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The Civil Defense sirens are tested monthly at 11:45 a.m. on the first work day of the month. The monthly test is a one minute sounding. It is a good idea to listen to a local radio stations during the monthly test to ensure you can receive the Emergency Alert Messages which are broadcast in conjunction with the monthly siren test.

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The Coast Guard is implementing the use of a non-lethal signaling and warning device to support the service’s ports waterways and coastal security mission in Hawaii.

The LA51 signal and warning device is a fired from a 12-gauge military shotgun to produce a visible signal at a range of 100 meters. Training will be conducted in a designated firing range approximately 50 miles north of Oahu.

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‘Today is but another step forward in all of us, as a community, taking a collective step toward removing ourselves from our dependency on fossil fuel’

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Restoration of the Kailua Village Seawall along Aliʻi Drive, damaged by the 2011 tsunami, will begin April 23. The 11,000-square-foot Mākālei Fire Station currently under construction in Kona is 94 percent completed. Contractors for the roadwork along West Kawailani Street in South Hilo, will begin mobilizing at the site the first week in May with construction to follow.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The following PDF includes the actions taken by the Hawaii County Council at its regular meeting April 17 in Hilo. — Find out more: www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-counci…

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According to the mayor the $365 million FY 2012-2013 budget is $37,911,650 or 9.4 percent less than the budget in effect when the administration took office in 2008.

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Lt. Governor Brian Schatz began his work in Japan and Korea by meeting with 2011 APEC Ambassador Kurt Tong, now Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy.

During the Monday meeting (Sunday, Hawaii time), the two discussed strategies to strengthen U.S-Japan relationships, building new clean energy partnerships in Hawai‘i , and ways of ensuring that the state’s tourism remains on track with its current growth rates.

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Joy, fellowship and family were the themes for an April 12 ceremony commemorating the reopening of an improved and expanded Gilbert Carvalho Park in Hilo.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s community meeting in North Kohala that was planned for April 17 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kohala Intergenerational Center.

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MEDIA RELEASE Ahead of Thursday’s Second Crossover deadline, the Hawaii State Senate has advanced several bills that align with its 2012 Legislative Session priorities: job creation, economic recovery and restoring the safety net. The overarching themes and priorities set forth also align with Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s “A New Day in Hawaii.” Creating jobs and putting [...]

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Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi and Council Chairman Dominic Yagong were featured speakers at the Kona Town Meeting Tuesday (April 10) at the Old Kona Airport Pavillion.

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After nearly 30 years of working towards an agreement with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), Governor Neil Abercrombie today signed into law a measure that settles OHA’s unresolved claims to income and proceeds from ceded lands. Senate Bill 2783 conveys contiguous and adjacent parcels in Kaka’ako Makai valued at $200 million to resolve this dispute.

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