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Council Forum Tonight in Kona; More Candidate Forums to Come

October 8, 2012
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Voters on Hawaii Island still have opportunities to see and hear from candidates for office around the island.   Monday, October 8, County Council Candidates, 6 p.m. til 8 p.m., Kealakehe High School Cafeteria and broadcast live on LAVA 105.3 fm, for District 5, South Kona to Ka’u: candidates Maile David, Brenda Ford, and Candidates for District 9, Waikoloa through Waimea and North Kohala; candidates Sonny Shimaoka and Margaret Wille. No food sales, so attendees are invited to bring their own.  Moderator:  Sherry Bracken   Monday, October 8, televised debate between U. S. Senate Candidates…

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Big Isle Charter School on PBS Hawaii Tonight!

July 12, 2012
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Big Isle Charter School on PBS Hawaii Tonight!

Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences will be the subject of a one-hour special on PBS Hawaii, the state’s public television station, Channel 10 on Oceanic Cablevision, on Thursday, July 12 from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences was formed in 2001.  It serves students from Kindergarten through Grade 12.  HAAS is one of several charter schools on Hawaii Island, which has the most charter schools of any island in the state. Charter Schools are part of the Department of Education and are public schools open to any student–but the…

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Monday is Deadline to Register for Kona Chamber Lunch

June 24, 2012
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Monday is Deadline to Register for Kona Chamber Lunch

Monday, June 25, is the final day to register for the  Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce  annual luncheon and meeting coming up Friday, June 29 at the  Four Seasons Resort Hualalai.  Political reporter and retired professor Dan Boylan serves as guest speaker of the 11:30 a.m. luncheon.  The event also includes installation of officers and presentation of the Chamber’s annual awards.  It will be preceded and followed by a business expo, where Chamber members will showcase their businesses. Boylan will share his insights on the political season (the Primary Election on August 11 is less than…

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Hirono and Case to Debate on PBS Hawaii This Thursday

June 11, 2012
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This Thursday, June 14, PBS Hawaii will carry the only debate to be televised statewide to which Congresswoman Mazie Hirono has agreed in advance of the August 11 primary.  She will face her major opponent for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Senate Daniel Akaka. Retired University of Hawaii Professor Dan Boylan will moderate the debate.  Boylan hosts the weekly Island Insights program on PBS. Hirono will also face Case Wednesday, June 13,  in a forum that will air on Hawaii Public Radio at 7 p.m.   Hirono…

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Kona-Kohala Chamber Sets Annual Lunch; Boylan to Speak

June 6, 2012
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Kona-Kohala Chamber Sets Annual Lunch; Boylan to Speak

Press release courtesy of Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce: The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce (KKCC) invites the community to celebrate the installation of its new officers and directors for 2012-2013 on Friday, June 29 at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Political reporter and retired professor Dan Boylan serves as guest speaker of the 11:30 a.m. luncheon. Boylan writes a political column for O’ahu’s MidWeek and moderates PBS Hawai‘i’s Insights program. He recently retired from teaching history at the University of Hawai‘i—West Oahu campus. The annual event also shares what the Chamber has accomplished during the past fiscal…

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PBS Hawaii Debuting New Local Culture Program Tonight

May 5, 2012
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PBS Hawaii Debuting New Local Culture Program Tonight

PBS Hawaii is debuting a new national program, Pacific Heartbeat, tonight, Saturday.  The first show in the five-part series was filmed right here on Hawaii  Island, at the Waimea ‘Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar Institute at Kahilu Theater.   The series will be shown across the country and will be an insider’s look at Pacific Islander music, culture, and issues.  The program airs on PBS Hawaii, which is on Oceanic Cablevision Channel 10 here on the island, at 8 p.m. tonight   Tonight’s program features performances and interviews with ‘ukulele and slack key guitar masters…

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Mazie Hirono “Just Says No” to Hawaii Island Forums

April 20, 2012
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Mazie Hirono “Just Says No” to Hawaii Island Forums

