Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: cdc, traffic injury prevention, vehicle crash
MEDIA RELEASE In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion – with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost amounts to nearly […]
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Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: hilo, keaukaha, leleiwi, parks and rec, police
The Leleiwi Community Association organized a trail clean-up on Saturday (August 28) in Keaukaha. Community members, along with the County of Hawai’i Parks and Recreation Department and the Hawai’i Police Department’s Community Policing Section, worked in partnership to beautify the Lokoaka Trails. Trails begin from the parking lot area off Kalanianaole Avenue and lead to […]
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Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: beaked whale, Hawaii Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility, uh-hilo
Animal too sick to respond despite valiant efforts
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Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: ka‘u, missing, police
Big Island police are searching for a 42-year-old Ka’Å« woman reported as missing. Grace Sosa Higgins of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates was last seen August 14. She is described as 5-feet tall, 95 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She may be on Oahu. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call […]
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Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: cobra, dol, Health
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided a COBRA premium reduction for eligible individuals who were involuntarily terminated from employment through May 31, 2010. Individuals who qualified on or before May 31, 2010 may continue to pay reduced premiums for up to 15 months, as long as they are not eligible for another group […]
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Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: fuel, gasbuddy, hawaii
Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 9.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.54/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.69/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: bon dance, honohina hongwanji, ninole
As the O-Bon season comes to a close the congregation of 20 members of Honohina Hongwanji Temple invited the community to the annual O-Bon services and dance.
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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Videos
Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: hawaii volcanoes national park, hvnp, stamp
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park partners with the US Postal Service in a special event—the First-Day-Issue of the Nature of America: Hawaiian Rain Forest Stamp. Free park entrance until noon for the 11 a.m. ceremonies.
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Posted in Education, Entertainment, Featured
Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: fdic
MEDIA RELEASE New rules limit the fees banks and other financial institutions can charge on some services, so it’s possible that the costs of other services, such as checking and savings accounts, could go up. The Summer 2010 issue of FDIC Consumer News, published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, features ways that careful consumers […]
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: lavaman keauhou, penn henderson, rani tanimoto, triathlon
Triathlon titles staying in town, thanks to new husband-and-wife team
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Posted in Featured, Multi-sport, Sports
Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: acs, american cancer society, relay for life, waimea
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Waimea is October 2 and 3, 2010 at the Anderson Arena, Mamalahoa Highway near mile maker 51. Team Captain Meetings, Cancer Survivor Tea Party and the Luminaria Ceremony in September and October.
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: hilo, kart racing
Images from the Orchid Isle Ohana Kart Club races in Hilo.
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: Kakapa Bay, kona
The Coast Guard suspended the search for a possible swimmer in distress in Kakapa Bay on the Big Island, Friday (Aug 27). Active searching was suspended at approximately 5:51 p.m. pending any further developments. Coast Guard air and surface assets covered approximately 1,604.83 square nautical miles during approximately 24 hours of searching.
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Posted on August 29, 2010. Tags: beaches, james casey, journal of sustainable tourism
MEDIA RELEASE | Newswise How much value do beachgoers place on protecting the environment of the beaches they visit? According to a new study published by Washington and Lee University economist James F. Casey, tourists visiting the Riviera Maya region of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula indicate a willingness to pay as much as $55 per visit […]
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