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Gov. Abercrombie to Attend Blessing of Pohoiki PV Solar Farm in Puna
Tomorrow, Governor Neil Abercrombie will be in attendance to oversee the initial launch and blessing of the Pohoiki PV Solar Farm in Puna. Aunty Mahealani Henry will conduct the blessing, and music...
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Big Island Police Looking for Man Who Sexually Assaulted Female Minor on the Bus
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for harassment and sexual assault on a public bus. On January 28 at about 3:25 p.m. the unidentified man touched a...
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Big Island Police Searching for Missing 15-Year-Old Kona Girl
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported as missing. Shellsea W. Gouveia-Asuncion has been missing from her Kona home since March 6. She may be in Kona or Hilo. She is...
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Over Sixty People Attend Agricultural Talk-Story Session with Council Member...
Over sixty people gathered at the Pahoa Community Center for an agricultural talk-story session on March 22. The Interim Dean of the University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s College of Agriculture, Forestry,...
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HMSA Acquires Shipman Land for Keaau Office Building
To improve service for East Hawaii residents, the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA) will start development of a new office building in the heart of Keaau town on two acres recently acquired...
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Bill to Create Public Funding Option for Elections Scheduled for Final Committee
Advocates for campaign finance reform were pleased today when the Senate Ways and Means Committee scheduled House Bill 1481 for a hearing. The bill would create a law that would modernize Hawaii’s...
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New Hawaiian Paradise Park Bus Route Begins April 1st
Effective April 1, 2013, a change to the Pahoa-Hilo Hele-On Bus route will bring long-awaited service to the residents of Hawaiian Paradise Park. On any given day, a young mother has her child strapped...
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Man Surrenders After Barricading Himself in Eden Roc Subdivision
Hawaiʻi 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...
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Hawai‘iana Live! Honors Kupuna Saramae Landers, Celebrating 107 Years of Aloha
Born in 1906, from the early days of flight, to the Mars Mission Rover landing, Saramae Landers has seen modern history in the making and we honor her in a journey through time celebrating 107...
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Public Meeting April 19 To Discuss Kuakini Highway Phase II
The County of Hawai‘i, Department of Public Works and the Federal Highway Administration are proposing improvements to Kuakini Highway between Hualālai Rd and the future intersection with the proposed...
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Konawaena Student is Driving Force Behind Sustainability Resolution
Two years ago an essay contest on sustainability caught the attention of Trevor Tanaka, currently a senior at Konawaena High School on Hawaii Island. He realized that he did not know a lot about...
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Coming Soon – The Ka‘u Coffee Festival
The Ka‘u Coffee Festival perks with java-jumping fun starting April 27 and culminating the weekend of May 4-5 with a ho‘olaule‘a on Saturday and coffee education on Sunday. Serving as an economic...
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Got Guacamole? Free Avocado Fest April 13
There’s double the pleasure, double the fun at the free Hawai‘i Avocado Festival Saturday, April 13 at the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa. The festival offers two stages headlining entertainment,...
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Hawaiian Paradise Park Bus Service Begins
A long awaited answer to public transportation needs was delivered April Fool’s Day with a new Hawaiian Paradise Park bus route. “All this time I had to walk…hitch a ride, and that’s pretty dangerous,...
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14th Annual Waimea Healthy KeikiFest
The 14th Annual Waimea Healthy KeikiFest will be held 9 am ~ 2 pm Saturday, April 13 at the Parker Ranch Center in Waimea. The annual celebration of keiki health and safety will feature more than 35...
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Public Invited To Suggest Properties For Public Access, Open Space and...
The County of Hawai’i Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission, commonly referred to as PONC, is inviting the public to submit suggestion forms for properties to be...
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Omidyar Fellows Accepting Applications for 2013 Class
Emerging leaders statewide are invited to apply through June 30 for the program’s second cohort The Omidyar Fellows — a program launched in May 2012 by the Hawaii Leadership Forum — has opened...
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Escapee at Hale Nani Correctional Facility on the Big Island
On April 7, 2013, at approx. 7:30 a.m., police received a call from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility that a female inmate identified as Shaylyn Momi Araw escaped by scaling a 15′ to 20′ fence. Araw...
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Big Island Police Searching for Man Who Robbed Taxi Driver
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 31-year-old Hilo man wanted for questioning in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver in Hilo. Bernard K. Antoque is described...
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Big Island Police to Hold Community Meeting in Honoka’a Next Week
The Hawaiʻi Police Department will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, April 16, from noon to 2 p.m. in the conference room at the North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center in Honokaʻa. The purpose...
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