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MEDIA RELEASE Barbara Hilyer of Portland, Ore., is building on her aunt Helene H. Hale’s legacy of generosity by gifting real estate and creating a charitable remainder trust to help grow the Helene Hilyer Hale “Citizen of the World” Scholarship Endowment. This augments a 2013 scholarship bequest from Helene Hale herself that benefits UH Hilo […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Press Club has given state Sen. Clayton Hee the dubious honor of this year’s Lava Tube Award for his leadership role in overturning Hawaii’s shield law, which protected news reporters’ sources and unpublished notes. Reporters consider a shield law crucial in encouraging news sources to provide public-interest information that newsmakers […]

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MEDIA RELEASE (Editor’s Note: A Celebration of Life is planned 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at Imiloa Astronomy Center. Friends, neighbors and colleagues welcome.) In remembrance of former state Rep. Helene Eleanor Hale, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered that all national and Hawaii flags at state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Helene Hale, who was the state’s first woman mayor, died of natural causes Friday, Feb. 1 at her Hilo home. She was 94. Born the oldest of three siblings on March 23, 1918 in Minneapolis, Helene Eleanor Hilyer graduated from the University of Minnesota, where her grandfather had been the first African-American […]

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Celebrating ‘Dagger Day’ in the new $8.6 million gym dignitaries, school staff, students and supporters dedicated the facility which took years to plan, fund and build.

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In recognition of United Nations International Woman’s Day, the Zonta Club of Hilo will present its Rose Award to Helene Hale for her lifetime of service as an elected official representing Hawaii County. Ms. Hale, 91, will receive the award at a dinner sponsored by the Zontians March 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Naniloa […]

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