Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: nainoa thompson, pacific boats and yachts, polynesian voyaging society, rick gaffney
MEDIA RELEASE In a measure of support for the mission and crew of the vessels Hokulea and Hikianalia, as they set out on the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s (PVS) remarkable voyage around the world, Pacific Boats & Yachts has made two unique sponsorship contributions. The first was helping to secure the 50-foot sailing catamaran Noa Noa […]
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: aadil palkhivala, big island yoga center, janet macleod
MEDIA RELEASE More than 65 people attended a dinner marking the 25th anniversary of Big Island Yoga Center (BIYC). The event honored yoga teacher Aadil Palkhivala and recognized others who were instrumental in forming the Kealakekua nonprofit organization. It also kickstarted a year-long membership drive to widen community outreach. Believed to be West Hawaii’s oldest […]
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Posted in Business
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: dick rosenblum, hawaiian electric companies, public utilities commission
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced four major decisions and orders today that collectively provide key policy, resource planning, and operational directives to the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO Companies). The orders require the HECO Companies to develop and implement major improvement action plans to aggressively pursue energy cost reductions, proactively respond […]
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Posted in Business, Energy
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: hawaii supreme court, Mark Recktenwald, molfino v. yuen
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald: ‘This gives students the opportunity to go beyond the textbooks and experience a Supreme Court oral argument in person’
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Posted in Featured, News
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: billy kenoi, paniolo avenue, waikoloa heights land investors
Road extends from the Hooko Street traffic light near Waikoloa School to the Kamakoa Nui subdivision and Kamakoa Nui Park
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Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: kailua village business improvement district, may day 2014
MEDIA RELEASE Tickets for May Day Brunch on Kamakahonu Bay are available at www.historickailuavillage.com
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Posted in Entertainment
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: budget, legislature 2014, sam slom, sylvia luke
Includes $10 million for grant-in-aid, more than $2 billion for Capital Improvement Projects
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Posted in Featured, Government, News
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: coral reef, dlnr, frazer mcgilvray
MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources has announced that amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 13-95, Rules Regulating the Taking and Selling of Certain Marine Resources, will take effect Thursday, May 1, 2014. The purpose of the amendments is to strengthen the rules and stiffen penalties for intentional or negligent large-scale damage […]
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Posted in Environment
Posted on April 29, 2014. Tags: death, police, wainaku
A body found in Hilo over the weekend has been identified as 48-year-old Jodi L. Masutomi of Hilo. She was identified through fingerprints during an autopsy conducted Tuesday (April 29). The autopsy revealed that her injuries were consistent with a fall from a height. The cause of death is being deferred, however, pending a toxicology […]
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Posted on April 28, 2014. Tags: library, medical center, puna
On Friday April 25, 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature appropriated $750,000 for a new emergency room facility for the Puna Community Medical Center. The Hawaii State Legislature has appropriated $800,000 in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for the feasibility study, planning, and design components for a new Puna District Regional Library.
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Posted in Education, Government, Health, News
Posted on April 28, 2014. Tags: dui stats, police
During the week of April 21, 2014, through April 27, 2014, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 422 DUI arrests compared with 432 during […]
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Posted on April 28, 2014. Tags: hilo, police
Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found in Hilo over the weekend. South Hilo patrol officers responded to an 11:42 p.m. call Saturday (April 26) and received information that a fisherman had discovered a body along the shoreline off Hawaiʻi Belt Road in the Wainaku area.
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Posted on April 28, 2014. Tags: hilo, paradise roller girls, roller derby
Paradise Roller Girls presents their roller derby themed bout of the season “SuperHeroes vs. SuperVillains†on Friday May 9 at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. Doors open at 6 pm, battle kicks off at 7 pm. Come out and support the rivals by dressing up as your favorite comic book Superhero or SuperVillain and […]
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Posted in Roller Derby, Sports
Posted on April 28, 2014. Tags: kamehameha schools, pauahi keiki scholars
MEDIA RELEASE The application deadline for Kamehameha Schools’ Pauahi Keiki Scholars cycle 1 preschool scholarship is April 30, 2014. The Pauahi Keiki Scholars (PKS) program provides need-based scholarships for keiki who attend participating non-Kamehameha preschools. Last year, Kamehameha Schools provided over $15 million to 2,341 Native Hawaiian children attending eligible preschools in their communities. In […]
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Posted in Education