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Mayor Harry Kim on Friday expressed his appreciation to Federal, State, County agencies and private entities for their response to the recent Waimea fire, which burned some 2,200 acres of pasture last week.

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Mayor Harry Kim’s administration has been in office roughly six months.The way I’ve been treated over this period of time has been nothing short of abysmal, and made me very discouraged about interacting with his administration about transportation issues. It isn’t very appealing to get a phone call from the mayor directly, who proceeds to […]

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Total of 40,180 (or 36.6%) of registered Big Island voters cast ballots

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Empty council seats in Hilo, Puna up for grabs; Rep. Evans in tight battle with Tarnas

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This letter is written to you because of my very strong feelings on a law that was passed in 2012 that should not be, because of its impact on our island environment and people’s desired lifestyle. This is not about taking positions for or against geothermal development and the need to seek sensible alternate energy […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Puna Pono Alliance invites the general public to attend another exciting and informational Community Meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Akebono Theatre, 15-2942 Pahoa Village Road, Pahoa. The focus of this meeting will be to discuss protecting Puna from further geothermal exploitation and industrialization. Speakers include: * Palikapu Dedman, president […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A moderated candidate forum at Kealakehe High School cafeteria begins 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 and features two sets of candidates. The candidates for Hawaii County Prosecutor, whose office prosecutes most criminal cases, will be the county’s top civil attorney, Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida, and current Deputy Prosecutor Mitch Roth. The two candidates […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayoral and prosecutorial debates will headline the a media symposium slated for 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21 at UH Hilo Campus Center. The debates between Mayor Billy Kenoi and Harry Kim and Deputy Prosecutor Mitch Roth and Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida begin at 2 p.m. in the plaza area of campus center. […]

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Former Mayor Harry Kim wants complex to be known as ‘the people’s place’

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Harry Kim awarded annual Hoomaikai Award by Big Island Visitors Bureau; vows to continue promoting peace, harmony and aloha.

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