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In observance of the memory of former state Representative and First Circuit Judge Katsugo Miho, Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all U.S. and Hawai’i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai’i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset, September 29, 2011.

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Nine new restaurants to be featured; Waimea paniolo Walter Stevens to be honored

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Councilman Pete Hoffmann has issued the following statement: On Sept. 21, in a surprising reversal of its Planning Committee recommendation two weeks previous, the County Council voted 5-4 to defeat the long-anticipated Impact Fee legislation.    Despite the obvious need (expressed by almost everyone even remotely involved on this issue) to revamp the current ineffective […]

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British couple on an epic two-year international wedding blitz

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s contention that the state Labor Relations Board (HLRB) is not appropriately handling the case. The Supreme Court noted the relief requested by HSTA, a petition for a writ of mandamus, is not appropriate in these circumstances. Last week, the state Ethics […]

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Statement from Beth Fukumoto, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Hawaii: First and foremost, I want to acknowledge our outgoing Chairman Jonah Kaauwai and thank him for his service to the Hawaii Republican Party. During Jonah’s term, he worked to create a vital grassroots network within the Hawaii Republican Party and to recruit fresh new […]

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“Walk to School Day in Hawaii Nei” at Waimea’s Historic Civic Corner, 67-1201 Mamalahoa Highway (corner of Mamalahoa Highway and Lindsey Road),

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 by Sonia Martinez By all accounts, the Hooulu ka Ulu Festival held Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Amy B.H Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona, was a resounding success. The Cooking Contest was one of the first events of the day, and ended up being quite exciting. We had 29 different […]

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MEDIA RELEASE WHO: Luba Travis will share how the Operation Christmas Child shoe box was the first gift she ever received. Growing up in Moldova, Travis daily battled starvation and living in extreme poverty. Her life took a turn at the age of 7, the moment she opened a shoe box gift. She now is […]

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A minor earthquake occurred at 9:49:26 AM (HST) on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 . The magnitude 3.2 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) ENE of Pahala. The hypocentral depth is 39 km (24 miles).

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state’s tourism agency, Monday welcomed tourism officials from across the U.S. and China attending the 5th Annual China-U.S. Tourism Leadership Summit on Hawaii Island. Members of the U.S. Travel Association and China National Tourism Association, including more than 60 regional tourism directors from the U.S. and China, met […]

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Big Island police have located 66-year-old Lucille Naungayan of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Monday afternoon (September 26) at the Hilo airport.

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 For the second year in a row, Pete Gamble found his way to Kona for a week of diving, and is now looking to relocate there to work on his dive controller rating. As a wheelchair user with paraplegia, he enjoys accessible diving in a relaxed atmosphere. Gamble is on the […]

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