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Waimea Middle School Has New Farm Stand–Starts Friday

October 9, 2012
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Waimea Middle and Elementary School families and the entire community are invited to check out Mala’ai school garden’s new weekly student-run “Farm Stand,” beginning this Friday, Oct. 12 from 2:15 to 4 p.m.  Located in the back — or south side — of the school campus near the entry to the ¾-acre organic Mala’ai learning garden, the Farm Stand will offer a variety of fresh produce – most of which has been grown by students.   Mala’ai’s Farm Stand will primarily operate from 2:15 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, but this week Thurs., Oct. 11,…

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County Moves Realtors from Old Airport to Hale Halawai

September 19, 2012
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The West Hawai‘i Association of Realtors’ Affiliate Night will be held Thursday, September 20, at the Hale Halawai Pavilion on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona.   The private mahalo party, set for 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., was originally scheduled to be held in the Events Pavilion at Maka‘eo Park, also known as Old Airport Park. However, the Maka‘eo Events Pavilion remains temporarily closed while volunteers from the IRONMAN organization and veterans groups  complete a community-service project at the facility.   The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation apologizes for any inconvenience the venue…

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Tuesday Night Robbery Near Kona Hospital

September 19, 2012
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From Hawaii Police Department: Big Island police are seeking witnesses to a robbery Tuesday night (September 18) in West Hawai?i. Kona patrol officers responded to a 7:45 p.m. report of a robbery in a parking lot below Kona Community Hospital and learned that a 22-year-old Captain Cook woman had been sitting in a parked Gold Mazda sedan when a male reportedly approached her and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at her. After he demanded her valuables, the victim gave the suspect her purse, which was valued at $150 including contents. The suspect then…

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Hale Nani Escapee Arrested in Kealakekua

September 10, 2012
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Hale Nani Escapee Arrested in Kealakekua

From Hawaii Police Department: A 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man wanted for allegedly escaping from a correctional facility was arrested in West Hawai’i. Ryan Jeffries-Hamar was located and arrested Saturday (September 8) in Kealakekua near the intersection of Highway 11 and Halekii Street. He is suspected of escaping from Hale Nani off Route 11 Tuesday afternoon (August 14). Jeffries-Hamar also had an outstanding arrest warrant for violation of terms and conditions of furlough that he was arrested for. At 6:00 p.m. Sunday (September 9), detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigation Section charged Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar with…

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Police Have Not Yet ID’s Higashihara Park Body

August 23, 2012
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From Hawaii Island Police: Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in identifying a person whose partially decomposed body was found in a West Hawai’i public park on July 19. Police investigation has turned up evidence that the decedent may have been a middle-aged homeless Caucasian man between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-11 who frequented the Kainaliu, Kealakekua and Honalo areas. When found at Higashihara Park in Keauhou Mauka, he was wearing blue jeans, no shoes and a blue T-shirt depicting a SpongeBob character and the words “It’s Hip To Be Square.” The…

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Council’s Elections Review Results: No Action on Past, Look to Future

August 20, 2012
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Council’s Elections Review Results: No Action on Past, Look to Future

Before the Hawaii County Council meeting on Monday to review Hawaii County’s performance on Primary Election Day, Council member Pete Hoffman said it was important to remember that the purpose of the meeting would be to restore voter confidence.   Only the voters can say for sure if it did.  Hoffman said the confidence is likely not back yet, as Monday’s meeting did not result in a plan to move forward and fix problems before the next election. There was only one agenda item, which was getting a report from County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi about the…

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Palamanui Campus Moving Closer As Bonds Released

August 15, 2012
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Palamanui Campus Moving Closer As Bonds Released

Governor Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday released $7.5 million in bonds for the construction of two key buildings at the new Palamanui College.  The campus is located mauka and just north of Kona International Airport. This, combined with the $9.68 million donated to the university in January of 2012 by Palamanui LLC, a partnership between Hunt Companies Hawai’i and Charles R. Schwab, brings the total funding on hand to close to $17.2 million for West Hawai’i’s first permanent campus. The university expects to go out to bid on construction of Phase 1A, the Culinary Arts Building,…

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Police Warn of West Side Car Thefts

July 29, 2012
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From Hawaii Police Department: Big Island police are warning the public that West Hawai’i has experienced a rash of auto and moped thefts in recent weeks. The auto thieves seem to be targeting Honda sedans, Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks and mopeds, but other vehicles have also been stolen. Since July 1, police have investigated 25 cases of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. Police advice the public to lock vehicles doors, even those parked in a private driveway. It takes only a few minutes to steal a car left unattended and unlocked. Police recommend that…

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Police Trying to ID Body Found in Keauhou Park

July 24, 2012
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Police Trying to ID Body Found in Keauhou Park

From Hawaii Police Department: Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person whose partially decomposed body was found in a West Hawai’i public park on Thursday (July 19). Police investigation has turned up evidence that the decedent may have been a middle-aged homeless Caucasian man between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-11 who frequented the Kainaliu, Kealakekua and Honalo areas. When found at Higashihara Park in Keauhou Mauka, he was wearing blue jeans, no shoes and a blue T-shirt depicting a SpongeBob character and the words “It’s Hip To Be Square.” Police ask…

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Design Expo Set for Friday through Sunday at Sheraton

July 18, 2012
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The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce presents the eighth annual Building & Design Expo July 20 – 22, Friday through Sunday,  at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa.   On Friday, the event is open to the public 5-8 p.m. and includes a no-host bar and musical performance by Joe Conti from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Master of the 12-string MIDI Warr Guitar, Conti’s “Stick” can blend the single notes or chords of a piano with the string bending and slides of a guitar.   Weekend expo hours are from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and…

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County Sets Meets to Talk Driver’s Licenses

July 11, 2012
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The County has set two meetings, one in Hilo, one in Kona, to explain the new driver’s license rules to the public. Federal and State mandates now prohibit the issuance of a driver license or permit to any person who is not legally authorized to be in the United States. Individuals applying for or renewing a Hawai’i driver’s license or permit are required to provide proof of identity, date of birth, Social Security Number, and legal presence. Proof of an individual’s legal presence includes a U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport or other documents. Meetings to…

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Voter Registration Deadline This Thursday

July 11, 2012
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Voter Registration Deadline This Thursday

The deadline to register to vote in this year’s first election, the Primary Election on Saturday, August 11, is this Thursday, July 12.  Applications must be turned in to the County Elections offices in either Hilo or Kona by Thursday at 4:30 p.m. or if mailed, they must be postmarked no later than July 12.   The Primary on August 11 is critically important in Hawaii County.  The nonpartisan races can be decided in the Primary, and that includes the Hawaii County Mayor, the County Prosecutor, and all nine County Council races.  If no candidate…

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Police Raid Kona Highlands Drug Ring

July 10, 2012
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Police Raid Kona Highlands Drug Ring

From Hawaii Police Department: Thanks to complaints from the public and calls to the Police Department’s Ice/Drug Tip Hotline, a police investigation has led to a raid on a drug distribution operation in West Hawai?i in an area near Kona Palisades. Detectives from the Area II Vice Section served a search warrant Friday (July 6) on a house on Malino Place in the Kona Highlands subdivision, where they recovered 17.2 grams of methamphetamine, .2 grams of crack cocaine, 2.2 grams of heroin and 4 morphine pills. Police also recovered a loaded .38 caliber revolver, paraphernalia…

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