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On Tuesday, January 24th 2012 NFL Football Players and NFL Cheerleaders will be holding Youth Clinics for Hawai`i Island intermediate and high school students at Kealakehe High School from 3:00–5:30 PM and Wednesday, January 25th 2012, at Keaau High School from 3:00–5:30 PM. Players and cheerleaders will also visit a local school for an assembly […]

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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of $2.45 million for various design and management Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP) at Honolulu International Airport. Honolulu International Airport is the state’s primary transportation hub for local, visitor and business travel throughout the islands and to 42 mainland and international cities.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Scenic Byway Committee meets 8 a.m. each Tuesday at the Holuakoa Cafe to develop the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for the 10-mile Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Corridor Byway from Palani Junction to the Honalo Junction. The public is welcome at all of the Pulama and Corridor meetings. The next date […]

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Police have located 30-year-old Derek S.K. Fontes, who was wanted on two arrest warrants for violating probation and three bench warrants. Fontes, who is being featured this month on “HawaiÊ»i Island’s Most Wanted” was arrested by Kauai police on Kauai and charged with the five warrants after Big Island police received a Crime Stoppers tip.

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The Haina Well in Honoka’a has been repaired and is now back online. Dept. of Water Supply customers in Honoka’a, Pā’auhau, Āhualoa, Kalopā, Pohākea, Upper Pa’auilo, Kukuihaele and Kapulena may resume normal water use.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the High Surf Advisory for the Kona coast until 6 a.m. Saturday (Jan 14). Surf is forecast to be five to eight feet along West facing shores of Kona. Beachgoers and swimmers should use caution due to large breaking waves, strong rip currents and wave run-up along […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Pyramid Hotel Group has appointed Kimberly Higashi as catering and convention services manager at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa. “Kim is a natural for our team here at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa,” said Area Managing Director and General Manager Steve Lindburg. “Her skills are already being appreciated as we build […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Members of the Kailua Village Business Improvement District (KVBID) interested in serving on the volunteer board of directors are invited to run for election. Seven board members will be elected at the Annual Meeting to be held on March 16, 2012. Terms for board positions are two years and commence immediately upon election. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Community Hospital (KCH) Auxiliary met Monday, Jan. 9 for its annual general membership meeting featuring guest speaker, Senator Josh Green, M.D. It drew a crowd of 60. As the current Health Committee Chair and Emergency Physician at Kohala Hospital, Green discussed today’s healthcare climate, as well as the key bills in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian Airlines is expanding its operations to create a Maui hub that will offer improved connections between The Valley Isle and other points within the Hawaiian Islands as well as flights to and from the West Coast. Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian’s president and CEO, said, “This investment in our core business here in Hawaii […]

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Thomas Jaggar stepped off the steamer “Mauna Kea” in Hilo on Wednesday morning, January 17, 1912, and, by noon, was at the Volcano House hotel on the northeast rim of Kilauea Caldera.

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DLNR has produced a half-hour television special illustrating the importance of watershed protection and restoration. “The Rain Follows the Forest,” features Jason Scott Lee setting out on a journey to learn about sustainable life in our island home.

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Shortly before 1 p.m. a man described as a local male with a dark complexion entered the Keauhou Store in Holualoa and forcibly removed an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register. A 34-year-old female cashier suffered minor injuries but declined medical treatment.

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A lava lake present within the Halemaumau Overlook vent during the past week resulted in night-time glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.

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