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Green waste collection will be temporarily suspended at the Puakō Recycling and Transfer Station beginning Tuesday, November 1, 2011, to remove a fire threat and enforce a ban on commercial green waste at the facility. The transfer station will remain open three days a week according to its normal schedule for all other transfer station […]

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii is ranked 12th in energy efficiency for a second year, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 2011 State Scorecard. The annual scorecard, now in its fifth edition, presents a comprehensive ranking of states based on metrics capturing best practices and effective leadership in energy efficiency policy and program […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia in support of efforts to strengthen prevention initiatives, including agricultural import and entry inspection functions aimed at detecting and intercepting invasive species at Hawaii’s ports of entry. The field hearing […]

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Big Island police will conduct DUI checkpoints and roving patrols from Friday through Halloween, which falls on Monday. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drive sober or get pulled over.” Sergeant Robert Pauole, head of the HawaiÊ»i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section, pointed out that drugs, alcohol or both have […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Island residents and visitors are invited to Waimea’s 100+-year-old Pukalani Stables for a new, free, after-dark series of Paniolo Talk Story evenings, a “mauka” version of Danny Kaniela Akaka’s “Twilight at Kalahuipua’a” gatherings at Mauna Lani Bay Resort. Paniolo Preservation Society hosts these events to perpetuate Hawaii’s Hawaiian ranching traditions and to […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff All five of the Big Island girls’ volleyball teams in the state tournaments are out of contention for the titles. However, a fifth place finish is still possible for Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in Division I. The best Hilo can do is seventh. In Division II, HPA and Konawaena are still alive for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii International Film Festival presents a three-day line up of films. All films are to be screened at Palace Theater in Hilo. Tickets on sale: * Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. – 15 minutes after the last show has begun * Oct. 29, 12:30 p.m. – 15 minutes after the last show has […]

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View looking nearly straight down into the open top of a spatter cone built over the September 21 fissure on Pu‘u ‘O‘o’s east flank.

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‘A lady who came to cheer me on the first day came to cheer me on again! So sweet.’

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On October 19, 2011, a magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck on the northwest flank of Mauna Kea at 2:10 p.m., HST, followed by more than 50 aftershocks over the next 24 hours.

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* Saturday, Oct. 29 – Queen Liliuokalani Park in Hilo * Sunday, Oct. 30 – Historic Kailua Village beginning at Hale Halawai Registration 8 a.m., Walks begin 9 a.m. Following the walks there will be vendors offering refreshments and even doggie snacks for sale, there will be contests and prizes for the best canine trick, […]

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Several citizens have reported receiving suspicious messages on their mobile devices. A recorded messages claims that the caller’s credit card or debit card has been deactivated due to a security breach and directs the recipient to press “1” to reactivate the card. Upon pressing “1,” the potential victim is directed to a live voice, usually […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Human Services (DHS) will reduce its Child Welfare Services (CWS) contracts with community providers and the University of Hawaii by $5.8 million beginning Dec. 1, 2011. Services impacted by the reductions include family strengthening and support services, emergency shelter care, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, recruitment, training, and […]

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