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Residents of the Big Island experienced a moderate tremor just before noon today. The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency reports an earthquake measuring 3.7 in magnitude occurred at 11:52 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time. The quake was centered 5 miles SE of Pu’u O’o Crater, 24 miles S of Hilo, and 225 miles SE of Honolulu […]

The UH Board of Regents yesterday approved the Thirty Meter Telescope Project for Mauna Kea, that when built, will be the largest and most advanced telescope in the world.  The project now goes to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources for a conservation district use permit.  “The Thirty Meter Telescope will take us […]

By Wendy Osher [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNrNk57liWI /] The Maui County Council today congratulated Maui’s Halau Ke’alaokamaile for the honors they won at the 47th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival held in April in Hilo.  Kumu Hula Keali’i Reichel and accepted the honor for the halau saying, “everything that we do, we do to hopefully make our island, […]

By Wendy Osher Maui Halau Ke’alaokamaile under the direction of Kumu Hula Keali’i Reichel swept the wahine hula titles at the weekend Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo.  The 47th Annual event included a solo competition and men’s and women’s divisions for traditional and modern hula. Eighteen women from the halau performed He Mele Inoa No […]

Hawaii’s premiere hands-on arts and cultural festival will grace the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Resort, April 2-4, 2010.  In preparation for the 18th Annual Celebration of the Arts Festival, event chair Clifford Nae’ole announced the theme “E ia ka Manawa”, or “Here, Now is the Time” saying this year’s focus will initiate thoughts from […]

A 4.4 magnitude quake rattled the Big Island Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.  Readings from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory were slightly higher, measuring the quake at a 4.5 magnitude tremor.  The earthquake was reported at 6:30 p.m. 13 miles south west of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii on the eastern slopes of Mauna Kea.  There […]

By Wendy Osher The legislative Committee on Human Services will hold an informational briefing on Maui Thursday afternoon (February 25, 2010) to discuss planned cuts at the State Department of Human Services. Under the Plan, the State’s Eligibility Processing Operations Division would consolidate facilities in Honolulu and Hilo, where the greatest number of workers are […]

The USGS recorded a 3.8 magnitude earthquake at 1:01 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2010 on the Southeastern Flank of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The epicenter of the quake was 3 miles WNW of Pahala, 12 miles NNE of Naaleahu, 18 miles ENE of Hawaiian Ocean View, 44 miles SW from […]

The state broke ground today on a new Hold Cargo and Light Industrial Building at Hilo International Airport.  The 60,000 square-foot, steel-framed building will be used to accommodate delivery and transport of goods into Hilo. State officials with the Department of Transportation say the project also includes the construction of a 50,000 square-yard apron as […]

The Tsunami Advisory for Hawaii has ended. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares expressed appreciation for readiness in Hawaii, but sadness over the effects near the quake’s epicenter off of the Samoan Islands. “I appreciate the emergency readiness of our partnering state and federal agencies. Their efforts are as valuable as the efforts of our citizens who […]

The Hawaii State Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee will conduct an informational briefing on Maui this week to gather information relating to the potential impacts of reductions within the state Department of Agriculture on Maui. In a press release issued today, the committee states that the discussion arises from Governor Linda Lingle’s announced intention to layoff […]

Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Anita Seyer Wong as the deputy to the chair of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). Wong has been with DHHL since 2007 handling complex assignments related to restructuring of development financing, legal coordination of housing contracts, as well as overseeing project managers for the department’s Land Development Division. […]

The fee for parking at Kahului Airport will increase from $7 to $9 per day under a new rate plan set to go into effect on Monday, August 17, 2009. The fee increase is even greater at Honolulu International Airport where daily rates will increase from $10 to $13.  Rates at other neighbor island airports […]

Tropical Storm Lana continues moving west on a track that will remain south of the Hawaiian islands. At 11:00 a.m. HST, the center of Tropical Storm Lana was located about 375 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii and about 555 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii near latitude 14.5 north, and longitude 153.4 west. Lana is moving […]

Aloha Air Cargo is offering a new delivery alternative for businesses that now face increased rates for barge shipping. The new Aloha FlexShip service is described by company officials as a convenient and cost-effective solution for transporting less time-sensitive, non-perishable items. Aloha FlexShip delivers goods in three to five days, providing service out of Honolulu […]

The State Department of Transportation celebrates the completion of a new photovoltaic energy system at Lanai Airport.  The PV system is the final of seven DOT facilities across the state that have recently been completed as part of the DOT’s Photovoltaic Energy Systems Project. A dedication ceremony will be held Thursday morning, April 30th at […]

(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) About 40 residents showed up at the Paukukalo Community Center last night for the second in a series of statewide hearings hosted by the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. Committee Chair and Representative Mele Carroll of Maui explained progress on a bill that would give $200 million in past due […]

BIG ISLAND POLICE BRIEFS: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND FLOATING IDENTIFIED Hawaii Police Department Detectives have identified a woman found floating near the Hilo breakwater on December 28, 2008. She has been positively identified as 56-year-old Debra Giamario of  Hilo. On Thursday, January 8, an acquaintance of Giamario’s initiated a missing person report stating that the woman had […]

Residents in the Hilo-area are being advised not to eat honey gathered from feral hives during the next three weeks, due to the use of an insecticide that will be used to eradicate the varroa mites (Varroa destructor) on honey bees.  The mites weaken adult bees and cause emerging bees to be deformed. Hawai`i Department […]