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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Hawaii County Homeless Tent City Shut Down due to Fire Risk
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 5102 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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SB648 Amended to Increase Sister Islands TAT Share
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 8576 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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Will DLNR Use Sea Level Rise as Excuse to Wipe out Banyan Drive Properties?
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 6245 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use, Tourism
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...The purpose of the RFI is to gauge whether there is interest among prospective developers in obtaining a long-term lease of the Site (but check out the terms)....
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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UH Reveals Clinton visit to Maunakea Telescopes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 AM :: 5749 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton traveled to the summit of Maunakea in early January 2018....
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 |
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Community Meetings Set to Discuss 12.5% Hawaii County GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 6020 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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...nine meetings set for Feb 12-19th, 2018....
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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Why Freddy Rice Went to Court
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:26 AM :: 9231 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA
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...Hawaii Island rancher Freddy Rice passed away on Jan. 5, 2018....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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After Years, State finally goes public on Rat Lungworm
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 5610 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Tourism
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...Tourists are attracted to places with well-known Rat Lungworm infestations. it is a selling point. Really....
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Monday, December 4, 2017 |
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Ethics Fine: Guard Must Return Cash after $10K Inmate Payoff
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6245 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement
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...In or around November 2009, Respondent Kanazawa-Yee and two other ACOs, ACO A and ACO B, planned to obtain money from Inmate....
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii County Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4028 Views :: Hawaii County
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...The County wants to fill nine vacancies on the Cost of Government Commission, representing each of the nine Council Districts....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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OHA Will Get Millions from Mauna Kea Lawsuit Settlement
By Video @ 4:01 PM :: 6213 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...find out what the lawsuit settlement terms will be....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Petition: Protect Short Term Rentals on Hawaii Island
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 5738 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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Vacation house rules in works: Regulating ‘unhosted’ rentals seen as way to preserve housing for residents....
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Friday, October 6, 2017 |
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Free Rein for Choppers Drives Park Enthusiasts to Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 AM :: 4735 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...Wednesday’s lawsuit says there were 14,645 commercial air tours conducted over the Hawaii Volcanoes alone....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Endgame: Telescope Protesters Shift focus to Sublease
By Video @ 6:05 PM :: 7716 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension? ....
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Friday, September 15, 2017 |
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BLNR Telescope Hearing Set for Sept 20
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 5946 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...This is not a public hearing and members of the public will not be allowed to testify, argue, or otherwise present to the BLNR....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Mauna Kea: UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension?
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 8156 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...expedite the return of the 10,000 acres to the State of Hawaiʻi and pursue a new lease or land tenure for the reduced acreage that will support the continued viability of astronomical research....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Kona DLNR Harassment: Judge Throws Case out on Technicality
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 5486 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Small Business
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...Judge Fujino dismissed the case because plaintiffs cannot file suit directly in the circuit court challenging the application of a rule....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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DLNR Sea Level Rise Adaptation Meeting Set for Hilo, Kona
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 6023 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...Believe this? Got Hawaii oceanfront real estate? I will buy it off you for 10% of assessed value cash money....
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Saturday, July 15, 2017 |
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State Releases Follow Up Audit of the Management of Mauna Kea
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:40 PM :: 5448 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...We found that UH and DLNR have partially implemented four of the recommendations. Three recommendations remain open, and one is inapplicable at this time....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Office Of Maunakea Management honored with culture and heritage award
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 4571 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education
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...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Takings: Bridge Aina Lea Suit Dismissed
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 5771 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Hawaii federal judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a private landowner against the State of Hawaii after the State Land Use Commission in 2011 reverted more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala on Hawaii island from urban to agricultural use....
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Saturday, June 10, 2017 |
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Hilo: DLNR Land Lease Ends with Demolition of Hotel
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 5914 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...prepare for a new phase of de-vitalization of Banyan Drive....
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Saturday, May 6, 2017 |
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Anti-Dairy Activism Spreads: Big Island Dairy faces fine, possible lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 7317 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Agriculture
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...The fine is based on an inspection DOH officials did March 28-29 in response to Democratic Party insiders....
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Friday, April 14, 2017 |
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Telescope Solution: Maunakea World Park?
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 7223 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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'Maunakea World Park' Advanced by Hawaii Mayor Kim at ILOA Galaxy Forum Kona....
