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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Police have initiated a public accident case in connection with a shark attack Tuesday afternoon in waters off a Kona beach. A Kailua-Kona man was swimming about 100 feet off shore shortly before 1 p.m. when he spotted a shark in waters off Kekaha Kai State Park, also known as Kona Coast […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has released $70.2 million for statewide capital improvement projects. Of the $70.2 million, $1 million will go to Kekaha Kai State Park in Kona for facility improvements and $275,000 will go to the plan and design of the new Waikoloa Public Library. “I am very pleased that the governor released […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area and Kekaha Kai State Park early on New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Hapuna Beach SRA, including the Waialea Bay section, and Kekaha Kai State Park, including the Maniniowali (Kua Bay) and Mahaiula sections, will both close at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area and Kekaha Kai State Park at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 4. Hapuna Beach SRA, including the Waialea Bay section, and Kekaha Kai State Park, including the Maniniowali (Kua Bay) and Mahaiula sections, will both close early. “We are closing […]

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Gov. Linda Lingle has numerous stops on her schedule Thursday, April 23 in West Hawaii. Not all of the events are open to the public. 10-11 a.m. -BIG ISLAND CARBON, Kaie Hana Industrial Park, Kawaihae   The governor will participate in the groundbreaking for Big Island Carbon, a new company that will turn macadamia nut […]

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