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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi, and Board of Education (BOE) Chairman Don Horner announced Sunday that a tentative agreement has been reached between the State of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA). The four-year tentative agreement that the HSTA will now take to its members for ratification, includes annual pay […]

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Chris Lieto, a pro triathlete who lives part-time in Kona, won the men’s race in a time of 1 hour, 53 minutes and 55 seconds.

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MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. There will be no work scheduled on Tuesday, March 26, and Friday, March 29, for Kuhio Day and Good Friday. — AKONI PULE HIGHWAY — 1) VICINITY OF MAHUKONA Alternating single lane closures on Akoni […]

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A nut inside the chassis can come loose and fall between the electrical coils, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers. About 388 units have been recalled.

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Police are searching for a 51 year old Hilo man reported missing early Sunday morning. Dennis Nabarro was last seen in Hilo early Sunday morning (March 24, 2013). He is described as being Filipino/Hawaiian, 5’5″, 140 pounds, having a medium build with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved […]

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A new farm was blessed Saturday (March 23) in Puna but unlike farms using the soil beneath our feet it harvests the power of the sun above our heads at the Pohoiki Photovoltaic Solar Farm.

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Brian Schatz has voted for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s amendment (SA 438) to the budget that will ensure that employers cannot deny coverage of basic services, such as access to contraception through private insurance plans, and other important family-planning services. This amendment authorizes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect women’s access to basic […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has introduced the Helping Heroes Fly Act. This bipartisan measure will improve airport security screening processes for wounded and severely disabled service members and veterans. Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Subcommittee, and […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 3:37 p.m. alarm Saturday (March 23) to Orr’s Beach in the Waawaa area of Puna for a drowning. Ground crews and Chopper One arrived on the scene and found friends of the victim on shoreline. The friends said the man went into the ocean and soon got into trouble. The […]

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 5:18 a.m. alarm Saturday (March 23) to Ainaloa Blvd for a stabbing victim. Medics arrived to find a person sitting on the shoulder of the road with stab wounds to the abdomen and wrist. The person was awake and responsive to medics who treated the wounds and trasported the patient to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the release of more than $26.2 for capital improvement projects (CIP) that will improve Hawaii public school facilities while stimulating the state’s economy and generating local jobs. “These priority CIPs will help address the many needed repair, maintenance and upgrade projects that have accumulated at our public schools […]

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WHAT: Kuhio Day WHEN: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 WHERE: Kuhio Hale (Hawaiian Homes Hall) Live entertainment, music, hula, crafts and culture workshops. Door prizes, raffle, bingo. Food specials.

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will air a live broadcast of the 2013 Hawaii State Spelling Bee beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23. The program will also be available via live streaming on www.PBHawaii.org Fourteen student finalists representing Grades 5-8 will vie for the championship: 1. Anatevka Ah Loy of Waimea Middle Public Charter School, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The scrap metal receiving areas located at the HiIo Transfer Station and the Kealakehe Transfer Station will close Thursday, March 28. A scrap metal bin will be made available at the Hilo Transfer Station and the Kealakehe Transfer Station for acceptance of residential loads only. Those with motor vehicles and commercial loads are […]

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