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DUI enforcement Memorial Day weekend 05-23-13
With the approach of the long Memorial Day weekend and the continuation of graduation parties, Hawai?i County police will be on alert to help prevent tragedy on our roads. Officers will conduct DUI checkpoints and roving patrols beginning Thursday, May 23, and continuing through Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called "Drunk Driving: ...
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Vivint Solar of Utah outdoes Hawaii solar contractors in stated permit values
lead the pack of solar photovoltaic companies in Hawaii so far this year. Through April, the home security installation giant has managed to slay the top Hawaii companies with the largest share of the $160.6 million in stated value of PV projects for all of Oahu, according to an analysis of data from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. Of that total, the top ...
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Hawaii developers debate whether Oahu will have enough homes for its growing population
Halekauwila Place, whose crane is shown in the foreground, is one of 15 condominium projects known to be in the works in Kakaako. If all of the projects go forward, more than 4,000 units will be added to the market in the next five years. Most of the big guns in Hawaiis housing market were out in full force Thursday at Honolulus Plaza Club talking about whats mostly on everyones minds these days ...
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House subcommittee OKs $400M in Hawaii military construction spending
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness has approved more than $400 million in military construction in Hawaii for the 2014 fiscal year, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said Thursday. The money would be authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act and it includes nearly $237 million for Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, where there are plans to base more aircraft, ...
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Aloha Council supports vote to lift youth gay ban
Openly gay youths will be allowed to join scouting, a historic decision the Boy Scouts of America says will keep it unclouded by "a single, divisive, and unresolved societal ...
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Missing teen Monica Carvalho 05-23-13
Hawai?i Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Pahoa girl who was reported missing. Monica Carvalho has been missing since Sunday evening (May 19). She is described Caucasian, 5-foot-2, 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain ...
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Missing teen Lexis Jenkins 05-23-13
Hawai?i Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Kea?au girl who was reported missing. Lexis Jenkins was last seen in Kea?au on Saturday (May 18). She is described as African-American, 5-foot-5, 105 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to ...
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Moanalua Middle students construct innovative robots
From personal chefs to musicians to manicurists, a robotics class has created it all and its instructor Robert Walker makes sure his students take a hands-on ...
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OluKai donates footwear designed for Hawaii lifeguards to lifeguard association
OluKai developed shoes for Hawaii lifeguards that can be worn on land or in the water. The Hawaii-made shoe brand OluKai will donate around $135,000 in footwear to the Hawaii Lifeguard Association at an event planned for Saturday at one if its retailers, Island Sole. The footwear donation is in addition to an annual donation of around $20,000 that OluKai, which has nearly 2,000 retailers in ...
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Oahu’s Turtle Bay Resort opens new ‘sea-to-table’ restaurant Paakai
Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's North Shore. The "sea-to-table" restaurant replaces the resort's 21 Degrees North restaurant. The opening of Paakai marks the latest development in the ...
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Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join ...
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Army hosts Memorial Day Remembrance
The public is invited to join U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii and the military community as they honor Army veterans and members of our sister services who gave their lives in service of our ...
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Woman wanted for attempted murder in Makaha
MAKAHA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public's help in locating May Iwa Brewer who is wanted for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree. On May 19, 2013, shortly after 4:40 p.m., the victim was seated in her vehicle on Farrington Highway in Makaha when she was approached by Brewer. Police say Brewer brandished a handgun, demanded ...
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Island Pacific Academy names Benjamin Feinstein headmaster
Benjamin Feinstein Island Pacific Academy has named Benjamin Feinstein, the schools current director of studies and diploma program coordinator, as the schools new headmaster, effective July 1. Feinstein will succeed founding headmaster Dan White, who is switching roles to become president of the schools nonprofit foundation. White, who co-founded the independent Kapolei school with his wife, ...
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Biofuels biomass dominate Hawaii Clean Energy Leader list
Biofuels and biomass projects dominate the latest Hawaii Clean Energy Leader list, which ranks the top planned developments that are demonstrating progress in becoming commercial enterprises that have the potential in helping the state reach its goals. The list, which is updated quarterly, is topped by the state Department of Transportation and Hawaiian Electric Co.s 8-megawatt Honolulu ...
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Navy to name destroyer after late Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye
Colleen Hanabusa , D-Hawaii, said in a statement. "This is a fitting tribute to Sen. Inouye, whose own strength and determination inspired so many of us." According to Hanabusa's office, the destroyer that will be named for Inouye will be delivered in mid-2018. "The naming of this destroyer appropriately honors his life and dedication to service during Pearl Harbor, World ...
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Young Brothers reports 4 Q1 decline in Hawaii interisland shipping
Young Brothers Ltd. said Thursday that cargo shipments between Honolulu and Hawaii's Neighbor Islands dropped by 3.9 percent during the first quarter, compared to the same time last year. According to Young Brothers, ports on Maui and the Big Island experienced declines. The largest Neighbor Island port, in Kahului on Maui, was down 5.8 percent and Hilo saw a decline of 6 percent. Shipping ...
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Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones
Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...
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Kakaako vision for transit oriented development released
4min Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ...
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Hawaii gas prices continue to increase
to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch. The Hawaii state average for regular unleaded is $4.36 per gallon, a penny more than last week, the same price as last month and 18 cents less than on this day last ...
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County Council OKs property tax hikes
WAILUKU - Real property tax rates will increase beginning July 1 after the Maui County Council on Wednesday morning approved a resolution setting the higher rates for fiscal 2014. Most tax rate categories will see varying increases from a low of 5 cents to a high of 25 cents per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation. The residential category will see no increase. That classification usually ...
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Vessel haul out planned in Kahului
Maui Dry Dock & Boat Storage, a consortium of five commercial boat operators, is seeking a 55-year lease on about 1.2 acres of state land adjacent to the Kahului Boat Ramp to develop a vessel haul out, trailer storage and other facilities. The proposal is set to come before the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday for an approval in principle of the direct lease of the land ...
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Queen on Maui Tireless vounteer Gini Baldwin dies
During her 40 years on Maui, Virginia Jo "Gini" Baldwin was known for her extensive volunteer work, her warm personality and as the author of two island-inspired cookbooks, "Maui Cooks" (1984) and "Maui Cooks Again" (1994), both published to raise money for nonprofit groups. "She was an anchor in my life," said Carol Chapman, a former Kula resident now ...
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Sugar amendment to Farm Bill fails in the U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill that would have scaled back a Depression-era sugar program that supports domestic prices and protects growers, including Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., from foreign competition. The amendment was defeated Wednesday by a vote of 54-45. The defeated amendment, in effect, saved Hawaii's only remaining sugar plantation and saved ...
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Booths prepared for Barrio Fiesta
Painters Wesley William (left) and Danny Botuyan add a fresh coat to one of the booths set up at War Memorial Complex for this weekend's 44th annual Barrio Fiesta. The celebration of Filipino culture, food, music, dancing and games is scheduled to be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Friday night's scheduled highlights include the coronation of Miss ...
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Honolulu to finally have a family justice centre
The Justice Department of Honolulu has announced to Honolulu news media that most of the funding for a family justice centre has now been secured, and it hoped the centre will act as a comprehensive facility to meet all the needs of victims fleeing the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence.
The plans for a center aimed at family justice was announced by city prosecutor Peter Carlisle who said funds of $400,000 had been secured through federal grants for the planning of the center, the training of staff as well as rent and equipment. Read more
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