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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Office of Consumer Protection is urging Hawaii residents who shop at Target stores to take advantage of one year of free credit monitoring being offered by the retail company in the wake of the massive data breach announced last month. “The Office of Consumer Protection […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) Executive Director Bruce Kim said the Target data breach appears to have affected as many as 121,000 Hawaii shoppers. Target informed the public earlier this month that about 40 million credit and debit accounts were compromised in a data breach at its stores across the country by […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Office of Consumer Protection urges Hawaii residents to take precautions if they believe they may be affected by a recent data breach involving Target stores. Businesses are required by Hawaii law to notify customers of any security breach involving personal information in any form following discovery […]

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Target recalls about 69,000 Circo-brand Chloe and Conner Sitting Stools. The stabilizing bar can crack and cause the stool to collapse, posing a fall hazard to the user. Target has received seven reports of the stools breaking or collapsing and causing a child to fall. In five of the reported incidents, bumps, bruises and cuts […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Target Corp. has announced plans to price match top online retailers year-round, including Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and Toysrus.com (including Babiesrus.com). Target stores will also price match items found on Target.com. The new policy, which takes effect immediately, will combine Target’s previous price adjustment and competitor ad match policies into one simple, easy-to-use Price […]

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About 260,000 Energizer Rotating Night Lights have been recalled. The night lights can overheat and smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Energizer has received nine reports of the night lights overheating, including three reports of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

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Approximately 264,000 Target Bunny Sippy cups are recalled. The ear on the bunny sippy cup can poke a child in the eye area while using the cup for drinking, posing an injury hazard. Target has received six reports of incidents where the plastic ear poked children during routine use of the product. Cuts and bruises […]

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MEDIA RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Circo […]

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Target has received three reports of incidents in which consumers were struck in the eye by the door anchor ball. Two incidents resulted in permanent vision loss, and the severity of the injury in the third incident is unknown.

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island WIC (Women, Infant and Children) and the East Hawaii Perinatal Consortium recognized businesses for their support of breastfeeding mothers during 2011 World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7. Local businesses nominated by WIC clients were presented with a certificate for their outstanding commitment to the community through their support of breastfeeding. “On behalf […]

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The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.Fourteen incidents involved children, seven involved adults, and five incidents where the user’s age was unknown. Two adults fractured their wrists, and of those victims, one also fractured her hip and pelvis. Additionally, six children and one […]

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Shoppers flocked to the new Hilo Target store for its opening on Tuesday (July 20).

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education has received a $150,000 grant from Target. The “Better Together Community Reading” grant will support school literacy programs at three elementary schools in East Hawaii. “Literacy is the foundation for learning,” Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area Superintendent Mary Correa said. “As a complex, we are committed to proactively instilling and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A team of third-year University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy students won almost $2,000 in the fall semester’s marketing case competition held Nov. 19, which featured a product that will make medication management more efficient. CoP faculty, Hawaii-based and California-based Target officials served as judges. Winning students were Bernie Cheng, Megan […]

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