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Due to a change of management at Safeway in Kailua-Kona, Cop On Top, an annual fundraiser for Special Olympics West Hawaii, will now be held in the Spring instead of in the Fall. The event will start at 6 a.m. Thursday, April 29, and conclude in the afternoon of Saturday, May 1. During those three […]

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Call or text 808-979-1612. Voting closes at midnight Wednesday, April 28.

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‘They’ve been through the tough times here and now they get to reap the reward’

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A 22-year-old Ka’u man died Wednesday (April 28) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Route 11, .2 miles north of the 57-mile marker in the Hilea area of the Ka’u District. The victim was identified as James P.K. Akau of an Ocean View address.

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The buoyancy compensator seal ring could crack, posing a drowning hazard to divers. This recall involves buoyancy compensators with the following model numbers. Buoyancy compensators provide buoyancy control for scuba divers by allowing them to inflate or deflate the devices. The compensators were sold in black or red. “OMS” is printed on the front inside […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Botanist Kawika Winter presents five major lessons of the ahupuaa system that can be applied to contemporary sustainability issues in Hawaii and the world as a whole in a Puana Ka Ike (Imparting Knowledge) lecture in Kona and an Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo. Winter will discuss “Ahupuaa Restoration: Melding Science and Culture […]

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of State Parks, invites the public to a community meeting to share information and to provide input to assist the in their preparation of a master plan update and an environmental impact statement for the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park.

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Mayor Billy Kenoi today said he is disappointed that Japan Air Lines has decided to halt direct-flight service from Narita to Kona, but said that he is convening a special meeting between the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the County, the State Tourism Liaison and other major stakeholders such as the hotels and tour wholesale companies to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a bill Tuesday, April 27 that would cost Hawaii residents and businesses $22 million in new taxes every year on petroleum sold in the state. The bill, HB2421 HD2 SD2 CD1, would impose a $1 increase in the tax on each barrel of oil sold in the state. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy, one of the premier boarding/day schools in Hawaii, and Global Footprint Network of Oakland, Calif., founded by Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., co-creator of the Ecological Footprint, announced their partnership to launch Footprint Futures, a student-driven program with the purpose of developing more ambitious sustainability targets than those reached at the 2009 […]

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Hollywood screenwriter Ron Osborn shares his special system and insider tips for transforming a big idea to the big screen at the Big Island Film Festival’s workshop “Idea to Screenplay: A Step by Step Process for Turning Your Idea into a Screenplay.” Class takes place Saturday, May 15 at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows […]

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The plastic clips used to attach the drumsticks to the drum can break. The small broken pieces present a choking to young children. Sold at: Toys “R” Us, Burlington Coat Factory and other retail stores nationwide from August 2009 through March 2010 for between $10 and $15.

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Birth control for moths – that’s one way of describing the focus of a start-up company, based at The University of Alabama, hoping to take a bite out of the $100 billion hole that insects inflict each year via crop losses worldwide. Dr. Rusty Sutterlin, a chemist, innovator and entrepreneur, and his newly formed company, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Governor Linda Lingle is participating in top-level discussions with leading decision makers from around the world on meeting the challenges and opportunities as the global economy begins to recover. As one of five governors among more than 500 invited speakers at the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference, Lingle is sharing ideas and solutions […]

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