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Island Issues Interviews To Continue Online

February 16, 2012
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Even though Big Island News Center isn’t posting new original news stories–be sure to catch the weekly Island Issues programs.  They are available over the radio waves on Sundays–6:30 a.m. on KKOA 107.7 fm, and at 8 a.m. on LAVA 105.3 fm.  And, you may listen online, or download them for listening at your convenience–they are posted here on Big Island News Center, down on the right, in the middle. For questions or suggestions, contact host Sherry Bracken at sherryb@lava105.com or call Mahalo Broadcasting at 808-329-8090.

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BINC Takes a Holiday

November 11, 2012
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Mahalo Broadcasting management has decided to “pause” original news reporting on Big Island News Center, for now. The original Island Issues weekly broadcasts hosted by Sherry Bracken will still be available for online listening on the site, or downloading–they’re down on the right and will be updated weekly, bringing insightful talk story interviews with those who affect Hawaii Island life and with those with stories of interest.  They also air on the radio on Sundays, at 6:30 a.m. on KKOA 107.7 fm and at 8 a.m. on LAVA 105.3 fm. The news feeds for national,…

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Fourth Hike Against Hunger Starts November 3

October 18, 2012
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Will Zucker is hiking against hunger.   Zucker, sales manager at Mahalo Broadcasting (LAVA 105.3fm/KKOA 107.7 fm/KHNU 620 am), will walk the 126 miles  from Hilo up the Hamakua Coast, through Waimea and Waikoloa to Kona, to raise awareness of the need for donations to Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank.   Zucker says his goal for this year’s Hike Against Hunger is 110,000 pounds of food, or the equivalent, donated at KTA stores around the island during his hike.  But he says he really hopes to get to 150,000.  In his 2011 Hike Against…

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Christmas Parades Coming Soon and Looking for Entries

October 18, 2012
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Christmas Parades Coming Soon and Looking for Entries

Christmas, in October?  Yes!   It’s time to think about signing up for several Christmas parades, and groups or individuals wanting to enter need to get their entries in.   •The Hilo Christmas Parade kicks off the season on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, this year November 24.  The parade goes right through downtown Hilo.  The Lehua Jaycees manage the parade and may be reached at mail@lehuajaycees.org or via phone at 935-0555.   •The Waimea Christmas Parade, the culmination of a day-long celebration, is Saturday, December 1, starting at 5:30 p.m.  It will go from historic Church…

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Hilo Pharmacy College Gets Accredited

October 18, 2012
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Hilo Pharmacy College Gets Accredited

A residency program in community pharmacy, giving licensed pharmacists opportunities for further training through Hawai`i’s College of Pharmacy (CoP) at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, has been awarded national accreditation. “Pharmacy residency programs are similar to training that allows medical doctors to gain postgraduate training,” noted Anita Ciarleglio, assistant professor in CoP’s Department of Pharmacy Practice.  Accreditation by both the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is necessary for the program to be considered a validated educational experience. The UH Hilo pharmacy residency program has been conducted on…

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Golf Tourney to Support Waikoloa Dry Forest Set for November 4

October 18, 2012
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The Waikoloa Dry Forest 2 Person Best Ball Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, November 4 at the Waikoloa Village Golf Club. Check-in starts at 7:00 am and the shotgun start is at 7:30 am. Cost is  $80 per player. The registration deadline is October 26. Cost includes lunch, cart, greens fee, and tournament prizes. Awards ceremony to be held at the Kau Kau Depot following play.   Registration forms are available at the Waikoloa Village Golf Course, 68-1792 Melia St., Waikoloa HI 96738 and most West Hawaii pro shops. You can also download the forms at http://waikoloadryforest.org/2012/golf-tournament-fund-raiser-nov-4.…

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Night of Elegance Ball is November 3

October 18, 2012
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Night of Elegance Ball is November 3

