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MEDIA RELEASE In celebration of National Library Week 2013 (April 14 – 20), Hawaii’s public libraries will offer an array of free culturally-enriching programs featuring noted storytellers and performing artists through the month. National Library Week is a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. “Communities Matter at your Library” is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian Airlines has implemented luggage self-tagging at all check-in kiosks in its Honolulu International Airport ticket lobby, allowing customers to print their boarding passes and weigh and check their luggage seamlessly. Hawaiian is the first U.S. domestic carrier to move its main hub to a completely self-tagging environment. The company estimates that the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As part of weeklong activities during its annual Education Week at the Legislature, the State House of Representatives honored school leaders for their dedication to their students and profession. Several resolutions and public presentations were sponsored by House Education Committee Chair, Rep. Roy Takumi (D, Pearl City-Manana- Waipio) and Vice Chair Rep. Takashi […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating the theft of a tractor over the past weekend along the Hāmākua Coast. Sometime between 4:30 p.m. Friday (March 22) and 8:20 a.m. Monday (March 25), a green John Deere front end loader was removed from property just mauka of the 20-mile marker on Route 19 in Ninole. The machine […]

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Preliminary results of an autopsy performed Tuesday (March 26) indicate that a 37-year-old Colorado man died of accidental drowning. At 3:38 p.m. Saturday (March 23) Puna police officers responded to a report of a swimmer in distress at Orr’s Beach in the WaÊ»a WaÊ»a area of Puna. They learned that the victim had been jumping […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating an incident involving a barricaded subject in the Eden Roc subdivision in the Puna District. Shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday (March 26), Puna officers responded to a call of an armed man in a home on Ahi Avenue. The suspect allegedly threatened the occupants of the house with a firearm. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Island Hoops is now accepting registration for its 2013 College-Prep Basketball Camp, June 3-7 at Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona. Special guests include a Nike and ESPN nationally ranked high school coach at camp all week and an NBA player. Get noticed and be instructed by college coaches. Our college-prep camp includes daily […]

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MEDIA RELEASE More than 60 people gathered March 22 at the Pahoa Community Center for an agricultural talk-story session. The Interim Dean of the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM), Dr. Bruce Matthews, industry experts from the Hawaii Island Papaya Association, and County Council Member Greggor Ilagan […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hear what Mayor Billy Kenoi and his cabinet have to say on the county’s economy and outlook for 2013 at a Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Focus Luncheon. Sponsored by Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, the event is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Reservations, which […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island District Debate Qualifying Tournament was held March 5 at Parker School. The following Parker School students earned first place: * Paul Gregg in Championship Lincoln-Douglas Debate * Carrie Hiller in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate * Maia Tarnas and Elliott Jacobson in Advanced Public Forum Debate * Kyley Nishimura and Nya Phillips […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kona Pacific Public Charter School still has open spaces in many classes, Turn in an application by March 31 to be included in the enrollment lottery. Kona Pacific Public Charter School is accepting applications for all classes, from junior kindergarten through eighth frade, for school year 2013 – 2014. Applications received by March […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A free opportunity to learn about Cozeva — a new patient-doctor communication system being used in doctors’ offices across Hawaii — headlines the next in a series of lectures offered by the Hawaii Island Beacon Community (HIBC). The presentation is 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at Tutu’s House in Waimea. Program manager Scott […]

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MEDIA RELEASE All public libraries will be closed Tuesday, March 26 in observance of the Prince Kuhio Day 2013 Holiday. — Find out more: www.librarieshawaii.org

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MEDIA RELEASE Two Hawaii Community College professors and a longtime UH Hilo employee have been named 2013 Educators of the Year by the Native Hawaiian Education Association, one of the most prestigious awards in Hawaiian education. Dr. Taupouri Tangaro, an associate professor and the chairman of the humanities department at HawCC; Kekuhi Kanae Kanahele KealiikanakaoleoHaililani, […]

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