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The Kealakehe Waveriders girls kept their perfect 14-0 season with a win against cross-town rival Konawaena in a cross-island championship game in Keaau Saturday (Jan 28). Video of the action.

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On Tuesday, January 24th 2012 NFL Football Players and NFL Cheerleaders will be holding Youth Clinics for Hawai`i Island intermediate and high school students at Kealakehe High School from 3:00–5:30 PM and Wednesday, January 25th 2012, at Keaau High School from 3:00–5:30 PM. Players and cheerleaders will also visit a local school for an assembly before the clinics.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A pair of alumni football games are slated for West Hawaii this weekend. More than 200 alumni from four local high schools signed up and ready to play in full contact games. The games: * 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at Kealakehe High School Kealakehe Alumni vs. Konawaena Alumni * 2 p.m. [...]

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Dr. Bill Walsh, aquatic biologist with the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, will address the issue of aquarium collecting in West Hawaii and separate myth from reality at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec 6) at Kealakehe High School Library.

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In the girls championship match Freshman Gabbie Ewing scored in overtime off a pass from sophomore Nanea Tavares in the 94th minute to wrap up the title for Hawaii Preparatory Academy over Mid-Pacific Sunday (Nov 27).

For the boys championship the Kealakehe Waveriders edged Iolani 1-0 in penalty kicks on the eighth shooter to claim the boys title.

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The Hawaii Prep girls beat King Kekauliki 4-2 in Saturday’s match at the 40th Anuual Ka Makani Soccer Classic. The Ka Makani girls will meet Mid-Pacific in a championship match at 9:45 a.m. Sunday (Nov 27). All matches are being played at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea.

In boys action Saturday the Kealakehe Waveriders beat the Honokaa Dragons 3-2. The Waveriders advance to the boys championship game against Iolani at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Honokaa boys won their first round match against Mid-Pacific during the 40th Annual Ka Makani Soccer Classic in Waimea Friday (Nov 25). Hawaii Prep and Hilo girls also won their matches. Hawaii Prep, Honokaa and Kealakehe boys won on the first day.

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Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s 40th annual Ka Makani Soccer Classic starts Friday (Nov 25) at the HPA campus. Last year’s champions were Baldwin for the girls and Punahou for the boys. This year Hawaii Prep, Radford, King Kekauliki, Kailua, Lahainaluna, Hilo, Mid-Pacific, Waipahu, Waimea, Kamehameha-Hawaii, Iolani, Honokaa, Kapaa and Kealakehe are playing.

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A recent recycling audit conducted in October, established that 98 percent of the waste generated at the facility by County employees is being recycled or reused instead of being thrown into our landfills. The diversion rate for the entire facility, including public-generated waste, is 90 percent.

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Thursday, November 17, from 12-2 p.m. at the Kealakehe police station. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to meet the Police Department’s command staff and to discuss concerns with the police chief and commanders who oversee police operations in the Kona District. This event continues the district community meetings, which are rotated monthly throughout the eight police districts on the Big Island.

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The Kealakehe Waveriders hosted the Leilehua Mules Friday night (Nov 11) in Kona and suffered a 35-24 loss bringing their season to an end. The third seed Lahainalunas defended their home turf with a 23-6 win against the Wildcats. Lahainaluna will meet second seed Waipahu Friday night on Oahu.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Two West Hawaii teams represent the Big Island at this year’s state football tournament and both teams kick off their campaigns Friday evening. Kealakehe is seeded No. 4 in the Division I bracket and hosts Leilehua at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. In the Division II bracket, Konawaena is unseeded and faces [...]

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