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Please help keep our island green and recycle your holiday tree and greenery. After Christmas, drop your trees at any of eight county recycle and transfer stations: Hilo, Puakō, Kailua-Kona, Honoka‘a, Kea‘au, Keauhou, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu.

This program will last from Dec. 26, through Jan. 15, 2012

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From the office of Gov. Neil Abercrombie: Aloha friends, Please take a moment to watch this one minute holiday message, “The Values Of Christmas.” Transcript: We all know Christmas is a special time of the year and we say so every Christmas. But what is it that makes it special? I suspect it’s because we [...]

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“The Magic of Christmas” display is lighting up the Hawaii County building at 25 Aupuni Street in Hilo with live entertainment starting at 5 p.m. nightly.

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“The Magic of Christmas”

A FREE event for the whole community!

December 15 – 23, 2011
8am to 8pm.

Monday to Friday @ the County Bldg., 25 Aupuni St.

Plus Live entertainment & activities nightly from 5-8pm!

Enjoy 32 beautifully decorated Christmas trees that light up the walkways of the County Building!

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Ating Bahay celebrate the true meaning of Filipino Christmas. Ating Bahay is a grassroots community based group committed to strengthening families and creating vibrant, violence free communities through education, outreach and prevention of domestic violence.

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This Christmas, the Friends of Washington Place is hosting a special Christmas Open House with holiday entertainment and historical stories on Friday, December 16, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Reservations are required for this event and can be made by calling 586-0248 by Thursday, December 15th.

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The Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade was blessed with barely a touch of rain at the start for a mostly cool and dry upcountry night for the thousands lined along the streets for the annual event Saturday (Dec 3).

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Holualoa Village celebrates the beginning of the holiday season this Saturday evening with its 15th annual Music & Light Festival. The free public event begins with the lighting of the Village Christmas tree on the lawn of the Library at dusk and runs until 8:30 p.m.

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This year’s parade will be – as always – the first Saturday of the month — Dec. 3, 2011, but will begin a half hour earlier than ever before – at 5:30 p.m. — to encourage youth groups and other walking units to participate. Waimea’s Christmas parade “signature” of a convoy of festively trucks from all over the island will again join the fun, as will HELCO’s Toys For Tots Train, Hawai’i County Police and Fire Departments and most important of all to keiki – North Hawai’i Community Hospital’s Santa Float.

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MEDIA RELEASE A miniature Christmas Village created by beloved island painter and Kona resident Martha Greenwell is on display at the Isaacs Art Center at Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy through January 5, 2012. The Christmas village, affectionately known as “The Mouse House,” made its first Big Island appearance in December 2005 at the Kona Historical Society [...]

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Kick off the Christmas holiday season at the 2nd Annual Christmas at Hulihe’e Palace on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Gates open at 6PM. Tickets for this gala event are $100 per person and limited special reserved tables are also available.

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Parade Participants can pick up their entry packets now at The Keaau Village Market main office, the Bread Box located in the Keaau Village Market, Keaau Ace Hardware, Keaau Middle School and Keaau High Schools front offices or online at kybc808. Deadline to submit a packet is November 15 so hurry and get yours today!

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