Posted on October 31, 2012. Tags: hawaiian airlines, new york city, superstorm sandy
MEDIA RELEAE Hawaiian Airlines canceled its scheduled service between Honolulu and New York City for the third consecutive day Tuesday, as the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey grapples with airport cleanup in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. An additional flight to New York to accommodate passengers on previously grounded flights has also […]
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Posted on October 31, 2012. Tags: fatality, kona, pedestrian, roads, traffic
A woman died Tuesday evening after apparently being struck by a vehicle along near Highway 11 mile marker 107 in South Kona. According to the Fire Department, crews were alerted at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday and arrived to find the woman, about age 30, along the mauka side of the roadway. She had no pulse and […]
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Posted on October 31, 2012. Tags: civil defense agency, pete hoffmann, siren, tsunami
County Councilman Pete Hoffmann submitted the following: Last Saturday evening, we were visited once again by a frequent, if not welcomed, visitor, i.e. the threat of a tsunami. This was the third such event in the past 32 months and permitted island residents and agencies to participate in what is fast becoming an island staple, […]
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: girls volleyball, hhsaa
Hawaii 24/7 Staff Of the three Big Island girls volleyball teams in first round action at the state tournament, only one proved successful. Unseeded in Division II, Hawaii Preparatory Academy needed all five sets to conquer Hawaii Baptist and move into the quarterfinals. HPA plays No. 3 seed Seabury at 5 p.m. Wednesday. In Division […]
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Posted in Sports, Volleyball
Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: kona coffee cultural festival 2012 schedule
Talent Night to Aloha Makahiki Concert and everything in between (Nov. 2-11)
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: missing, police, puna
Hawaiʻi Island police have identified human remains as that of a 47-year-old man reported missing in 2012. Robert Allen Park of Mountain View was reported missing on October 22, 2012.
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: papaikou, police, theft
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for stealing gasoline from a business. Gasoline was stolen from a warehouse in PÄpaÊ»ikou at 5:30 p.m. Sunday (October 28). A video surveillance camera on the property caught the suspect returning at 11:37 p.m. and attempting to steal gasoline again.
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: buarglary, hilo, keaukaha, police
Big Island police are investigating several break-ins that took place in the Keaukaha area of Hilo during the tsunami evacuation Saturday night (October 27). Eight residential burglaries were reported on Kalanianaʻole Avenue.
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: dui stats, police
During the week of October 22, 2012, through October 28, 2012, Big Island police arrested 36 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,206 DUI arrests compared with 1,225 during the same period last year, […]
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: fbi, property crime, violent crime
MEDIA RELEASE According to the figures released Monday by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2011 declined for the fifth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking the ninth straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses declined. The 2011 statistics show the estimated volumes of violent and property crimes declined […]
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Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: diana aviv, hawaii community foundation, independent sector, kelvin taketa
MEDIA RELEASE Independent Sector, a leadership network for nonprofit organizations, foundations and corporate giving programs, recently appointed Hawaii-native Kelvin Taketa, president and CEO of Hawaii Community Foundation, as its board chair. As an organization striving to advance the common good in America, Independent Sector works towards promoting public policies and serves as an advocate for […]
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: hawaii conservation alliance, nate stanis, path, Running
Special to Hawaii 24/7 Editor’s Note: Stanis expects to finish her 240-mile run around the island about noon at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Hina Lani Street. She is still accepting donations to benefit PATH (People’s Advocacy for Trails Hawaii) and Hawaii Conservation Alliance. A quick update from the road: I’m resting well, […]
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Posted on October 29, 2012. Tags: axel timmermann, international pacific research center, matthew widlansky, school of ocean and earth science and technology
MEDIA RELEASE With greenhouse warming, rainfall in the South Pacific islands will depend on two competing effects – an increase due to overall warming and a decrease due to changes in atmospheric water transport – according to a study by an international team of scientists led by Matthew Widlansky and Axel Timmermann at the International […]
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Posted in Sci-Tech
Posted on October 29, 2012. Tags: misaki takabayashi, national science foundation, stem, uh-hilo
MEDIA RELEASE The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Hawaii at Hilo an ADVANCE IT-Catalyst grant to increase the representation and advancement of female faculty in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) disciplines. The two-year, $160,000 award runs from Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2014 and will fund the Exploring Diversity and […]
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