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MEDIA RELEASE Medal of Honor awardees were welcomed Sunday, Oct. 7 in traditional Hawaiian style upon arrival at Kona International Airport at Keahole. The Hawaiian Airlines aircraft carrying these heroes received a water cannon salute from airport fire fighters while taxiing into the gate area, with the awardees and their guests greeted with Hawaiian music, […]

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Big Island Visitors Bureau, Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods present Hawaii Island United Way with donation

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The Big Island Visitors Bureau added a little more aloha to Hilo last night, and welcomed the Cohen family of Los Angeles, who flew in on the new nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Hilo on United Airlines.

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MEDIA RELEASE It may seem a subtle change, but tourism officials are changing the way they refer to Hawaii’s Big Island and returning to the island’s Hawaiian name, Hawaii. To avoid confusion with the state name, everyone is encouraged to use Hawaii Island when referring to the island. A new logo is being unveiled in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kilauea volcano’s new eruption site, which suddenly cracked open Saturday, March 5 continues to spew lava through fissures on its east rift zone, following the dramatic collapse of Puu Oo crater’s floor. Fiery curtains of orange lava – some as high as 80 feet – have been captured on video and in photographs […]

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The Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for West Hawai‘i will meet on Wednesday, February 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Natural Energy Laboratory Gateway Conference Room, 73-4460 Queen Ka‘ahumanu Hwy., Kailua-Kona. The public is invited to attend.

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