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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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Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. The tsunami advisory for Japan has been cancelled.

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The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) expanded its online services to allow people to reactivate their unemployment claims on the internet beginning July 11, 2011, which will reduce their wait either at the unemployment office or via the telephone. This new option applies to people restarting their existing unemployment claim.

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There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii from the 7.6M earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Wednesday (July 6).

The tsunami warning for the Kermadec Islands, Tonga and New Zealand has been CANCELLED.

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Just another end to the day in Hilo with the bay and Mauna Kea.

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