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Health NewsThe State Department of Transportation invites the public to a meeting tonight, Tuesday, October 16, to learn about their plans to widen Puainako Street between Komohana Street and Kilauea Avenue. The meeting is at Waiakea Intermediate School at 5;30 p.m.
The public is invited to a groundbreaking for the new Ka‘u District Gym & Shelter to be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, at the Ka‘u High and P?hala Elementary school campus. Governor Neil Abercrombie will be joined by Mayor Billy Kenoi, Department of Education officials, and Ka‘u High Principal Sharon Beck. The $17 million Ka‘u District Gym & Shelter is a State-County partnership in which the State is financing design and construction and providing the site for the facility. The County is responsible for design and construction of the facility through…
The State Department of Land and Natural Resources credited quick assistance from the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu and the Japanese government in confirming that a large blue plastic storage bin found floating in the ocean off Waimanalo, O’ahu, on September 18, 2012, belongs to Y.K. Suisan, Co., Ltd., whose offices in Miyagi prefecture, Tohoku Sendai region, were affected by the March 2011 Japan tsunami. It is the first confirmed piece of Japan tsunami marine debris to arrive in Hawa’i. “The Department of Land and Natural Resources, NOAA and all other agencies involved…
State Senator Malama Solomon (current Senate (District 1, Waimea, Hamakua, North Hilo, Rural South Hilo and Hilo), one of the chief proponents of the Public Lands Development Corporation, which was created by Act 55 in the State Legislature last year, has weighed in on controversy surrounding the PLDC. At recent public hearings around the state, residents have expressed concern about provisions of Act 55 that say that any development by the Public Lands Development Corporation will be exempt from state and county mandates regarding development. Residents have expressed concern that the State will ignore…
The State Department of Education has allocated funding for improvements at two Hawaii Island schools, Ha’aheo Elementary in North Hilo and Kalaniana’ole Elementary and Intermediate Schools, and Governor Neil Abercrombie has released the funds–$467,000. The projects include road upgrades at Haaheo Elementary and a new roof for one of Kalanianaole Elementary and Intermediate’s buildings. State Senator Malama Solomon (D-Waimea, Hamakua, Hilo) said she was pleased the Governor had released funding and commented on how important it is to invest in school infrastructure. The construction start date has not yet been announced.
The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) is notifying consumers that Red Vines Black Licorice, Snaps and mixed bags containing black licorice may contain elevated levels of lead. The American Licorice Company has announced a voluntary recall of the affected products. Exposure to high levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead could potentially cause health problems to consumers, particularly infants, young children and pregnant women. Consumers who have purchased the affected products are urged to return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses related to the product have been reported to…
A series of workshops, to be held statewide in late August, will address positive long term outcomes for Hawaii’s children, building strong families and eliminating abuse. The target audience would include the police, judges, parents, and any community members who want a greater understanding of the issues around child abuse and solutions. Hawaii Island has had some toddler and infant deaths or abuse cases that shouldn’t have gotten to the point they did, and the workshop is one step in educating people as to options for help. The workshops, titled “Our Keiki, Our Kuleana,”…
The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) has announced a half-cent increase of the deposit beverage container fee charged to manufacturers, distributors and importers of beverages in Hawai’i. After consideration of the fiscal year 2012 redemption rate of 77 percent and evaluation of the current deposit beverage special fund balance, the director of health has determined that the container fee will increase from 1 cent to 1 1/2 cents per container beginning September 1, 2012. Distributors registered with the state were sent a notification letter earlier this week. “The half-cent fee increase was written…
Around 96 Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School students will lose their bus service for this coming school year, the State Department of Education announced on Saturday. Statewide, around 2,400 students will no longer have access to school bus service. East Hawaii will have no cuts in bus service. The neighborhoods affected include Waikoloa Gardens, Paniolo Greens, Makana Kai, Waikoloa Hills, Mahina, Ua-Noe, Auhili Lp., Kauhiwai, which currently have 45 students who use the school bus. The Department says 51 students from LuaKula, Laie, AkaUla, Hulu, KilaKila will also lose service. The State Department of Education…
From Hawaii Police Department: The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawai’i Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a Kona man wanted for a stabbing, a Pahoa man wanted for auto theft, and a 40-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant. The new episode begins airing today, Friday (June 29). In it, police ask for the public’s help in locating 29-year-old Tommy Eugan Howard of Kona, who is wanted for a stabbing at White Sands Beach in Kona on May 22. Howard also goes by the names Casino, Tommy Washington and Cesar Waltz. He…
One lane will be closed along the South Kohala Distribution Road, through this Friday, June 29, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. due to construction of the Lalamilo Water System. During non-work hours, both lanes will be open to traffic, as conditions permit. Access to Waimea Transfer Station will be maintained. The State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) began construction of the $1.6 million Lalamilo Water System along the South Kohala Distribution Road portion last Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Construction along South Kohala Distribution Road is anticipated to be complete by September 10,…
Now that work on the west side of Saddle Road is well underway, the State is moving to extend Saddle Road all the way down to Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway. The current work on Saddle Road is completely realigning the road so it goes from roughly the Girl Scout Camp on Saddle Road down to Mile Marker 13 on Mamalahoa Highway, south of Waikoloa Road. The existing Saddle Road through Waiki’i Ranch will still exist. The State will have a public information meeting Thursday evening at Waikoloa School to review the plans and get community input.…
Hawaii Island Food Basket, our island’s food bank, will be providing low income seniors with locally-grown fruits and vegetables under a grant from the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program and Coordinated Elderly Services, part of Hawaii County, will handle the distribution at ten sites in East Hawaii and 9 in West Hawaii. The distribution program will run from June 18 until September 30, 2012. Low income seniors are eligible to receive the produce. Low income seniors are those 60 years old and having household incomes of 185% of…
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