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In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday (Jan 16), all federal, state and county offices including libraries will be closed. Hawaii County transfer stations will be open along with the West Hawaii and Hilo landfills. HI-5 redemption center hours may vary.

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Continuing on the path of investing in education, Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $14.2 million for additional Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) at schools and libraries.

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A minor earthquake occurred at 1:45:32 PM (HST) on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 .
The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 19 km (12 miles) WSW of Hawi.
The hypocentral depth is 28 km (17 miles).

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The moon turns full tonight at 9:30 p.m. Sunday (Jan 8) over Hawaii. The King Kamehameha I statue in the moonlight in Hilo.

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The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) today announced new information about the state’s upcoming civil union on-line application process scheduled to be activated on January 1, 2012 at 12:00 a.m.

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MEDIA RELEASE Governor Abercrombie, Hawaii Legislature Agriculture Chairmen, State and Federal officials to testify Honolulu, Hawaii – This Thursday, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) will hold a field hearing in Honolulu entitled Safeguarding Hawaii’s Ecosystem and Agriculture Against Invasive Species. Witnesses include Governor Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii Legislature Agriculture Committee Chairmen Senator Clarence Nishihara and [...]

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A series of earthquakes rocked North Hawaii Wednesday afternoon (Oct 19) with the first quake occurring at 2:10 p.m. at a magnitude 4.5M followed by at least four aftershocks of at least 3.0 magnitude and a swarm of smaller aftershocks. There is no tsunami threat from these earthquakes according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

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Just after sunset in Kailua-Kona as seen from Holualoa Sunday (Oct 2).

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As a result of recent declines in bunker fuel prices, Matson announced today that it is decreasing its fuel surcharge by three percentage points, from 45.5% to 42.5% for its Hawaii service, and from 47% to 44% for its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia service, effective this Sunday, September 25, 2011.

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The State of Hawaii will receive a federal grant totaling $1,591,789 for veterans cemeteries on the neighbor islands announced Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today.

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NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced Beth Giesting as the Healthcare Transformation Coordinator. This is a new position, established by an executive order.

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