Congresswoman Mazie Hirono on Thursday released a list of  debates and candidate forums in which she will take part in advance of the State’s Primary Election.  Hirono will be facing several candidates in vying for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate seat being vacated by Daniel Akaka.     She has scheduled no forums on Hawaii Island.   Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce is one of several organizations that have issued formal debate invitations to Congresswoman Hirono and former Congressman Ed Case, along with other candidates running for United States Senate.   The Chamber’s first formal…

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Wilcox Named “Businesswoman of the Year–Nonprofit”

April 14, 2012
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Wilcox Named “Businesswoman of the Year–Nonprofit”

PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox has received the 2012 Businesswoman of the Year-Nonprofit from Pacific Business News.  The award was presented Thursday evening, April 12, at a dinner at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel with more than 450 people. The event honored 15 Hawaii businesswomen in the for-profit category, with Royal Hawaiian General Manager Kelly Hoen taking top honors as the 2012 Businesswoman of the Year – For Profit.  Ten women from the nonprofit world were honored. Since assuming the top post at PBS Hawaii in 2007, the former television news anchor has expanded…

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PBS to Reshow State Spelling Bee

March 29, 2012
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PBS to Reshow State Spelling Bee

PBS Hawaii will rebroadcast the Hawaii State Spelling Bee.  The original competition was last Saturday, March 24, and took place at the PBS Hawaii studios on Oahu.  PBS Hawaii aired it live.    The rebroadcast of the 2012 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee will be Saturday, March 31 at 1 p.m. Fourteen middle school spellers from around the state took part in the event.  They were the winners of competitions among 80 schools statewide. Hawaii Island viewers have a special reason to watch–and alert, here’s the spoiler:  the winner of the Hawaii State Spelling Bee…

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Two Big Island Spellers in State Bee Saturday

March 20, 2012
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Two Big Island Spellers in State Bee Saturday

Two Hawaii Island students will take part in the State Spelling Bee this Saturday, March 24.  The competition will air statewide on PBS Hawaii (Channel 10 on most Hawaii Island televisions) at 7 p.m. Roland Afaga, Jr., is a 6th grader Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School.  Taggart Nakamoto is in 6th grade at Konawaena Middle School.  Some may recall that Taggart’s older brother, Talmadge Nakamoto, was a previous participant as Hawaii Island’s champion and won the State Bee,  going on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D. C. in 2009. This year,…

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PBS Hawaii Starting Repair Work on Fire-Damaged Studio

November 22, 2011
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PBS Hawaii, Hawaii’s only public television station, announced their program production will be affected for several weeks because of a fire that hit their studio last Friday, November 18.  A light exploded and set fire to a gel and the fire spread.  Although firefighters put the fire out, it rekindled later in the afternoon.   PBS Hawaii has resumed regular programming, but their studio will be inoperable for about a month for repair and restoration.  Specialty contractors must remove all soot from the electronics and thoroughly clean all the Air Conditioning ducts.   The studio…

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Konawaena High to Host Statewide Hiki No Premiere on PBS Hawaii

October 11, 2011
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Konawaena High to Host Statewide Hiki No Premiere on PBS Hawaii

Hawaii Island’s Konawaena High School will host the premiere episode of the second season of the PBS Hawaii’s Hiki No, the nation’s first statewide student news program.  Waiakea High School and Kea’au High School students will also have reports.  The season will include 26 episodes which will air in prime time, starting this Thursday, October 13, at 7:30. PBS Hawaii’s CEO, Leslie Wilcox, was on Hawaii Island recently and spoke to Rotary Mauka Kona and recorded an Island Issues interview at the LAVA 105 and KKOA studios in Kailua-Kona’s Old Industrial Area.  She said the…

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PBS Hawaii CEO Wilcox to Talk in Kona

July 31, 2011
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Kona Mauka Rotary invites the public to their weekly luncheon on Tuesday, August 2.  The featured speaker will be PBS Hawaii CEO Leslie Wilcox.   PBS Hawaii is the statewide public television network. The luncheon starts at noon at Teshima’s.  It’s $20, and no reservations are needed.  The meeting is above the restaurant, in the Rotary meeting room, which is accessible from the south side of the building, behind the main entrance to Teshima’s Restaurant. Wilcox will also make a stop at the LAVA 105 and KKOA studios after the luncheon.  She and Island Issues host…

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