hilo Guided geology hike explores footprints in the Ka‘u Desert Sunday (Jan 29) Celebrity Chefs work with keiki and dazzle with dinner Pro Bowl 2012 youth clinic arrives on Big Island President Obama
 
A convoy of military vehicles heads up Waikoloa Road Friday (May 27) on their way to Pohakuloa Training Area. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Expect traffic delays due to military convoys between PTA and Kawaihae Harbor

Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Jan. 28, Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. via Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Akoni Pule corridor.

Kamehameha-Hawaii wins tough battle against Honokaa in girls soccer

Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Honokaa 1–0 in a hard fought BIIF Division II semifinal match Thursday (Jan 26). Video of the action.

Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for Thursday, January 26, 2012

A recent video shows vigorous spattering can be seen along the south margin of the Halemaumau lava lake.

Volcano Watch: With a little help from our friends, Volunteers contribute to HVO’s success

More than 300 employees—scientists, technicians, and support staff—have worked at HVO over the past century, but the observatory could not have been as productive as it has been without the assistance of volunteers.

Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Hilo 82–58 in BIIF Boys Basketball

The Kamehameha-Hawaii Warriors defeated their crosstown rivals the Hilo Vikings 82–58 in BIIF boys basketball Wednesday night (Jan 25).

Coast Guard airdrops medical supplies to cruise ship Northeast of Hilo

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew flew more than 900 miles to airdrop a package containing blood and medical supplies to a cruise ship northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, Tuesday (Jan 24).

Guided geology hike explores footprints in the Ka‘u Desert Sunday (Jan 29)

In honor of Volcano Awareness Month, the Hawai‘i Volcanoes Institute presents “Footprints Trail to Mauna Iki,” a guided geological hike in the Ka‘u Desert.

Celebrity Chefs work with keiki and dazzle with dinner

Chefs visited keiki at the Waimea Middle School Malaai Garden during the day and dazzled with dinner at the Mauna Lani Bay Canoe House restaurant at night.

Pro Bowl 2012 youth clinic arrives on Big Island

Pro Bowl 2012 youth clinic arrives on Big Island

Players, cheerleaders visit schools, conduct pair of work outs for young isle athletes

President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address Tuesday (Jan 24)

Video of President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Big Blue Marble we call home

4:00 am, Sunday, January 29, 2012

This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012. NASA renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite in honor of the late meteorologist Verner E. Suomi.

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Big Island lane closures for the week of January 30 through February 3, 2012

Big Island lane closures for the week of January 30 through February 3, 2012

4:00 am, Sunday, January 29, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — HAWAII BELT ROAD (ROUTE 19) — 1) LAUPAHOEHOE TO NINOLE Intermittent single lane closures on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions between Stevens Road and Old Mamalahoa Highway on Monday, January 30, [...]

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Matson to raise fuel surcharge by five percent in February

11:39 pm, Saturday, January 28, 2012

As a result of rising bunker fuel prices and other energy related costs, Matson announced today that it is raising its fuel surcharge by five percentage points, from 40.5% to 45.5%, for its Hawaii service, effective February 26, 2012. The adjustment follows three consecutive decreases in August through October 2011, which totaled seven percentage points in a six week period.

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SKEA Annual Membership Day Sunday (Jan 29)

4:00 pm, Saturday, January 28, 2012

Please join us for our annual membership meeting and general celebration of the arts on Sunday (Jan 29) from 2–5 p.m.! Music will be provided by the Sakura Ensemble and the Kahikina’s Nahenahe Ohana and friends. Complimentary light pupus and beverages.

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High Surf Advisory in effect for Kona until Sunday (Jan 29)

High Surf Advisory in effect for Kona until Sunday (Jan 29)

3:28 pm, Saturday, January 28, 2012

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Surf Advisory for the Kona coast until 6 p.m. Sunday (Jan 29). Surf is forecast to be eight to 12 feet in height and expected to gradually lower on Sunday. Beachgoers should use caution when in and near the ocean.

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Fire Weather Watch issued for Kona and Kohala Sunday (Jan 29)

3:23 pm, Saturday, January 28, 2012

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Sunday (Jan 29) for Kona and Kohala due to strong winds and dry weather conditions. A high pressure system North of the islands may lead to critical fire weather conditions.

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Friends of the Future reflects on 20 years of community work.

Friends of the Future reflects on 20 years of community work.

5:05 am, Saturday, January 28, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Future Annual Report, Kapaipai (to flourish), is now available online at www.FOFHawaii.org Kapaipai summarizes more than 20 years of work on Hawaii Island which began with a series of conversations celebrating pluralism, duality, and cultural diversity. A nonprofit organization, Friends of the Future has provided a home to more [...]

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Unemployment rate was 6.3 percent for 2011

Unemployment rate was 6.3 percent for 2011

9:43 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations has announced the seasonally adjusted annual unemployment rate for 2011 was 6.3 percent, down from 6.6 percent in 2010. In a separate measure of employment, in 2011 over 2010, the annual average statewide job count increased by 7,100, or 1.2 percent, to 594,000, with [...]

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Kaiser launches app, mobile-optimized website

Kaiser launches app, mobile-optimized website

4:47 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE More than 68,000 Kaiser Permanente patients in Hawaii can now easily access their own medical information anywhere in the world on mobile devices through a mobile-optimized website. Nationally, 9 million Kaiser Permanente patients will benefit from this new mobile access. “Providing our patients with clear and convenient access to their health information is [...]

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‘Day at Hulihee’ set for March 24

‘Day at Hulihee’ set for March 24

4:45 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE The picturesque, seaside grounds of Hulihee Palace will be the location of the annual spring fundraiser, Day at Hulihee, on Saturday, March 24. An 8:30 a.m. traditional Hawaiian blessing kicks off the 9 a.m.-4 p.m. event, which is hosted by palace caretakers the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins. Debuting at the [...]

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Franklin to speak in Hilo (Feb. 3)

Franklin to speak in Hilo (Feb. 3)

3:31 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE Neill Franklin, the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Friday Feb. 3 at the East Hawaii Cultural Council. LEAP is one of the leading organizations in the drug reform movement, and Franklin, a 34-year police veteran, speaks on the futility of the “War on Drugs” and presents [...]

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Two giants released by Millisecond Publishing Co.

Two giants released by Millisecond Publishing Co.

2:29 pm, Friday, January 27, 2012

MEDIA RELEASE Two enormous ancestral history eBooks have just become available from Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc. (MPC). They are almost certainly the largest digital books in the fields of both genealogy and history, and probably the largest digital books in any field. Each of these PDF titles is larger than a 50-volume work of 500 [...]

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