Posted on 11:45 am, Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Tags: landfill, solid waste, thanksgiving
MEDIA RELEASE The county transfer stations and landfills across the Big Island will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25. The county transfer stations equipped with gates will be locked, and the Department of Environmental Management reminds transfer users it is illegal to dump rubbish or litter in front of the gates or around […]
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Posted on 5:14 pm, Sunday, November 21, 2010. Tags: Imu, thanksgiving, waimea middle school
MEDIA RELEASE Waimea families and community friends are invited to participate in Waimea Middle School’s annual Thanksgiving Imu – both as part of a cultural learning and sharing tradition and to help underwrite the annual 8th Grade East Coast educational trip in May 2011. The cost is $20 per pan, and families may bring one […]
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Posted on 5:05 pm, Monday, November 15, 2010. Tags: police, thanksgiving, traffic
MEDIA RELEASE To accommodate parishioners attending an interfaith Thanksgiving service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, a temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on Kapiolani Street during the evening hours of Tuesday, Nov. 23. On that date, traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna or southerly direction on Kapiolani Street between Waianuenue […]
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Posted on 12:01 am, Thursday, November 26, 2009. Tags: holiday, thanksgiving, turkey
In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. It eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, […]
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Posted on 4:01 am, Monday, November 23, 2009. Tags: hspls, public libraries, thanksgiving
All public libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day 2009 Holiday. Hana Public & School Library (Maui) will also be closed on Friday, November 27 due to a staffing shortage. Visit http://librarieshawaii.org/locations/hours.htm for public service hours or call your local library.
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