Hawaii News

Archive for July, 2009

A study by the Natural Resources Defense Council released on Wednesday found that Hawaii ranked sixth in the nation when it comes to beach water quality.

The burglary trial of self-proclaimed heir to the Hawaiian kingdom James Akahi hinges on whether he intended to commit another crime when he and six of his followers allegedly broke into Iolani Palace on Admission Day last year.

Two more people in Hawai’i have died after testing positive for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, bringing the state total to six deaths, the state Department of Health said yesterday.

The state Public Utilities Commission has approved an average 13.46 percent increase in Young Brothers Ltd.’s interisland shipping rates.

After a nearly four-year battle in Hawai’i courts, Minnesota residents Steve and Donna LaDuke finally and officially can call Elijah, 5, their son.

The City and County of Honolulu has plans to build a $10.6 million affordable housing project for homeless in Chinatown. But the Downtown Neighborhood Board and others in the community are against the idea.

The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority board of directors decided Tuesday against early weekday and full weekend closures of the public access gate to the property.

A preliminary study completed by the military earlier this month finds no threat to the public from depleted uranium at the Pohakuloa Training Area.

Sediment is refilling the entrance to Hilo’s Wailoa Small Boat Harbor two years after the state spent $1.3 million to have the material removed.

A 5th Circuit judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of the Kauai County Planning Department and Waipouli developers regarding permits issued for the Eastside projects.

First tropical storm of the Central Pacific hurricane season forms

 Sen. Will Espero has written to the governor, urging her to use the facility for women inmates. Espero’s letter appears courtesy of www.hawaiisenatemajority.com:
Dear Governor Lingle,
I am writing to express my disappointment in the decision to close Kulani Correctional Facility. I know we are facing difficult financial times, but giving up a correctional facility for an [...]

Waiakea High School program veterans participate in NASA Robotics Academy summer internship

Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School students in grades 6-8 got ready for school with uniforms and school supplies Thursday (July 30).

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
333 PM HST THU JUL 30 2009
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS DUE TO BUILDING SURF ON FRIDAY…
.OVERVIEW…A PAIR OF STORMS EAST OF NEW ZEALAND ABOUT A WEEK AGO HAVE GENERATED SOUTH SWELLS THAT WILL AFFECT HAWAII BEGINNING [...]

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The Moku O Hawai’i Outrigger Association will host the 2009 HCRA State Championship on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Hilo Bay Canoe area in Hilo on the Island of Hawai’i. Opening ceremony will begin at 7:30 am and races will follow throughout the day.
A total of 57 halau from throughout the state are [...]

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July 20, 2009, Big Island of Hawaii….. Big Island residents will be able to receive news, information and entertainment live and in real time starting 5:00 PM, Saturday, August 1, when Big Island Live Broadcasting Network (BILB) launches its premier broadcast via the internet on www.bigislandlive.com. The unified multimedia network will be using cutting [...]

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The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) Medical School Travel Support Program has provided nearly $90,000 to subsidize travel and living expenses for medical students assisting physicians on Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and Hawaii (Hilo and Kona). 
The program, part of a two-year commitment with the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), provides valuable Neighbor [...]

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Kailua-Kona Public Library is scheduled to close from Saturday, Aug. 1 to Monday, Aug. 10 to complete earthquake repairs.
While the library is closed, the book drops will remain open, and pick up dates for holds will be extended.
Customers are encouraged to log-on to the HSPLS website, www.librarieshawaii.org from their home or office computer, to [...]