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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.39/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.66/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

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MEDIA RELEASE Positive relationships with significant adults are a strong determining factor in a child’s future success. This concept is the theme for the Sixth Annual Hawaii Island Early Childhood Conference, set for April 19-20 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. The conference is open to anyone who works in or has an […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Native Hawaiians have served with honor in the military forces of the United States of America for several generations. For some who were constantly exposed to serious threats of danger and death, their spirits have been negatively affected by those experiences. Reactions to this trauma resulted in years of long-term suffering by families, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Value-added and specialty foods consultant Lou Cooperhouse will present “Food Business Basics: Getting Started and Finding Your Niche in the Specialty Foods Business” workshops March 11-13 in Hilo, Honokaa, and Pahala. The workshops are designed for farmers seeking to develop their raw product into a value-added product and bring it to market, entrepreneurs […]

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MEDIA RELEASE March 16, 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the very first science observations made by the Keck I telescope on Mauna Kea. The Observatory’s discoveries about our Universe alongside its unsurpassed technical innovations have made it the premier observatory on Earth. Friends of Keck Observatory are organizing a series of programs to commemorate […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY — 1) VICINITY OF CAPTAIN COOK Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in both directions between Kiloa Road and Rabbit Hill Road on Monday, March 11, through Friday, March 15, […]

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Kamilo Point used to illustrate Japanese tsunami marine debris impact

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.

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MEDIA RELEASE Steaming laulau, made with fresh beef and pork donated by Waimea ranchers, and Hawaii Island grown luau leaves and Hawaiian salt, will be sold to raise funds for the eighth grade East Coast Travelers’ educational trip to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City this June. Tickets are $10 for three laulau and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Dr. Keanu Sai will discuss the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom government in upcoming Hilo and Kona lectures, followed by a Kona workshop on how Hawaiian history is being taught. Sai discusses “1893 Executive Agreements & Impacts Today: Hawaiian Protest & Demand filed in United Nations” in an Eia Hawaii presentation noon-1:30 p.m. […]

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As of Friday, March 8, 2013, the listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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On Kilauea’s east rift zone, breakouts from the Peace Day tube remain active above and at the base of the pali and on the coastal plain.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Lions Club of Kona, in partnership with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. is seeking a community service-provider wishing to serve the poor and needy citizens of West Hawaii, with a grant amount of $10,000. As facilitators of this grant award, the Lions Club of Kona wishes to solicit any interested […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff For most of the mainland, Sunday is the day to spring ahead for Daylight Saving Time. Most Americans will get an hour less sleep but will gain an hour more of sunlight through the summer months. Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas […]

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