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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament is looking for more than 50 volunteers to help with the running of the 54th Annual tournament. A variety of tournament support is needed, including Kailua pier operations, HIBT retail store, administration and a whole lot more. Each volunteer will receive a HIBT T-shirt and discounted parking for […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Matson has announced it is decreasing fuel related surcharge for its Hawaii service by 3.5 percent, from 40 percent to 36.5 percent. The new rate is effective Sunday, April 28. Previously, the company reducing its surcharge from 43.5 percent to 40 percent effective March 17. The decreases follow recent moderation in bunker […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hometown hospitality — complete with a bottomless cup of coffee — is on tap at the fifth Ka’u Coffee Festival April 26-May 5 at several Ka‘u venues. The Miss Ka‘u Coffee Pageant kicks off the festival April 26, followed by Simply Elegant: the Ka‘u Farmers Table on April 27. The Triple C Recipe […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A kick off event for The Guy Toyama Memorial Fund is set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at the NELHA Gateway Center. The event includes entertainment, pupus and refreshments. The fund seeks to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in areas of environmentally sound practices in Hawaii and Japan. The fund will provide […]

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Commission will advise county on protection, preservation and perpetuation of historic and cultural resources on Hawaii Island

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MEDIA RELEASE The Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded a $1.5 million grant to help charter schools with a particular interest in students from the Native Hawaiian community keep pace with growing enrollment. The OHA grant is expected to help the 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools that make up the Na […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and the county Department of Parks and Recreation welcome the public back to a thoroughly renovated and improved Waiakea Recreation Center. A public blessing and rededication ceremony is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Hilo facility. Refreshments will be served, and several martial arts and other groups […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is alerting residents, business owners and nearby property owners that its contractor Blasting Technology will be conducting further blasting activities through Friday, April 26 to facilitate rock excavation at the construction site for Phase 2A of the Department’s Lalamilo Subdivision, adjacent to the Waimea Transfer Station. This […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lead Senate and House negotiators on the State Budget bill announced they closed negotiations three days ahead of an internal deadline. Discussions between the Senate and House on finalizing the budget started well ahead of schedule this year, marking a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has cosponsored the bipartisan Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act (H.R. 1699), legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to clearly label genetically engineered foods so that consumers can make informed choices about what they eat. “Food is a basic necessity in our everyday lives, and people have a […]

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Age-grouper Missy LeStrange and paratriathlon pioneer Jim MacLaren also honored

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MEDIA RELEASE Kyocera Solar Inc. has announced it supplied Kyocera solar modules to ProVision Solar that will power eight auto businesses on the Big Island, making it one of the greenest enterprises on the island. Along with beautiful beaches and lush rainforests, Hawaii also has some of the nation’s highest electricity rates. Depending on a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hoola Spa at Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay has debuted Hawaii’s first Himalayan Salt Room. Widely-used for centuries in Europe, large amounts of salt in an environment creates pure, bacteria-free air that can be therapeutic. Salt Therapy, while neither a medical treatment nor replacement for medical care, can be a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Brian Schatz, member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, spoke Wednesday at a hearing on President Obama’s FY 2014 Budget for Tribal Programs. Schatz thanked Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior, for supporting retired Sen. Daniel Akaka’s bill that achieves parity for Native Hawaiians. […]

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