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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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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, Big Island police offer shoppers the following tips to reduce the possibility of being a victim of theft or identity theft.

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Holiday happenings across the Big Island for families

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A daily schedule of festivities around the island … check back as we update the events through the next few weeks

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The annual Pahoa Holiday Parade rolled down he main street through Pahoa Saturday (Dec 5). See photos and video from the parade.

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In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. It eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month to encourage earlier holiday shopping, never on the occasional fifth Thursday.

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The 19th Annual Pahoa Holiday Parade commences at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in old Pahoa Town. Watch the always-colorful parade in this eclectic Puna town, and then head down to the Pahoa High and Intermediate School for the Ho’olaulea, featuring island fare and entertainment.

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Labor Day 2009: Sept. 7 The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day [...]

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The Fourth of July 2009 On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country. 2.5 million In [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE All public libraries will be closed on Thursday, June 11 to observe the 2009 King Kamehameha I Day Holiday. Visit the HSPLS website at www.librarieshawaii.or… for public service hours or call your local library.

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MEDIA RELEASE All public libraries will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday (April 12).

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A couple of the ladies over at the Hawaii House Blog got into the holiday spirit earlier this week at the House Christmas Party. Here’s a sample: JINGLE BILLS (to the tune of Jingle Bells) Dashing to the beach, with a surfboard on his truck Looking for the Finance Chair? Shoots, you’re out of luck! [...]

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