Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: healthy routes to school, parker school
It was Healthy Routes to School Week in October for Parker Lower School. The event was launched by the school’s Safe Routes to School program, which encourages families to try alternatives to driving to and from school throughout the school year. Kelly Hoyle, a Parker parent and the coordinator of the program said, “Parker School’s […]
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Posted in Education, Health
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: hilo, Kohala, Manoela Wunder, philip simmons, tropix
“Tropix,†featuring Brazilian violinist Manoela Wunder and Big Island guitarist Philip Simmons, performs two recitals this weekend in Hilo and on the Kohala Coast. On Saturday, November 5, 7PM, they debut in a free concert at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center. For reservations please call 808-969-9719. Sunday, November 6, 7PM, “Tropix†performs a benefit program at […]
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Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: dui, police
During the week of October 24, 2011, through October 30, 2011, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,233 DUI arrests compared with 1,280 during the same period last year, […]
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Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: assault, kona, police
Big Island police have arrested three men for assault in connection with a confrontation in Kona early Saturday Morning (Oct 29). Kona patrol officers responded to a 2:15 a.m. report of an affray in the parking lot of a Kailua-Kona shopping center located between AliÊ»i Drive and Kuakini Highway. An injured 36-year-old Kailua-Kona man was […]
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Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: eating right, recalls, safeway, soy burgers
Gardenburger, LLC is recalling a limited quantity of Eating Right™ Soy Protein Burgers sold in Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N’ Save, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons, and Pavilions retail stores nationwide because the packages inadvertently contained Eating Right™ Veggie Burgers, which contain milk.
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Posted in Business, Health, Recalls
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: dfw, dlnr, hunting, kaohe game management area, mauna kea forest reserve
The DFW, DLNR will conduct animal control activities, specifically aerial shooting from helicopters, within Palila Critical Habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A) and Kaohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawaii for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids November 22-23, and November 29-30, 2011.
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Posted in Government, Hunting, News
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: fuel, gasbuddy.com
Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.19/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.46/g, according to gasoline price website HawaiiGasPrices.com.
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Posted in Business, Energy
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: department of labor and industrial relations, dwight takamine, jim tollefson, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE “We are pleased to announce that the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF), which is used to pay unemployment benefits, entered the new federal fiscal year in the black,†Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Dwight Takamine said. The state had borrowed funds from the federal government beginning in December 2010 and anticipated owing […]
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Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: cross country, hap, hhsaa, state tournament
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor The HPA girls ganged up on the rest of the state and brought home the cross country state crown this weekend on Maui. While they surrendered the first four spots, the HPA girls hung together and secured places 5-9. Honors go to Kristiana Van Pernis and Mariah Haight – […]
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Posted in Running, Sports
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: bill pullman, eye steel film, ken love, the fruit growers, yung chang
Crew filmed at various locations in West Hawaii and at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Posted in Agriculture, Featured
Posted on October 31, 2011. Tags: census bureau, halloween
The observance of Halloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires. Over the years, Halloween customs and rituals have changed dramatically. Today, Halloween is celebrated many different ways, including wearing costumes, children trick or treating, carving pumpkins, and going to haunted […]
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Posted in Education
Posted on October 30, 2011. Tags: alaska, aleutian islands, earthquake
At 11:16 PM Alaskan Daylight Time on October 30, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.0 occurred 90 miles/145 Km southwest of Amchitka, Alaska . The magnitude is such that a tsunami IS NOT EXPECTED. This will be the only WCATWC message issued for this event.
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Posted in Earthquake, News
Posted on October 30, 2011. Tags: evolta, ironman triathlon, panasonic, robot, tomotaka takahashi
Using rechargeable batteries, trio of robots finish triathlon course with more than 1 hour to spare
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Posted on October 30, 2011. Tags: roadwork, traffic
MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. —KUAKINI HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11) — 1) HOLUALOA Alternating lane shifts on Kuakini Highway (Route 11) in both directions between Kamehameha III Road and Haawina Street on Monday, October 31, through Friday, November 4, from 8:30 […]
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