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Manoa Faculty Objects to Fishery Program Move to UH Hilo

March 6, 2012
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The Honolulu Star Advertiser is reporting that University of Hawaii at Manoa professors are raising concerns about the loss of a federally funded fisheries cooperative. When the program moves to UH-Hilo, the system’s flagship campus will be without a fisheries program. The program is a joint project between the U. S. Geological Survey and the University of Hawaii.  The USGS funds faculty positions and provides the use of equipment.   There’s also support from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources.  The current assistant team leader is Alan Friedlander.  The Star Advertiser says he would…

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Taste of Kalo Coming to North Kohala March 10

March 5, 2012
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The community is invited to the Taste of Kalo 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 10 at the Kohala Intergenerational Center in Kamehameha Park behind the Hisaoka Gym in North Kohala. The Taste of Kalo will feature the Kalo Challenge, where local teams will compete in an Iron Chef style cook off using taro and other surprise ingredients.  Competitors include Eddie O and Rose Ombac from LAVA 105.3 fm, Mayor Billy Kenoi, Senator Josh Green, Chair of the State Department of Labor Dwight Takamine, State Representative Jerry Chang, and a number of local chefs. Prizes…

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State Plans Two Road Work Areas for Coming Week

March 2, 2012
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The State Department of Transportation will work in two areas of Hawaii Island the week of March 3 through March 9. As always, their work is subject to weather delays.   And, motorists in the affected areas should expect slowdowns or delays. — MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY — 1) KALAOA Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway in both directions between Mileposts 27 and 31 in the vicinity of Makalei Golf Club on Monday, March 5, through Friday, March 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for guardrail installation and pavement striping work. — HAWAII BELT ROAD— 1)…

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Deadline Friday for West Side Farmers Signup for Skills Conference

February 29, 2012
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University of Hawaii’s Community Colleges, the State, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau are lead sponsors of a forum on Tuesday, March 6, at Kona’s King Kamehameha Beach Hotel to  address workforce and job skill issues that are impeding West Hawaii’s agriculture industry.   Farmers are invited to participate at no cost, but the deadline to sign up is Friday morning. James Hardway with the State Department of Labor  says the state wants to help provide trained workers for key industries.  It has already held similar conferences on O’ahu for the healthcare and software industries. Hardway says…

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Traffic Changes on Island Start Tonight

February 24, 2012
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There are two major traffic changes coming this weekend. Starting tonight, Friday, at 6 p.m., Palani Road mauka of Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway will be closed in both directions.  Palani Road has been closed mauka-bound only for construction in connection with modifications caused by the Ane Keohokalole Highway work, and will remain closed until around March 23.  But for 24 hours, from tonight at 6 p.m. until Saturday at 6 p.m., both lanes will be closed.  The State Department of Transportation says the contractor, Nan, Inc., will use a special paving machine to complete much of…

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State DOT Relocating Hilo Harbor Security Area

February 21, 2012
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From Hawaii State Department of Transportation: The State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be relocating the Hilo Harbor security screening area for cruise ship passengers from inside the Pier 1 Shed to the outside walkway of the pier. Work on the $53,482 project is set to begin February 22 and is scheduled to be completed by March 13, 2012. Tents and utilities will be installed creating a weather-protected area outside the boarding area for the passengers and security staff. The relocation will allow the DOT to proceed with a reroofing project on the Pier 1…

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Solomon to Provide Legislature Update Thursday

February 20, 2012
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Solomon to Provide Legislature Update Thursday

State Senator Malama Solomon will begin a mandated five-day Legislative recess with a community update from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, February  23, at the Kamuela Vacuum Cooling Plant.   Senator Solomon represents Waimea/Waikoloa/North Kohala/Hamakua, as one of three State Senators from Hawaii Island–so essentially a third of the county.  Everyone is invited to share their thoughts and concerns about legislative priorities while there is still time to amend bills before First Decking on March 2, and First Crossover on March 8, 2012.  (First Decking and First Crossover determine what measures are still “alive” and are becoming more…

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State Sets Road Closures This Week

February 19, 2012
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Hawaii State Department of Transportation has announced they will be doing road work, subject to change, and warn motorists of possible slowdowns: — HAWAII BELT ROAD (ROUTE 19) —   1) LAUPAHOEHOE Intermittent single lane closures on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions between Old Mamalahoa Highway and Niupea Homestead Road on Tuesday, February 21, through Friday, February 24, From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for slope stabilization work.   — MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 190) —   1) KALAOA Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in both directions between Mileposts…

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Volunteers Count Whales Saturday

January 28, 2012
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More than 950 volunteers gathered data from the shores of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i Island for Saturday’s annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count. Participants tallied humpback whale sightings and documented the animals’ surface behavior during the survey. The sanctuary, which is jointly managed by NOAA and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), protects humpback whales and their habitat in Hawaiian waters where they migrate each winter to mate, calve, and nurse their young.   Up to 12,000 humpback whales are found in Hawaiian waters every year. They return…

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Kaiser Gives Grant to Create Healthier Hawaii Schools

January 27, 2012
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has awarded the Hawaii State Department of Education a $40,300 grant to provide technical assistance and support to schools applying for HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) certification. Janet Liang, president of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, will present a check to Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 30, on the stairs fronting the Queen Liliuokalani Building. HUSSC is a voluntary national certification initiative established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) in 2004 for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. Schools that receive HealthierUS School Challenge…

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Ferret Found, Caught, Turned in in Hilo

January 25, 2012
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Ferret Found, Caught, Turned in in Hilo

Hawaii State Department of Agriculture says an illegal ferret was captured early Sunday morning, January 22, 2012, in the parking lot of Coqui’s Hideaway Restaurant & Sports Bar in Hilo.   Around 1:00 a.m., a resident saw the ferret emerge from a parked moped and captured the animal. The animal was turned in to Hawai`i Island Humane Society later that day and turned over to inspectors at the Hilo office of the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) on Monday. The ferret was flown to Honolulu yesterday and is being safeguarded at HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch where…

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U-Turns Now OK at Queen Ka’ahumanu and Makala

January 22, 2012
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U-Turns Now OK at Queen Ka’ahumanu and Makala

It’s now legal to make U-Turns at northbound Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway and Makala Boulevard, allowing drivers to go back southbound either to get to Kona’s Old Industrial Area or get back to Kailua Village.  For drivers in Kona, this will eliminate confusion and save gas and time.   When Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway was expanded from two lanes to four and a large median put in between Palani Road and Makala, the makai turn lane down Kaiwi Street into Kona’s Old Industrial from northbound Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway was no longer accessible (it’s still there for southbound…

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Margaret Wille Running for Council District 9

January 17, 2012
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Margaret Wille Running for Council District 9

Waimea resident Margaret Wille is running for County Council District 9, to serve the Waimea, Waikoloa, and North Hawaii communities.  Wille is an attorney practicing land use law in Waimea.  She previously taught part-time at Parker School, served as a consultant for the State Department of Agriculture, and administered a statewide volunteer program for the American Bar Association to assist institutionalized adult and youth offenders reentering society.   Wille has a law degree, a Master’s in Education, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. She says her focus on the Council would be to ensure…

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