Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: fiscal cliff, senator brian schatz
The legislation that the United States Senate just passed is not ideal but the alternative would be disastrous for the middle class in Hawai`i, and for the American economy. With this legislation, we can generate some of the needed revenue to fund important programs, and prevent a tax hike on lower and middle-income families. It […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: fatality, laupahoehoe, papaaloa
Fire/rescue crews answered a 1:34 p.m. alarm to Papaaloa in the Laupahoehoe area to search for a missing person. The fire department’s Chopper 1 spotted the missing person’s car in a river. Rescue crews found the body of the driver about 100 yards downstream of the car.
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: Annelle C. Amaral, hawaii parolling authority
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Annelle C. Amaral to the Hawaii Paroling Authority, effective immediately. The interim appointment fills a new seat in compliance with Act 139 of the 2012 Legislature, which increased Hawaii Paroling Authority members from three to five. Subject to state Senate confirmation, Amaral’s term will expire June 30, […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: atv, honda, recalls
A weld on the ATV’s front right and left upper suspension arms can separate, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, posing a crash hazard. Honda is aware of 10 incidents of suspension arm weld failures, including one in which a rider suffered a sprained wrist.
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: drowning, kailua-kona, police
HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a likely drowning in Kona over the weekend. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Saturday (December 29), Kona Patrol Officers responded to the end of OTEC road in Kailua-Kona to a report of a body floating in the ocean. A 40-year-old Kailua-Kona man, who had been swimming in an area of high […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: high surf advisory, Kohala, kona, nws, west hawaii
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the high surf advisory for the Kona-Kohala coast until 6 a.m. Tuesday (Jan 1). Surf is forecast to be 6 to 10 feet in height with possible locally higher sets. The large breaking waves will cause hazardous conditions in the surf zone including deadly rip currents.
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: committee to protect journalists, joel simon
MEDIA RELEASE Combat-related deaths in Syria and targeted murders in Somalia, Pakistan, and Brazil are the driving forces behind a sharp rise in press fatalities in 2012, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ year-end analysis of journalists killed in the line of duty. At least 67 journalists were killed worldwide in direct relation to […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: fireworks safety, helco
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Company urges the public to use caution if celebrating New Year’s Eve with fireworks. Carefully set up and use fireworks in an area clear of overhead power lines. Do not string fireworks on utility poles. If using a ladder, pole, or tie lines to set up fireworks, keep a 10-foot […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: brian schatz, u.s. senate
MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Brian Schatz will be staffing his office in the weeks ahead. “Getting my office operational and building our team is essential and we’ve made good progress in a very short period of time,†Schatz said. “We will be receiving resumes of people interested in serving in either our Washington D.C. or Hawaii […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: Hawaii County, state id cards
The County of Hawai’i will add staff at its Hilo and Kona driver’s license offices in January to try to expedite applications for licenses and state identification cards, but county managers are asking members of the public to be patient if they encounter unusually long lines or delays during the first week of the New […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: child and adolescent mental health, department of health, loretta fuddy, project laulima
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) and Developmental Disabilities Division recently received a grant for $3.6 million dollars over four years from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Hawaii was one of 15 sites selected nationwide through a highly competitive application process. The […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012. Tags: department of agriculture, fireweed, madagascan fireweed moth, russell kokubun
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii ranchers are hopeful that a small beige-colored moth will be able to control the fireweed, an invasive plant that is toxic to livestock and has caused havoc on the state’s prime pasturelands. For more than 13 years, entomologists and researchers at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have literally searched the world […]
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Posted in Environment
Posted on December 30, 2012. Tags: nap nanny, recalls
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and four major retailers are announcing a voluntary recall to consumers who own Nap Nanny® recliners made by Baby Matters, LLC of Berwyn, Pa. Retailers currently participating include Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us.
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Posted on December 30, 2012. Tags: donna mercado kim, hawaii state senate, josh green, malama solomon
MEDIA RELEASE Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim (Sen. District 14) has been selected as the president of the Senate and will preside during the 27th Hawaii State Legislature, which convenes Jan. 16, 2013. Sen. Ronald D. Kouchi (Sen. District 8 ) will serve as Senate Vice President. Sen. David Ige (Sen. District 16) will […]
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