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By Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com Konawaena Middle School eighth-grader  Talmage Nakamoto has advanced through three rounds of the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. and is one of 41 semifinalists going into the final day of competition on Thursday. Nakamoto advanced through the first round test on Tuesday when all 293 spellers used a computer keyboard […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The “Bay City Blues” basketball team returned to Hilo with some hardware after a successful three-day tournament recently held on Oahu. Hawaii Police Department officers and friends participated in the annual SHOPO Police Basketball Tournament held on May 21-23 at the Manoa District Park and McKinley High School gyms in Honolulu. Twelve teams […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Pahala Public and School Library (Big Island) is scheduled to close beginning Wednesday, June 10 for approximately two months for health, safety, and accessibility improvements, and the installation of a new roof. An announcement will be made when the library is scheduled to reopen. While the library is closed, the book drop will be […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In response to recent spikes in crimes associated with drug use and distribution in Puna, Big Island police have focused their attention on several geographic areas and groups of individuals preying on law-abiding members of our community. To that end, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division’s Criminal Investigation Section and Vice Section have been […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have reclassified the investigation into the death of 34-year-old Dawn K. Gambsky from a coroners inquest to a murder and have forwarded their findings to county prosecutors for review. Gambsky was reported missing by friends in July of 2008. She had not been seen for at least six months at […]

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 353 PM HST TUE MAY 26 2009 .STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH TONIGHT. BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 353 PM HST TUE MAY 26 2009 …WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY… THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i County Mayor Billy Kenoi announced today the initiation of a joint project with the County Board of Ethics to review County operations and submit major amendments to the County Code of Ethics. Recent local media articles have called into question the appropriateness of the conduct of some County employees. Although many of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Post-season accolades continue for Keoni Manago as the University of Hawaii at Hilo sophomore outfielder picked up second-team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II all-West Region honors. Manago was earlier announced as a first-team 2009 NCAA ABCA/Rawlings West Region selection as voted upon by the West Region coaches. Manago, who also was […]

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  MEDIA RELEASE Dallas, TX (5/26/09) – Freshman Blake Amaral was selected to the NCBWA All-West Region Team, announced today by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Blake Amaral (Hilo, HI), in earning Second-Team honors, was the only freshman selected to either the first or second team. Amaral started 48 games for the Sea Warriors, batting .386 […]

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USGA Boys Junior Championship – Trump National (New Jersey) – July 20 – 25th Hawaii qualifier – Mauna Lani Resort (North Course) – June 22/23rd – 36 holes Handicap ¾ 6.4 USGA Girls Junior Championship – Trump National (New Jersey) – July 20 – 25th Hawaii qualifier – Mauna Lani Resort (North Course) – June […]

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  Plumes continued to rise from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s big island in late May 2009. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this true-color image on May 24, 2009. Small clouds float overhead, casting their shadows on the land surface below. The relatively light cloud cover allows a clear view of the plume that […]

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Compiled media releases by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com With 14 new confirmed cases, two of them on the Big Island, the total of novel H1N1 Flu cases in Hawaii is 58. Five of the cases are from the Oahu public schools: Aikahi Elementary, Iliahi Elementary, Kapolei Middle, Mililani Middle, Nanakuli High/Intermediate with a student at each school. […]

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Free CPR training on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Pahoa Community Center 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Call The Neighborhood Place of Puna to register 965-5550. Class size is limited to the first 50 students.

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UPDATED (5/26/09) We sincerely regret having to postpone our community conference, “Facilitating Extraordinary Accomplishments in Hawaii’s Youth (FEAHY)” originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2009, due to insufficient registration. The organizing committee appreciates your interest, and we hope you will be able to join us on the new conference date once it is scheduled. We will […]

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