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Habitat Blitz Build Set for September — Volunteers Needed

August 29, 2012
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Habitat Blitz Build Set for September — Volunteers Needed

Habitat for Humanity West Hawaii is the main sponsor of the “Blitz Build,” which means they plan to build five homes in ten days.  And they’re asking for community members with all kinds of skills, or no building skills at all, to help.   The “Blitz Build” is set for September 12 through 22.  The homes are going to be at the Villages at Lai Opua, right across from Kealakehe High School.  All five will be three bedroom, two bath dwellings.  The families who will live in them all have struggled and will finally get…

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Exotic Fruit Demo Saturday at Choice Mart

August 23, 2012
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Exotic Fruit Demo Saturday at Choice Mart

Bilimbi is the star at a free, ultra-  exotic fruit tasting and culinary demonstration 11 a.m.-1 p.m.   Saturday, August 25 at Choice Mart.   Chef Paul Heerlein, assistant professor and coordinator of the   Culinary Arts Program at Hawaii Community College-West Hawaii, will   demonstrate how to prepare Hot Sour Bilimbi Soup (see below for recipe)   The fruity fun is presented by the statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit   Growers (HTFG), whose members are growing bilimbi and other ultra-  exotic tropical fruits.  These not-so-well-known edibles—like Surinam   cherry, jackfruit, ulu, abiu, durian, white sapote, soursop, tropical   apricot and jaboticaba—are…

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Molly Palmer Catches Kona’s Third Grander This Year

August 19, 2012
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Molly Palmer Catches Kona’s Third Grander This Year

The Charter Desk at Honokohau Harbor reports that a “grander,” or thousand-pound or greater marlin, was brought into Honokohau Harbor Saturday.  Molly Palmer is the angler who caught it.  The marlin weighed 1,022.5 pounds.  Molly was aboard the fishing boat “Anxious” with Captain Neal Isaacs. This is  the third grander of 2012, and the first for “Anxious.”  The big fish was around 15 feet long from nose to tail. The photo is courtesy of The Charter Desk, and the full story will be in Jim Rizzuto’s column in the sports section of West Hawaii Today…

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Kailua Village Stroll Set for Sunday, August 26

August 17, 2012
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Kailua Village Stroll Set for Sunday, August 26

Historic Kailua Village invites visitors and residents to stroll oceanfront Alii Drive, shop and dine during the monthly Kokua Kailua, which is coming up Sunday, August 26.   Savor all the sights, sounds and flavors of summer as Alii Drive becomes a pedestrian-only walkway from 1pm until 6pm during Kokua Kailua. The festive marketplace atmosphere is complemented by Historic Kailua Village’s many unique shops and restaurants.   For families and friends, visitors and kamaaina, this free event is designed to rally support for merchants and restaurants and remind everyone to shop, dine and buy local. …

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County Clerk Responds to State Elections Report

August 16, 2012
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The Hawaii County Clerk finally issued a press release, the first since Saturday’s Primary Election.  On that day she issued a Press Release to select media (excluding the Hawaii Tribune Herald, Hawaii Public Radio, Big Island Chronicle, Big Island Video News, LAVA 105, and Big Island News Center, among others) at 9:09 a.m. stating that one election site, Kahakai School, had opened at 8:35 a.m., late because of “supply problems.”  At 4:30 p.m. that day, she issued a press release that did include most of the Hawaii Island media, announcing that at 2:30 p.m. Governor…

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Hawaii County Clerk Meets with State, Seeks Tea Party Help **Updated Wed Night

August 15, 2012
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Hawaii County Clerk Meets with State, Seeks Tea Party Help **Updated Wed Night

The Hawaii County Elections Department drama is continuing after weeks of problems, silence from the County’s Chief Elections Officer (the Hawaii County Clerk), and enough precincts opening late on Saturday for the Primary Election that the Governor issued a proclamation leaving all Hawaii County polling places open 90 minutes late.  That delayed the release of results from all over the State. State Elections Chief Scott Nago  and all the County Clerks and their key staff people came to Hilo Tuesday to review the Primary election.  Nago stressed, the State always does a post election review—that…

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Hawaii Island Polls to Stay Open Til 7:30 (Updated 5:00 p.m.)

