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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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MEDIA RELEASE The holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating with friends and family, gift-giving, reflection and thanks. To commemorate this time of year, the U.S. Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its data collection. It’s in the Mail 19 billion Number of cards, letters and packages the U.S. […]

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Summertime is over and summer vacations have come to an end, it’s back-to-school time. It’s a time that many children have eagerly anticipated — catching up with old friends, making new ones and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and Web sites looking for sales to shop for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU — The State of Hawai`i’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning consumers that unredeemed credit or gift cards from KB Toys Inc. will soon be worthless. The bankrupt toy store chain — which has Hawaii stores on Oahu at Windward Mall, Kahala Mall, on Maui at the Queen Kaahumanu Center and […]

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