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Harlem Globetrotters in Hilo Sunday

May 11, 2012
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Harlem Globetrotters in Hilo Sunday

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters will be in Hilo on Sunday.  They’ll play an exhibition game at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium at 2 p.m.  Tickets for the event are available at all KTA Superstores (with a $5 donation tacked on to the Boys and Girls Clubs). The Harlem Globetrotters began in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five.  Now, 86 years old, this exhibition team continues to combine athleticism, theater and comedy.  They play terrific basketball—more than 20,000 games in 118 countries in their history—and they continue to find new players who are the best at…

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IRS Seeking Advisors from Hawai’i

April 18, 2012
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The Internal Revenue Service seeks civic-minded volunteers from Hawaii to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee that listens to taxpayers, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for improving IRS service. “TAP members give the IRS insights from every corner of our nation, helping the agency in its continuous effort to improve tax administration,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. The TAP provides a forum for taxpayers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to raise concerns about IRS service and offer suggestions for improvement.  The TAP reports…

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Ukulele Fest Saturday Night in Waimea

March 10, 2012
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Ukulele Fest Saturday Night in Waimea

More than 150 students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kealakehe Intermediate School, and Waikoloa School will perform in the Nineteenth Annual Ukulele Festival at Hawaii Preparatory Academy at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.  The festival, which is free and open to the public, will be held at Gates Performing Arts Center, located at HPA’s Upper Campus.   The students are directed by Georgia Polakova, Dagan Bernstein, and Lynn Kakugawa (HPA); Gloria Juan Tapa’atoutai (Kealakehe), and Lani Opunui (Waikoloa).   This year’s festival will feature music and dance from the wonderful world of Disney, going back…

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Top Amateur Golfers at Kings Course This Week

February 2, 2012
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The top three World Golf Amateurs highlight this year’s field at the 22nd Annual Amer Ari at the Waikoloa Beach Resort, through Friday,  February 3, on the Waikoloa Kings’ Course. UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay, Texas’ Jordan Spieth and Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers, ranked 1-3, will be leading their respective schools in the 20-team competition.   The tournament field includes eight of the top 14 NCAA Division I teams. The list includes host University of Hawaii at Hilo, top-ranked Texas, 2nd-ranked Oregon, 4th-ranked UCLA, 5th-ranked Washington,, 8th-ranked Stanford, 11th-ranked Georgia Tech, 12th-ranked USC and 14th-ranked Oklahoma State. The…

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Youth Handbell Choir Sets Island Performances

November 29, 2011
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The Hawaii Preparatory Academy Middle School Handbell Choir, under the direction of Georgia Polakova, will offer a series of free public performances to welcome the holiday season:   Thursday, December 1, 5:30 p.m., Parker School Tree Lighting   Friday, December 2, 5:30 p.m., Parker Ranch Tree Lighting at Pu’uopelu   Saturday, December 10, 9-10 a.m., Parker School Farmers Market   Saturday, December 10, 6-7 p.m., Kings  Shops, Waikoloa   Wednesday, December 14, 1:30 p.m., Hale Ho’ola Hamakua, Honoka’a.   The handbell choir, offered as a Middle School elective, has been part of the HPA Middle…

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HPA Students To Present Conflict Resolution Play

September 15, 2011
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Fourth and fifth graders at Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) will present “Munchkin Mediation:  Conflict Resolution in Oz” at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7.  The musical performance, which is free and open to the public, will be held at Gates Performing Arts Center on the school¹s Upper Campus. “Munchkin Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Oz” is presented in conjunction with the students¹ conflict resolution unit.  The play is written by John Heath and Ron Fink of Bad Wolf Press and adapted by HPA music teacher Georgia Polakova and guidance counselor Mariah Dodd. It’s a year later…

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Meth Project Is Working

June 30, 2011
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Cindy Adams, Director of the Hawaii Meth Project, shared results from the 2011 Hawaii Meth Uses and Attitudes Survey on Thursday.  The statewide survey found that compared to a 2009 benchmark survey conducted before the launch of the Hawaii Meth Project, Hawaii’s young people are increasingly aware of the dangers of using crystal methamphetamines (meth), are more likely to disapprove of taking the drug even once or twice, and report the Hawaii Meth Project ads make them less likely to try or use meth. The Hawaii Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at…

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Federal Education Checking Hawaii Race to the Top

June 21, 2011
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A team of leaders from the U.S. Department of Education’s Implementation and Support Unit (ISU) traveled to Honolulu yesterday for a two-day on-site program review with representatives from Hawaii’s Race to the Top team. The state team is executing Hawaii’s nearly $75 million Race to the Top grant, awarded by the Department in August 2010 to support the state’s comprehensive education reform plan to enhance and elevate student achievement. During the visit, ISU officials-Director Ann Whalen, Assistant Director Jim Butler, and Race to the Top Program Officer Melissa Siry- assessed Hawaii’s progress toward implementing and…

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UH Hilo Students Win History Awards

March 17, 2011
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Five members of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (The National History Honor Society) participated in the organization’s 27th annual regional conference held March 12th at UH Manoa and walked away with multiple honors, including two “Best Paper” awards. Rebekah Carroll, Robert Franklin, Shaul Janes, Shohei Sato, and Kamalei Stovall of UH Hilo’s Alpha Beta Omicron joined 24 other graduate and undergraduate students who submitted papers and/or made presentations at the prestigious gathering. Robert Franklin, whose work entitled “The War of Jenkins’ Ear: Jingoistic Mercantilism, Pacifistic Diplomacy, and the Securing…

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UH Regent Candidates Announced

February 12, 2011
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The Regents Candidate Advisory Council has presented Governor Neil Abercrombie with a list of candidates for four seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.   The affairs of the university fall under the general management and control of the regents. The candidates for the Hawaii County seat are real estate consultant and agricultural property manager Carl A. Carlson, Jr. and coffee farmer and former university professor Sandra W. Scarr.   Scarr also breeds and raises labradors. The candidates for two Honolulu seats that are opening are Terri T. Fujii, Mark H. Fukunaga, Coralie C. Matayoshi,…

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Local Girl Wins National Punt, Pass & Kick

January 16, 2011
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Local Girl Wins National Punt, Pass & Kick

Kealakekua 7-year-old Jayla Medeiros has won the NFL Punt Pass & Kick National Competition in the age 6 to 7 division (see video).  The contest was Saturday at the Atlanta Georgia Dome.  Jayla is on the Kona Marlins’ Mitey Mite Division team in Pop Warner flag football and tackle football. All participants had one punt, one pass, and one kick.  The winners in each age group were determined by distance and accuracy.  Another Hawaii Island girl, Gabrielle Ewing, competed in the Girls 12-13 group and finished fourth. The 40 participants in the finals all went…

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