Posted on October 30, 2011. Tags: uh-hilo, vulcans, waikoloa
The Annual Dennis Rose Intercollegiate Tournament is slated to begin on Monday, October 31 at the Waikoloa Resort Golf Complex. The two-day tournament field includes men’s and women’s team from the Academy of Art University, California State University East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay, Sonoma State University, Grand Canyon University, St. Martin’s University and host […]
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Posted in Golf, Sports
Posted on October 30, 2011. Tags: halloween, hihs, hilo, kona, pet walk
The Hawaii Island Humane Society Halloween Pet Walk paraded around Queen Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo Saturday (Oct 29) and Kona on Sunday.
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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Videos
Posted on October 29, 2011. Tags: evolta, ironman triathlon, panasonic, robot, tomotaka takahashi
Video of the Panasonic Evolta robot feeling the wrath of the hills on the marathon route of the triathlon.
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Posted in Featured, Sci-Tech, Videos
Posted on October 29, 2011. Tags: evolta world challenge IV, ironman, panasonic, robotics, tomotaka takahashi
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor With Sunday quickly approaching, so is the finish line for the Evolta Robot. As of 11 p.m. Friday, the robot was less than 18 miles from its goal of finishing the Ironman triathlon course in 168 hours. Because the robot is 1/10th human size, the challenge was designed to […]
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: chopper two, fire department, pololu valley
Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:14 p.m. alarm Friday (Oct 28) to Pololu Valley Beach for a man who nearly drowned. The 59 year-old man found himself in trouble while in the ocean due to his unfamiliarity with the beach and ocean currents at Pololu Valley beach. The man was pulled from the water by […]
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: halloween
‘Rocky Horror’ at APAC, Pet Walks, parades, costume contests, paniolo ghost stories
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: big island, hawaii island, nancy iaukea, pahoa, puna
A former business owner and Marine Corps officer, Nancy found her calling in the classroom after serving as a substitute teacher. She is now a highly-qualified science educator who holds a Masters Degree in Special Education and is seeking National Board Certification – a testament to Nancy’s belief that she must constantly advance herself professionally […]
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: cdc, heart attack, stroke prevention, thomas frieden, world stroke day
MEDIA RELEASE In the time needed to read out loud the headline on this story, someone has died from a stroke. Every 6 seconds, someone in the world dies from stroke. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in support of World Stroke Day, Oct. 29, 2011, asks Americans to take immediate action to reduce […]
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Posted in Health
Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: army, cab, hamet, mauna kea, pta
The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) concluded the flight operations portion of High Altitude Mountainous Environmental Training (HAMET) on the Island of Hawaii, today (Oct 28).
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Posted in Featured, Military, News, Videos
Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: digital mountain, hawaii volcanoes national park, laura williams
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park hosts its third annual Digital Mountain youth film festival at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. This year’s theme is “It’s My Trail,†and the public is encouraged to attend, and to vote for their favorite film in advance. Films are available for viewing and voting on YouTube at www.youtube.com/itsmytrail […]
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: aqua dots, recalls
In early November 2007, CPSC received two reports of children who had ingested the product, become ill, fallen into comas, and required hospitalization. On November 5, 2007, CPSC staff notified Spin Master of an ingestion illness incident that it had received. Two days later, Spin Master and CPSC announced a voluntary recall of about 4.2 […]
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Posted in Business, Recalls
Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: hilo, officer of the month, police
The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Officer Michael Santos on Thursday (October 27) as “Officer of the Month” for October. Santos, a patrol officer in the South Hilo District, was honored for for his outstanding work in arresting a wanted convicted felon for two no-bail probation violation warrants and several felony offenses.
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Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: bomb, kealakekua, konawaena middle school, police
Two middle school students have been charged with terroristic threatening in connection with a fake homemade bomb confiscated at Konawaena Middle School on Wednesday (October 26).
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Posted in Education, News
Posted on October 28, 2011. Tags: apec, hawaii preparatory academy, zoe sims
MEDIA RELEASE Zoe Sims, a junior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, is one of the five grand prize winners of the APEC 2011 High School Essay Contest, sponsored by the APEC 2011 Hawaii Host Committee, in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Education and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. Students composed an essay answering the […]
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Posted in Education