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Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case and a public accident case in connection with two men who were pulled from the water after getting into trouble while swimming in Keauhou Bay on Friday (November 27).

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Kaeo Duarte: We’re not going to pretend we know everything yet. It’s too important to get wrong. Now it’s, ‘how do we do this together?’

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MEDIA RELEASE Free juicy fun is on tap at the fifth annual Mango Festival Saturday, July 20 on the Hawaii Lawn of the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay. This year’s festival theme of Mangos & Mantas features displays on agricultural sustainability and marine conservation from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mangos—the richly […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Board of Land and Natural Resource has approved rule changes for Puako Bay and Puako Reef, Keauhou Bay and West Hawaii Fisheries Management Area. Board decisions taken: 1) Amend HAR Title 13 Chapter 54 Puako Bay and Puako Reef and Chapter 57 Keauhou Bay – 5 ayes, 1 nay — APPROVED […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) will hold two public information meetings Monday, Jan. 7, to discuss findings of its survey of Keauhou Bay moorings and locations, as well as other boating issues in West Hawaii. The survey was conducted by consultant firm Sea […]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 Kamehameha Investment Corporation teamed up with Keauhou Bay partners and community members to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating Japan earthquake and the resulting tsunami that heavily damaged structures and deposited debris in and around Keauhou Bay with a clean up. More than 100 volunteers showed up to pitch in. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kamehameha Investment Corporation and Kamehameha Schools have teamed up with Keauhou Bay partners and community members to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating Japan earthquake and the resulting tsunami that heavily damaged structures and deposited debris in and around Keauhou Bay. Where: Keauhou Canoe Club Hale When: 7-11 a.m. Saturday, March 10 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A manta ray known to frequent the waters in and around Keauhou Bay and fondly called “Big Bertha” recently gave birth. Progress during her 13-month long gestation period has been chronicled by Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides’ videographer James L. Wing. To watch Big Bertha’s courtship by two male suitors and her […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kona, Hawai‘i, 05.22.09 The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 and Starwood Hotels & Resorts have reached an agreement on contract renegotiations for employees at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa on the Kona coast of the Big Island. The five year contract affects approximately 150 union employees at the resort. The […]

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  A lone paddler cruises back to shore as the sun sets Tuesday, Feb. 17 over Keauhou Bay. There is much more that could be said about Keauhou Bay, about how it’s the reputed birthplace of King Kamehameha III, about how it’s smack dab in the middle of some of Hawaii’s most pristine waters, about […]

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