August 11, 2012
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Governor Neil Abercrombie has issued a proclamation to extend polling hours on Hawai’i Island only by an hour and a half today. Polling locations in the Counties of Maui, Kaua’i and Honolulu will close at the 6 p.m.; polling locations in Hawai’i County will close at 7:30 p.m. The Governor’s statement acknowledges that this morning, there were multiple polling stations on Hawai’i Island that opened later than scheduled. The length of the delays varied from a few minutes in some places to more than a half hour in others, and almost an hour and a…

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State Republicans Challenge Hawaii County Elections Office Procedures

August 10, 2012
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State Republicans Challenge Hawaii County Elections Office Procedures

Media release from Hawaii State Republican Party: On Friday, the Hawaii Republican Party sent the following letter to the State of Hawaii Office of Elections calling for an immediate written explanation detailing  the actions of the Hawaii County officials in regard to the absentee ballots and polling places in Kona. Hawaii republican Party Chairman, David Chang states “Last-minute closures, unannounced changes in procedures, and unexplained personnel changes have compromised  the election on the Big Island. Action must be taken to guarantee that the Big Island voters who have the legal right to cast absentee ballots will be able to exercise…

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Election Update: Absentee Mail Ballots Now Can Be Turned In to Walk In Locations

August 8, 2012
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Election Update: Absentee Mail Ballots Now Can Be Turned In to Walk In Locations

In the latest to the Hawaii County Election Office drama, there is another change in where absentee ballot by mail voters can return their ballots, and they MAY be turned in at Early Voting Walk In locations. Monday evening at a press conference, County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi announced that absentee ballots could only be returned to the Hilo Elections Office in person or by mail, to arrive no later than Saturday,  or on Saturday at a regular voting precinct.  That was a change from the procedure up until Monday, when voters could also return absentee…

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Kona Elections Office Still Without Staff on Tuesday Morning, Open by 2

August 7, 2012
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Kona Elections Office Still Without Staff on Tuesday Morning, Open by 2

The Hawaii County Elections office in Kona was open Tuesday morning, but nobody was home. The office doors on the second floor of West Hawaii Civic Center were open at 7:30 a.m.–and had to be, as the office is actually the first office in a two-department  suite, with County Housing located behind the Hawaii County Elections Office.  But the Elections Office had no staff. Monday morning, Deputy County Clerk Steve “Kawena” Lopez was seen escorting Odettta Shimozu, the clerk from the Kona Elections Office, off the property.  At a Monday evening press conference, Jamae Kawauchi…

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MS Bikers on the Road Saturday, Sunday, in West Hawaii

August 4, 2012
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MS Bikers on the Road Saturday, Sunday, in West Hawaii

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is sponsoring a 115-mile bike ride taking place today, Saturday, and tomorrow, Sunday, August 5,  on the west side of Hawaii Island.  The event will raise funds for the battle against MS, as each rider has raised or is raising funds to donate as part of their ride. On Saturday at 7 a.m., bikers are leaving Anaeho’omalu Bay in the Waikoloa Resort area and riding out to Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway, going north up to Akoni Pule Highway to Hawi and Kapa’au, and then returning.  The first day’s bike ride will…

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State Voting Test Set for Saturday Morning

August 3, 2012
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State Voting Test Set for Saturday Morning

The State Office of Elections will test the entire voting system, including that of Hawaii County Office of Elections, Saturday morning, August 4, at 9 a.m.  The test will include absentee mail counters and the entire data network at all the Elections Offices in the state. The purpose of the tests is to ensure that all hardware is working properly and to test the logic and accuracy of the ballot counting program.  Independent observers comprised of representatives from the various political parties, civic and community groups will oversee and conduct the tests.  The test will…

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New Surgeon Joins Ali’i Health / Kona Hospital Team

August 2, 2012
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New Surgeon Joins Ali’i Health / Kona Hospital Team

Kona Community Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Nathan Tomita, D.O. M.P.H. to its general surgery team.  Dr. Tomita specializes in bariatric and general surgery, and will be performing procedures not yet available in West Hawaii.   Dr. Tomita is a highly skilled bariatric surgeon. He has performed hundreds of surgical weight loss procedures, most using minimally invasive, laparoscopic techniques.  Bariatric surgical procedures which Dr. Tomita brings to Kona Community Hospital include: gastric laparoscopic bypass, adjustable gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy.   In addition, Dr. Tomita is one of the few surgeons in the…

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