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Governor Linda Lingle visited Kona and spoke at the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Focus Luncheon at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo split today’s Pacific West Conference doubleheader with Grand Canyon University at Brazell Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz. The Vulcans (6-17 overall, 2-12 PacWest) fell 5-0 in the first game then came back to beat the Antelopes (19-16, 10-8) in the nightcap 7-4.

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Having Kanani Numata at bat in the sixth inning proved key to the University of Hawaii at Hilo softball team in opening the Mizuno/Tournament of Champions with wins over NCAA Division II West Region teams in Turlock, Calif. In a 2-1 victory over Humboldt State University, Numata’s sixth-inning single tied the game. She then delivered […]

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Recycle artists converted trash into outfits for the annual Trash Bash Fashion Show in Kohala Saturday (March 20). Video of the show.

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This recall involves the Carolina Function Generator Kits that are mathematical function teaching aids. The kit consists of a yellow plastic lid, leg stands, base and whiteboard cards. The yellow lids in the kits contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

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Wondering what to do during the Prince Kuhio Holiday? Drop by the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and go watch some exiting volleyball games with the Rainbow Wahine playing at 11:20 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Friday (March 26).

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The slats on the gate can break or detach, posing a fall hazard to children. venflo has received 142 reports of slats breaking and/or detaching from the gate. Three children gained access to stairs. One of those children fell through the gate and down five steps; another fell down one step.

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Thanks to an anonymous donor’s $60,000 gift, the 2/10/50 A Starlit Walk into Eternity fund has been established at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA). The endowed fund will be used to support students, programs, research and community outreach at Institute for Astronomy, and further enhance its position as one of […]

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The nation’s state and local government employee retirement systems totaled $3.2 trillion in holdings and assets in 2008, a loss of $178.8 billion, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Mamalahoa Highway Bypass will remain open to alleviate congestion in Honalo for the duration of tree trimming from Monday, March 29 through Wednesday, March 31. The Bypass will be open to southbound travel between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Mamalahoa Highway Bypass will close Friday, March 26 for […]

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By Pete Hoffmann, Councilman for District 9 (Waikoloa, Waimea, Hawi, Halaula) It’s that time of the year again – budget season – that time when politicians sound intelligent and well-informed, but do their utmost to avoid the tough decisions in the hope that their constituencies will forget how they’ve eventually voted. I know this sounds […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kona Community Hospital provides a library of books for every family of a newborn through the Aloha Kids 4-H Club. It stems from a program the club started years ago called “Project C.R.I.B (Creating Readers in Babies).” They collaborated with First Book National Book Bank, an award-winning children’s literacy nonprofit, to distribute one […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Homegrown Food Network has launched a new Web site. The network is dedicated to building Hawaii Island’s local and sustainable food economy. Since early 2009 the network has produced a monthly newsletter chronicling events, diverse website resources, reports about island groups’ activities, and announcements related to our local food sustainability and […]

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Festival includes arts and crafts, food, entertainment, prize drawings for locally created art; honors Prince Kuhio

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