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2009-10 BIIF Volleyball (Girls)    I. Divisions: * WEST Division (12 regular season games) : Kealakehe, Hawaii Prep, Honokaa, Kohala, Konawaena, Laupahoehoe, Parker * EAST Division (14 regular season games): Kamehameha, Keaau, Waiakea, Christian Liberty, Hilo, Ka’u, Pahoa, St. Joseph’s II. BIIF Tournament Format:  * Teams joining or dropping from league play PRIOR to first […]

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LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men’s soccer team, after pulling out of a 1-1 halftime stalemate with a pair of spectacular scores to start the second half, held on for a tight 3-2 non-conference victory over Hawaii Hilo Monday night. The Tritons improve to 2-0-0 with the win while UHH, a member […]

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MEDIA RELEASE This isn’t on the Big Island, but … ouch. Statement from Donn Takahashi, President Prince Resorts Hawaii: The lenders of the Makena Resort, who filed a foreclosure action last week, are unable to meet the funding terms and conditions required by Maui Prince Hotel LLC to continue as the management company for the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A minor earthquake occurred at 6:16:11 AM (HST) on Monday, August 31, 2009 . The magnitude 3.1 event occurred 48 km (30 miles) NE of Kahakuloa, Maui. The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles). More info: tux.wr.usgs.gov/Quakes/hv00035196.html

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai’i Police Department is investigating a theft of jewelry from a visitor in Hilo last week. A 47-year-old Oahu woman reported that on August 24, an unknown person removed her Hawaiian Bracelet after she left it briefly unattended in a restroom at a business on Hinano Street. The 10 mm bracelet, valued […]

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COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE & COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 IN KONA  9:00 AM   FINANCE COMMITTEE Comm.. 456  Update from the dept. of Finance’s RPT administrator Comm.. 487  Establish budgetary independence for Leg. Auditor (Bill 131)  Comm.. 488  Council approval for certain land transactions (Bill 132) Comm.. 491  Mid level road – Ane Keohokalole – […]

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Dates and Times for 2009 Events 29 August 2009 – Investiture of Royal Court, Puu Honua o Honaunau, 10:00am 4 September 2009 – Ms. Aloha Nui Pageant, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel, 6:00pm 5 September 2009 – Poke Contest, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel, 11:00am 6 September 2009 – Kindy Sproat Falsetto Contest, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel, […]

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Recovery Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses DOT’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to Create New Bond Fee Reimbursement Program WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $20 million in recovery funds to create the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Bonding Assistance Program, an initiative that will […]

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MEDIA RELEASE If your small business is stressed meeting expenses during these economic times, the U.S. Small Business Administration has a new loan program designed just for you. SBA’s America’s Recovery Capital Loan Program can provide up to $35,000 in short-term relief for viable small businesses facing immediate financial hardship to help ride out the […]

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  MEDIA RELEASE  The Kailua-Kona Public Library presents the fall Read-To-Me preschool storytimes at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays in the Children’s Room on the following dates: Sept. 3, 10, and 17.     Flip-Flap Jack is back!  Come and join the circle for stories, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and songs.   This program is free for children […]

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Hawaii-Hilo vs #14 Cal State L.A. (Aug 29, 2009 at Los Angeles, CA) Hawaii-Hilo (0-1) vs. Cal State L.A. (1-0) Date: Aug 29, 2009 Attendance: 138 Weather: Goals by period 1 2 Total Hawaii-Hilo 0 1 1 Cal State L.A. 1 1 2 Hawaii-Hilo Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A GK 1 Mercado, Ivan […]

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Volleyball Box Score MSUB-VB vs Hawaii Hilo (Aug 29, 2009 at Honolulu, HI) MSUB-VB | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN ## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE —————————————————————————– 1 Boe,Jen…………. 3| 5 6 21 -.048| 2| 0 1| 0| 6| 0 1 1| 0 2 Morrison,Hillary…. 3| 0 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Learn how to raise and manage your own bees effectively whether it is for harvesting honey, pollinate your fruit trees and flowers or simply to build strong hives for local and global sustainability. You need to know that effective bee management can have major impact on the health of your honeybee colony. Get […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A public reading and book-signing event Sunday in Hilo marks publication of a compilation by Hawaii’s women writers. “Hookupu; An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women” is a contemporary compilation of writings from the native women of Hawaii — the first published collection of its kind, which includes many works by unpublished […]

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