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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged a second suspect in connection with a burglary on Queen Kalama Avenue in Kailua-Kona on April 5. Ammon K. Kamohai, 22, of Kailua-Kona was initially arrested Monday afternoon (April 22) on two warrants for revoking probation in a drug case and on suspicion of promoting a dangerous drug. He was […]

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What: Celebrate Your Family – Cherish the Child When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 Where: Sangha Hall, Hilo The whole family is invited to attend the 9th annual Celebrate Your Family. This is free event. There will be lots of fun games, activities, crafts, prizes, and food. Don’t miss the opportunity for the keiki […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Fire Chief Darren Rosario has announced the implementation of a program designed for the collection of unwanted, illegal, and/or damaged fireworks. Until now, no program existed to allow for the proper disposal of unwanted fireworks. The county Fire Department will be conducting a “one day only” fireworks collection campaign. Members of the public […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in March 2013 rose 7.8 percent (or $91.8 million) from March 2012, to $1.3 billion1 according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Contributing to this increase was a growth in total arrivals (+7.6% to 769,047 visitors) and higher daily spending (+3.3% […]

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While the seismic network in lower Puna has been modestly improved through new NetQuakes instrumentation, our deformation monitoring efforts have suffered serious blows recently due to theft and vandalism at key sites.

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MEDIA RELEASE After three intense days of competition, Hawaii’s 25 VEX Robotics teams put up fierce competition among the more than 700 teams in play. The student teams from Punahou and Waiakea (A) advanced the farthest, competing in the semi-finals of their respective divisions. Five Hawaii teams also competed in the division quarter-finals, including Highlands […]

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A lava lake within the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent produced nighttime glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook and via HVO’s Webcam during the past week.

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MEDIA RELEASE PISCES, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, has entered into new partnerships with key organizations that support space exploration, signaling growing global interest in Hawaii aerospace. The International Space Exploration Research Institute at Hanyang University in Korea, the Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies at the University of Southern California, the […]

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(Editor’s Note: Tiffany Edwards Hunt, publisher of Big Island Chronicle, was a reporter for West Hawaii Today, under Reed Flickinger’s editorship for five years. Also, Hawaii 24/7 publisher Baron Sekiya and Hawaii 24/7 editor Karin Stanton worked under Flickinger for more than a decade each.) Tiffany Edwards Hunt | Big Island Chronicle Stephens Media has […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Ab Kawainohoikalai Valencia and Tim Tunison lead the field seminar “Plants of Hula: Na Mea Kanu o Ka Hula” in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. “Please join us for this exciting program, following on the heels of the Merrie Monarch Festival, in which a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new searchable online geographic information system, which makes data that once would have taken hours – if not days – to compile now available within seconds. Three years in the making, OHA’s new Kipuka Database provides easy access to a wide array of information, including […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A new camp is set to launch this summer on the Big Island for local teens entering grades 9 through 12 with a passion for science. Science Camps of America will take the learning outdoors offering first-hand experience in an environment that ranges from beaches to rainforests to volcanoes to snow-covered mountaintops. “The […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man who died in an industrial accident in Mountain View on April 25 as 56-year-old Yves Morel of Raleigh, North Carolina. An autopsy conducted Friday (April 26) determined that he died from high voltage electrocution.

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First time in 30 years trophy travels home with a neighbor island school

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