The Kona Ballroom Dance Club and the Waimea Ballroom Dance Club have teamed up to present A Night of Elegance at the Waikoloa Hilton on Saturday, November 3. The event will include a buffet dinner and dancing to the sounds of the Loren Wilkens Band.  The event is a night for dancers to dress up in formal or dressy aloha wear and strut their stuff on the dance floor. A Night of Elegance starts at 5 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m.  at the Hilton Waikoloa’s Water’s Edge Ballroom.   Tickets are $70 per person…

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Hilo’s Black and White Night is November 2

October 18, 2012
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Hilo’s Black and White Night is November 2

One of downtown Hilo’s most festive events of the year is coming Friday night, November 2.  It’s Black and White Night in downtown Hilo, when the night will be transformed from a time of dark to a time of downtown lights, music, open stores, and strolling people.  And everybody is encouraged to wear black and/or white.  Dress up or dress down, it’s a festive time to celebrate historic Hilo town. The Downtown Hilo Improvement Association bills the evening as a night of entertainment and elegance.  There will be entertainment in the street and in the…

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Voters Can Learn About Candidates, Issues in Online Talks

October 18, 2012
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With absentee ballots in mailboxes now, and walk in voting starting October 23, Hawaii County voters must make up their minds about for whom they wish to vote–and how they want to vote on the issues. Right here at www.bigislandnewscenter.com, down on the right, voters may listen to several thirty-minute interviews that will help them get the information they need to decide. The available interviews: Lincoln Ashida and Mitch Roth, two separate interviews with the candidates for County Prosecutor.  These interviews were recorded prior to the Primary Election. Interview with Donna Oba and Sue Dursin…

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Absentee Ballots Arriving Now

October 17, 2012
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Absentee Ballots Arriving Now

The first round of mailing of absentee ballots for those who requested either permanent absentee ballots or ballots for this election only started Monday, and the ballots are arriving in mailboxes around the island now.  Those who have absentee ballots should carefully review the instructions to make sure they fill out, seal, sign, and properly prepare the ballots for return. Absentee ballots may be mailed in the envelopes included with the ballot, which will send them to the Hilo Elections Office.  They may also be returned in person to the Hilo Elections Offices. The new…

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Hawaii PUC Coming to the Island to Get Your Input

October 17, 2012
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The Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission will hold two hearings on Hawaii Island, the week after next.  The intent is to get resident input on two topics:  the pending 4.2% rate increase requested by Hawaiian Electric Light Company and the application by the biofuel plant, Aina Koa Pono, which wishes to begin operations in Ka’u.   The Aina Koa Pono plant would be built where the old Ka’u Sugar Plantation Mill was.  It has caused a great deal of discussion on Hawaii Island.  Even Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi says the County has taken a…

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Waimea School Advisory Panel Invites Public to Next Meet

October 17, 2012
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Students, families and interested community members are invited to the next meeting of Waimea Middle School’s Local Advisory Panel from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 29, 2012 in Classroom K-4, which is located in the courtyard immediately behind the school office.   The agenda will cover an update on the school’s in depth Accreditation Self-Study process.  This will include further review of a proposed Vision and Beliefs about Teaching and Learning statement, which lays the foundation for the entire self-study and action plans to set the course for continual academic improvement for students.  Also as part…

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Honoka’a High’s Washburn to Debut New Work October 27

October 17, 2012
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Honoka’a High’s Washburn to Debut New Work October 27

Gary Washburn, Jazz musician, composer, and director of Grammy-winning Honoka‘a High School Jazz Band for more than 30 years has a reputation nationwide as one of the best music educators in the business.  On Saturday, October 27, he will debut his original musical work, “Earth Life: October Full Moon” at Honoka’a Peoples Theater at 7 p.m. Essentially a jazz/fusion composition, the work includes various musical styles, including traditional and contemporary jazz, funk, pop, ethnic and in some passages, classical.   The performers will be Washburn, Alex Czerny, Doug Johnson and Noa Eads.   The seven-part suite…

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