Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: gerald wike, kona crime prevention committee
MEDIA RELEASE The December “Officer of the Month†luncheon will feature Detective Gerald Wike  as the honoree. The luncheon is noon Dec. 2 at The Paddlers Restaurant at The King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel. Wike is being recognized for his investigation of a sex crime of a juvenile. Through his comprehensive investigation  sexual assault of […]
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: pahoa, police, puna, robbery
Big Island police are investigating a reported home invasion robbery that took place in PÄhoa early on the morning of September 8. Puna Patrol officers were dispatched to an Alapai Street home in the Leilani Estates subdivision, where a 26-year-old woman reported that an unknown man entered her home and demanded marijuana. The suspect physically […]
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: hspls, library, mountain view
Mountain View Public & School Library (Big Island) will close temporarily beginning on Tuesday, December 1 for interior renovation and maintenance. The book drop will also be closed. An announcement will be made when the Library is scheduled to reopen.
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: police, puna, scam
A Puna woman reported receiving a telephone call last week from a man who told her he was representing the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. He said the newspaper was looking for people who wanted to “give back” to the community by making donations. The woman’s caller ID indicated that the call was not from the newspaper. After […]
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: high surf advisory, mauna kea, summits
The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for North, West and East facing shores of the Big Island. The advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday with surf forecast to be 7-10 feet through tonight. The Mauna Kea access road has re-opened with about a half-inch of snow above the 13,000 […]
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: cmp, mauna kea, observatories
The Office of Mauna Kea Management will be hosting three island-wide open houses on the Public Access Plan for UH Management Areas on Mauna Kea (Public Access Plan) and the Decommissioning Plan for the Mauna Kea Observatories (Decommissioning Plan).
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: masaya and miyoko miyao, scholarships, uh-hilo
Guards Kevin Bruce (senior, Phillips Ranch, CA) and Dayna Jandoc (sophomore, Honolulu, HI) are the recipients of the Masaya & Miyoko Miyao Scholarships at the University of Hawaii at Hilo for the spring 2010 semester as announced by the UHH Office of Intercollegiate Athleitcs.
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: justin smith, men's basketball, pacwest, uh-hilo
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo senior forward Justin Smith (Los Angeles, CA/Reseda) has been named the Pacific West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 30, for games contested Nov. 23-29.
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Posted on November 30, 2009. Tags: big island, flash flood advisory, summits
A flash flood warning is in effect for the Big Island due to heavy rain until 2 a.m. The National Weather Service may extend this if flooding persists. A winter weather advisory is also in effect for the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea which may see snow up to two inches deep above […]
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Posted on November 29, 2009. Tags: big island, hawaii, visitors
MEDIA RELEASE Outdoor adventure is practically everywhere you look on Hawai‘i Island. Hikers can walk in sand and snow and across a steaming volcanic crater—all in one day. Campers can pitch their tent on a beach, in a lush rainforest or on a high-desert lava plain where the rocks are actually purple. Snorkelers can float […]
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Posted on November 29, 2009. Tags: alexandre ribeiro, ann heaslett, miro kregar, peter kotland, shanna armstrong, triathlon, ultraman, ultraman triathlong world championships
Ann Heaslett takes 35 minutes off women’s run record; Giorgio Alessi earns Honu Award, but he has a very good excuse for coming in absolutely last
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Posted on November 29, 2009. Tags: world aids day
The Hawai`i Island HIV/AIDS Foundation will be hosting a Memorial Service at 5 p.m. in Hilo. In Kona, Living Positive in Hawai‘i, a photo exhibit of HIV positive individuals in Hawai‘i, will be displayed at Kona Hospital, Kohala Hospital, and the Hospice of Kona.
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Posted on November 29, 2009. Tags: big island journey, hawaii community federal credit union, sophia v. schweitzer
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island author Sophia V. Schweitzer will be at the Kohala and Kaloko branches of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union this holiday season to autograph her new book, “Big Island Journey, An Illustrated Narrative of The Island of Hawaii.†Released in November by Mutual Publishing, “Big Island Journey†is a coffee table book […]
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Posted on November 29, 2009. Tags: kona coffee cultural festival, kona coffee recipes
Results and recipes compiled by Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor This year, 39 contestants entered 44 entree and dessert recipes in Professional, Amateur, Culinary Student, and Keiki categories. Contestants included 17 of West Hawaii’s top professional culinarians, plus some stand-out amateur and keiki contestants. Here are the winners and their recipes: 1. Kealakehe […]
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