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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Attorney: OHA Chair Secretly Supports Telescope
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 6558 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 :: 6827 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 :: 6673 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 :: 6144 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 :: 5712 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 :: 6080 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 :: 5945 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 :: 7515 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 :: 7288 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 :: 8589 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 :: 8274 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 :: 7914 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 :: 7979 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 :: 5876 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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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Ilagan: Petition Against Hawaii County GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5878 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... Sign this petition opposing Bill 165 so that I may share it with the Council members when we discuss the tax increase in the Finance Committee on May 3 ....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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USDA on Dengue Mosquito Eradication -- Organic Farms Will NOT Lose Certification
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 7923 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...dozens of Hawaii County organic farmers are refusing access to State and County mosquito-eradication workers....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Republican Appointments to Hawaii State Boards and Commissions
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 4:16 PM :: 6901 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Currently, there is an appointment open with the Elections Commission for Hawaii County....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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DLNR Finally Gets Around to Appointing Mauna Kea Hearing Officer
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 6172 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...retired Hawaii island circuit court judge Riki May Amano (Ret.) has been selected as the hearings officer to conduct the Mauna Kea contested case hearing....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
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Photos: Hate-Fueled Attack on Mauna Kea Radio Telescope
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 PM :: 7952 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...The suspect gained entry by ramming our gates then used his vehicle to ram our outer steel doors multiple times and proceed to beat on our inner doors....
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Federal Court: Get Ready For Bridge Aina Lea Trial
By Robert Thomas @ 4:43 PM :: 6355 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Bottom line: the plaintiff's takings claims are going to trial....
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Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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Big Island Rolling Blackouts Caused by Lack of Wind
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 7132 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...wind resources are presently at zero...."
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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A Word With Ward - Dengue Fever with guest Dr. Sarah Parks
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:30 AM :: 6223 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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Dr. Sarah Park is the Hawaii State Epidemiologist and Chief of the Disease Outbreak Control Division, Hawaii Department of Health....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Coop Proposes Alternative Power Generation Plan for Big Island
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6320 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"By building on the successes achieved by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative to integrate high levels of cost-effective solar PV into the grid...."
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Kenoi Declares Dengue Emergency, Ige Refuses
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 6423 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Health Care
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...meanwhile Obama is seeking $1.8B in Zika funding....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Hawaii ‘Takings’ Case in Federal Court
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7163 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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The State removed the civil rights lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Honolulu....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Incumbents Challenged on Day One--Candidates Begin Filing on Maui, Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 12:56 PM :: 8218 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Politicians
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First in line after the 7:45 a.m. office opening in Hilo was state Rep. Joy San Buenaventura....
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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Lawsuit: Lopaka Ryder, Killed by Drug Dealer, was Police Informant
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 PM :: 7938 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...police disclosed his identity either directly or indirectly to persons being investigated....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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DLNR Officer Arrested--Charged with sexual assault of Minor
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 6794 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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...DLNR Officer “was fired (from Honolulu PD) in 2013 after he falsified records and lied to investigators about transporting a female runaway, who was underage.”....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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DLNR to Loosen Death Grip on Hilo Businesses?
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 7857 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Small Business
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One of the leases at Banyan Drive has expired and has been placed on a month-to-month revocable permit. Other leases at Banyan Drive and in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area will expire in the next several years....
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016 |
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Fake Bomb Found After Big Island Police Arrest Three at Protest Against License Plates
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 11184 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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The rally supported what organizers claimed was the constitutional “right to travel” with no driver’s license, registration, license plates, safety stickers and motor vehicle insurance....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 7025 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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Big Island customers could save as much as $113 million on the existing HELCO rate base and up to $234 million including investments to modernize the grid over a four-year period....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Applications Sought for DLNR Hawaii Island Advisory Council
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 6733 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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Completed applications must be received by December 22, 2015....
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Friday, October 16, 2015 |
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Fiber optic cables were maliciously cut on Mauna Kea this Summer
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 7469 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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Damage occurred same day a caravan of construction vehicles was turned around by protesters, leading to 11 arrests...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Business Groups Slam Police Refusal to Enforce Law on Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 8811 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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Business cannot operate without laws being enforced. Selective enforcement of laws by State, County and HPD is discriminatory. Citizens place their trust in government that Laws will be enforced equally without the need for political pressure to do so. The result of the faulty law enforcement surrounding Mauna Kea is fostering tension, aggression, racism and business uncertainty. Ambiguity surrounding the rule of law has prompted a poor economic climate....
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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ACLU Scores Big Wins for Panhandlers and Potheads
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 10964 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Homelessness, Labor, Drugs
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The ACLU has shared a copy of the settlement agreement in this case with Maui County and Kauai County, both of which have had similar pre-employment medical examination requirements....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Federal Court Dismisses Most of Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:09 PM :: 7884 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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...once again, a property owner's federal constitutional claims -- raised in a federal forum -- get decided by a state court....
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Thursday, July 23, 2015 |
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Hawaii Councilman Proposes Reforms After P-Card Audit
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 5452 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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Hawai‘i County Code should be amended to bring it in line with state law...
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Friday, July 17, 2015 |
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Paniolo Power to Withdraw from Merger Docket
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 6044 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...will instead concentrate on the PUC's pending Power Supply Improvement Plan (PSIP) docket, which is better suited to address transformational planning issues...."
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Friday, June 26, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: County Initiative Preempted by State Law
By Robert Thomas @ 5:08 PM :: 9783 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs, GMOs
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...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Big Island Press Club: Keeping Government Transparent
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 PM :: 5821 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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Thursday, June 18, from noon until 1:30 at Restaurant Kenichi in Hilo....
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
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IRONMAN fined $2.7M for illegal lottery
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 5340 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...Ironman charged athletes, who did not otherwise qualify, $50 to enter lotteries for the chance to compete in the Ironman World Championship....
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Kilauea Largest Source of SO2 Pollution in USA
By UHERO @ 2:19 AM :: 7301 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Using Vog from Kilauea to Estimate the Health Consequences of Particulate and SO2 Pollution....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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HS Senior Launches pro-Telescope Petition
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 7513 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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King Kalākaua was an early and ardent supporter of astronomical observation in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Stewardship by UH to protect Maunakea for future generations
By Selected News Articles @ 9:26 PM :: 7299 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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Since 2000, Maunakea has been under stewardship of the Office of Maunakea Management....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Criminal Charges? Attorney General to Investigate Kenoi
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 8624 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....
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Friday, April 3, 2015 |
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Success of independently funded GMO papaya confounds anti-tech ideologues
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 5976 Views :: Hawaii County , GMOs
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...This 12-part series by entomologist Anthony Shelton is the first comprehensive article about a genetically engineered crop, in this case, GE papaya in Hawaii....
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