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MEDIA RELEASE High gas prices continue to play a big role in the budgets of Hawaii residents, as slightly fewer people than last year plan on spring break trips, according to the fourth annual AAA Hawaii Spring Break Travel Poll. Sixty-four percent of polled AAA Hawaii members indicated they had made at least one significant […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations has announced that direct deposit of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits now is offered to claimants. Making unemployment benefits available via direct deposit is part of the Abercrombie Administration’s efforts to transform government into a more efficient enterprise and providing convenient services to the public. “We […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve HB200 HD1 which appropriates funds for operating and capital improvement costs of the Executive Branch for the next biennium fiscal years FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015. For FY2013-2014 the bill appropriates operating money of $5.9 billion in general funds and $11.6 billion in all means of financing. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Science Camps of America has donated two scholarships to the Keck Observatory’s Science Camp for Teens in support of the Keck Observatory Week celebration. The scholarships are to be auctioned Saturday, March 16 at Star Struck: Keck Observatory Gala at The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Star Struck is a celebration of the Keck […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has responded to the state Council on Revenues (COR) forecast revisions that included an increase to its previous projection for 2013 General Fund tax revenues from 5.1 to 6.7 percent growth and additional increases over the next two years. Also, for 2014, the forecast for revenues was upgraded to 7.3 […]

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Puna Geothermal Venture reports its facility tripped offline Wednesday afternoon; power interrupted in Waikoloa, Kailua, Kaloko, Captain Cook, Kuakini, Waiakea Uka and Lower Puna

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Police have charged a 25-year-old Pahoa man for several offenses stemming from an armed robbery that occurred last year in Hilo. Yesterday (March 12, 2013) at 4:40 pm, upon conferring with prosecutors, detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section charged Patrick John Lindsey for first degree burglary, attempted first degree robbery, two counts of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Family medicine physician Leinaala Crawford, M.D., joins North Hawaii Community Hospital’s Kaheleaulani, a Native Hawaiian health program. Her addition to the NHCH team and Kaheleaulani program will help to better meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, who make up nearly 30 percent of the community NHCH serves. As medical director of Kaheleaulani, Crawford […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Irish step dancing performance group the Whirlijigs performs 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the Lava Lounge at Kilauea Military Camp in Volcano to recognize St. Patrick’s Day. There is no fee for the show, however because the Lava Lounge is within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, park fees may apply. Led by instructor Sarah Nash, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, and Sen. Brian Schatz have released draft carbon-pricing legislation and solicited feedback on it from stakeholders and the public. The legislation would establish the polluter pays principle for dangerous carbon pollution, requiring large emitters to pay for the pollution they emit. The “discussion […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection has announced Hawaii joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in a $7 million settlement with Internet giant Google over its collection of data from unsecured wireless networks nationwide while taking photographs for its Street View service between 2008 and March […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state House has honored the Merrie Monarch on the historic occasion of its 50th anniversary. In the early 1960s the late Helene Hale, along with George Naope and Gene Wilhelm created the Merrie Monarch Festival as a way to attract tourists after a devastating tidal wave and resulting economic downturn. In 1968, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker fourth grade students hosted a book sale last week on campus to raise money for Smile Train. Smile Train is an organization that funds cleft surgeries for children in developing nations. The students were moved to hold this fundraiser after as a class they read the novel “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A number of the bills passed by the House and now referred to Senate committees were introduced by Rep. Mark Nakashima, District 1 (Hamakua, North Hilo, Rural South Hilo). This year, Nakashima has the added responsibility of serving as Chair of the House Committee on Labor and Public Employment. “Under the leadership of […]

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