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Saturday | The Honolulu Advertiser

Hawaii says farewell to hula master George Naope

An evening of song and dance -- in the manner that the hula master would have enjoyed -- marked Friday's celebration of life of the man the world knew as 'Uncle George.' The Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo was decked with thousands of flowers -- both on the stage and on the people -- and dotted with paintings of George Louis ...

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Kilauea's New Lava Flow Reaches Ocean

New lava flows from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have reached the ocean, creating a new lava tube separate from the main tube, geologists said.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Science / Technology

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Big Island police seek information on roadside sexual assault

Hawaii County police are asking the public's help in a sexual assault investigation.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

KPUA-AM Hilo

Honeymooning councilwoman to miss 2 key votes

Naeole has informed Council Chairman J Yoshimoto she will be off island from last Saturday to this coming Friday because she's honeymooning on Maui.

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KITV-TV

Hilo Tsunami Exercise Goes Smoothly

A tsunami evacuation in Hilo was just an exercise on Monday. At the sound of the Civil Defense warning sirens, community volunteers and Hawaii County Police officers escorted about 800 people out of the low-lying coastal area of Keaukaha.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

KHNL-TV Honolulu

Hundreds participate in tsunami evacuation drill on Hawaii island

Department of Transportation's Airports Division will participate in the mock evacuation.

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Maui News

Tourist numbers up a bit last month

Maui County's visitor count ticked up by 1.8 percent in September to 134,932, but deep discounting by lodging providers and price cutting by other vendors drove per person per day spending down by 4.9 percent to $167. Statewide, the head count was up 7.2 percent to 494,376, but spending was down to $171 per person, down from $186 in the depressed ...

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Related Topix: Travel, Hawaii Travel

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Children unhurt when crash overturns their school bus

Nine schoolchildren avoided injury Tuesday when their small school bus overturned after being struck by a car in Hilo, Hawaii County police said.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Lava viewing area still safe

Creeping lava is no longer threatening a public viewing area near Kalapana, but officials said there's still plenty of activity from the Kilauea eruption, now in its 27th year.

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Related Topix: Kilauea, HI, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science, Volcano, HI

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Big Isle offers free bus rides

Hawaii County is hoping to give sagging Big Island employment numbers a lift by helping to deliver people to job sites and worker-training classes.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

2010 Hawaii County Council election will be first publicly funded vote

QUESTION: Whatever happened to the pilot project to hold Hawaii's first comprehensive publicly funded elections? ANSWER: Plans are proceeding for the public to finance campaign expenses of some candidates running for Hawaii County Council next year, according to the state Campaign Spending Commission.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

County approves well despite park's concerns

A developer hoping to turn a test well into a production well received approval of the Hawaii County Department of Water Supply, despite a national park official's concern that the well could damage park resources, West Hawaii Today reported.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Maui council to consider ban on electronic devices while driving

WAILUKU, Maui - Maui drivers may need to hang up their phones - and tear their eyes away from text messages, laptop computers, video games, pagers, digital cameras and other distracting gizmos - in the near future.

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Related Topix: Wailuku, HI, Video Games, Maui County, HI, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Puna councilwoman hit with second ethics violation

HILO - The Hawaii County Board of Ethics yesterday added a second count of ethics code violation against Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Arizona man being held in attempted robbery in Kona

HILO - A 56-year-old Arizona man is being held in connection with an attempted robbery in Kona, Hawaii County police say.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Hilo woman dies in one-car accident

An 18-year-old Big Island woman died in a one-car crash in Hilo, Hawaii County police said in a news release.

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KPUA-AM Hilo

Hawaii County Police say bogus AMBER alert generated

The Hawai'i Police Department is advising the public that someone has generated a bogus AMBER alert and is sending it out to cell phones as a text message.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Hilo, HI

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Big Island police conclude probe into shooting death of Puna woman

HILO - Hawaii County police say they've wrapped up their investigation into a Puna woman's slaying and have turned it over to prosecutors.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Hilo, HI, Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI

Sat Oct 10, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Big Island weighs 4-year council terms

HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii County Council terms would be increased to four years under a proposal unanimously advanced by the Charter Commission on Friday.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

BRIEF: Big Island police seek public's help in finding missing Kona man

Hawaii County police are asking the public's help in finding a 28-year-old Kona man who was reported missing September 6. Police say Michael Spear's family last heard from him by phone in August.

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