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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Helene Hale, who was the state’s first woman mayor, died of natural causes Friday, Feb. 1 at her Hilo home. She was 94. Born the oldest of three siblings on March 23, 1918 in Minneapolis, Helene Eleanor Hilyer graduated from the University of Minnesota, where her grandfather had been the first African-American [...]

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Peter Sur pens tribute to running coach, teacher, friend

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In remembrance of former Hawaii Board of Education member, Rev. Canon Darrow L. Kanakanui Aiona, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered that all national and Hawaii flags at state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, the day of his burial.

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He had been at a Bethesda, Md. hospital for the last week, being treated for a respiratory ailment following a fainting spell. He was 88.

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Hawaii 24/7 reports that Guy Toyama, Friends of NELHA executive director, has died.

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MEDIA RELEASE “Peter” Frank Chi, a member of the University of Hawaii men’s swimming team, died Saturday, Oct. 6 from an apparent cardiac arrest. Chi, 19, was found unresponsive in his dorm room in the early morning hours and was admitted to Straub Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Chi had been earlier diagnosed [...]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 A descendant of Hawaiian royalty and well-known Kona realtor has succumbed to heart disease. Wattie Mae Hedemann, 84, died Nov. 15 at Kona Community Hospital. One of the first flight of female attendants for Hawaiian Airlines, mother of a Vietnam War hero and widow of an award-winning paniolo, Hedemann claimed descent [...]

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U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement on the passing of University of Hawaii Law School Professor Jon Van Dyke.

“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my very dear friend, Jon Van Dyke, a celebrated legal scholar, ardent defender of human rights and the environment, and beloved educator, husband, and father.

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Former Hawaii County Mayor Herbert Tatsuo Matayoshi, 82 passed away on July 11, 2011 at Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born on November 21, 1928 in Hilo, Hawaii. He was first elected as a supervisor to the County of Hawaii in 1962, and continued as a county councilman from 1968 until he was elected as Mayor. He was the Mayor of Hawaii County from 1974 through 1984.

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Former Hawaii County Mayor Stephen Kai Yamashiro passed away Tuesday (May 24) at the age of 69. Yamashiro served as Mayor from 1992 to 2000.

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Friends, family and a slate of musicians gathered Saturday in Ocean View to celebrate the life of Buddy Fo, Hawaiian entertainer and 2003 Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

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Herb Kane, world-renowned Hawaii artist, historian and author, died Tuesday, March 8, Hawaii 24/7 has learned. Kane, who recently had been ill, was 82.

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