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Friday, March 17, 2017 |
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Billy Kenoi Lava Tube
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 5648 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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Former Mayor Billy Kenoi awarded Lava Tube dishonor;
Nancy Cook Lauer earns meritorious Torch of Light award
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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5053 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... nomination deadline is Monday, March 13, 2017 -- application deadline is Thursday, April 27, 2017 ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 |
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Native Hawaiian Astronomers Testify in Support of Telescope
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 6571 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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“I see Maunakea as a special place that allows us to understand and study our origins....”
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
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HD2-Hilo: Ige Appoints Chris Todd to Legislature
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 6116 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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He held several positions at the Suisan Fish Market before becoming distribution manager for Hawai‘i Paper Products last year....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Hu Honua: Green Power Plant Hits HELCO With $450M Antitrust Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 PM :: 5182 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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The lawsuit by Hu Honua Bioenergy accuses Hawaii Electric Light of refusing to agree to extensions....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
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Original Waikoloa Highlands Partners Share History of Cocaine Trafficking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 AM :: 8908 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Drugs
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“Drugs, Diamonds, International Intrigue – You Won’t Believe Two Hollywood Producers’ Crazy Backstory”
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Friday, October 7, 2016 |
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2016 Hawaii elections: proposed amendments, part 1
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:21 AM :: 10062 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County
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In addition to selecting the best candidates for elected office, Hawaii voters have many decisions to make that will have a big impact on County charters and our future....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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DLNR Helicopters to Eradicate More Sheep
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 5659 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation Lands, and the Ka‘ohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawai‘i....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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HELCO Proposes $19.3M Rate Hike, Blames Trees
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 6806 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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If approved, a typical residential bill for 500 kilowatt hours on Hawaiʽi Island would increase by $9.31 a month to $171.16....
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Thursday, September 15, 2016 |
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Hawaii County Lawsuit: Can Lawyer Engineer Her Way into Office?
By Robert Thomas @ 6:08 PM :: 4249 Views :: Hawaii County
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The mayor and county council hired a lawyer who did not have an engineering degree -- only a bachelors with a major in English and a minor in Hawaiian studies, plus a JD....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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India Parliament: War-Torn Kashmir is Approved as Site for Thirty Meter Telescope
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 7290 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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Indian scientists leading this project, led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, visited the region and have completed measurements of Atmospheric turbulence....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Attorney: OHA Chair Secretly Supports Telescope
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 5690 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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Attorney Claims OHA Trustee Robert Lindsey Supports Building The Thirty Meter Telescope Atop Mauna Kea....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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$188K Cesspools: EPA Fines State, Counties
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 5934 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment
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EPA today announced separate agreements with the County of Hawai‘i, the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to close illegal large-capacity cesspools....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Latest Poll on Hawaii Island Shows 2-1 Margin in Support for TMT Construction
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 5765 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...support for TMT’s construction is split among Hawaiians/part Hawaiians on Hawaii Island, with 46 percent of those polled in support of the project and 45 percent opposed....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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Recreation Department Audit: No Way to Know How Much They Stole
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5384 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...there were multiple days where no deposit or revenue was recorded....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Darby: Hawaii and Maui County Shelters Open
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 4917 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... Shelters are open now ....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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TS Darby heading to Hawaii, tropical storm watch issued for Big Island, Maui Co
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 5204 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 |
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HB2231: New law makes it easier to finance energy co-ops
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 4818 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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...this act allows for the use of state special purpose revenue bonds to be used to finance publicly owned energy cooperatives....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing Over 40% of Consumer Spending for Kauai, Hawaii Co
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 6435 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...An average household in Hawaii County spent an average of $51,700 in 2014....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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DLNR Closing Mauna Kea, Bringing in Helicopters for Sheep Eradication
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 6188 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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...aerial shooting from helicopters of feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Telescope: Nobody can remove all fears of reversal
By Robert Thomas @ 7:39 PM :: 7469 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the late request by the University to remove Judge Amano ... out of a fear that retaining her might be overturned on appeal, invites the Board to subvert its own independent judgment....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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Telescope: BLNR Sticks With Judge Amano
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 7173 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Board unanimously denied a motion to disqualify retired Hilo judge Riki May Amano as the hearing officer in the case....
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 |
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PUEO Hawaiians Support Telescope
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 6736 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...to dispel the myth that all Native Hawaiians oppose the project....
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 |
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Parents charged in 1997 death of ‘Peter Boy’
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 6557 Views :: Hawaii County , Family, Law Enforcement
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The most notorious missing child-turned-murder case in Hawaii history will finally make its way to a courtroom....
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 |
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Big Island 30 Days Without Dengue
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 5034 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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"As Zika continues to spread rapidly overseas, we must take precautionary measures to prevent any locally acquired cases from taking hold in our state.”
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