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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in July.

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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 (ROUTE 11) — 1) VICINITY OF KEAAU TO MOUNTAIN VIEW Alternating single lane closures on Volcano Road (Route 11) in both directions between Milepost Markers 8.6 and 13.4, in the vicinity of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mauna Kea State Park will be closed for renovation starting Tuesday, July 1, and remain closed until further notice. However, temporary restrooms will be provided to accommodate the public. They will be kept open around the clock and located at the administrative building fronting the park’s main entrance. The shutdown is needed to […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to an 11:39 a.m. alarm Friday (June 27) to a structure fire at 143 Kualua Place in Kaumana.

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has passed a Master Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) aimed at facilitating the permitting required for activities associated with the protection and restoration of traditional Hawaiian fishponds across Hawaii. “This is a triumphant day for cultural practitioners and community organizations,” explained William J. Aila, Jr., […]

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The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay installed Barbara Hastings, partner at Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company, as president during ceremonies marking the Club’s 26th anniversary. Outgoing president Cedric Mitsui, O.D., a Hilo optometrist, passed the gavel of leadership to Hastings June 25 at a celebration attended by members of Rotary clubs from East Hawaii.

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As of Friday, June 27, 2014, 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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MEDIA RELEASE Starting June 25, UH Manoa will lead an expedition to Loihi Seamount, southeast of the island of Hawaii, whose base remains largely unexplored. Dr. Brian Glazer, lead scientist and Associate Professor of Oceanography, his team from UHM, and colleagues from the University of Minnesota, IFREMER Centre de Brest and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Thanks to an innovative partnership between Kamehameha Schools Extension Educational Services Division, UH Hilo, and the DOE Complex covering Keaau, Ka‘u, and Pahoa, 25 Keaau High School students will experience first-hand what studying and living on the UH Hilo campus is like. “Kamehameha Schools Extension Educational Services Division is thrilled to be partnering […]

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Army officials are opening several training areas for bow hunting, here, June 28-29, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Training areas 1-4 will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep, per day, in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue collars is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Department of Education has announced the selection of 17 public school educators to the Hope Street Group’s inaugural Hawaii State Teacher Fellows. Together with the DOE and the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), the fellows will voice teacher perceptions and potential solutions to issues educators face in implementing the Hawaii […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has released more than $30.4 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the Departments of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and Defense (DOD) to protect Hawaii’s natural resources and upgrade state defense facilities. “These investments will protect and enhance many of our natural resources and well as improve […]

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Hilo was threatened by lava during an eruption sequence that started at the summit in early May 1880. After a several-month hiatus, the sequence resumed on November 5, 1880.

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A lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u produced nighttime glow that was visible via HVO’s Webcam during the past week.

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