7:31 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
High surf advisory remains in effect until 6 pm HST this evening... Surf heights along east facing shores will be 5 to 8 feet today. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing rip currents and localized beach erosion.
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7:19 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE / Newswise About 66 percent of the nearly 20 million state and local government employees were enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans in 2008, compared with 54 percent of private-sector workers, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The federal agency’s analysis of state and local government employee [...]
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7:06 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to hawaii. Repeat. A destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
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6:58 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Parker School students experienced first hand what it is like to live as an artist for a day. The annual program Art Start gives students the opportunity to learn from local artists in various disciplines and this year took on a new direction by celebrating and reflecting the multi-arts approach reflected within Parker School’s Fine Arts Department.
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5:50 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Former University of Hawaii at Hilo basketball coach, Jimmy Yagi and his wife Jeanne have established the Coach Jimmy Yagi Basketball Scholarship Fund to benefit high-achieving student-athletes at UH Hilo. A total of $100,000 was raised by the Yagis, their friends and families and the UH Hilo Scholarship Matching Program for scholarship support.
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5:22 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE Keck Observatory’s March Astronomy Lecture, “When a Star Winks at You,” presented by Dr. William Herbst on Thursday, March 11. The program begins at 7 p.m., and will take place in Waimea at the W. M. Keck Observatory headquarters at 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway. Seating is limited to first-come, first served. Herbst, of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, [...]
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4:40 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
The future of astronomy in Hawai‘i has received a boost from Subaru Telescope, which recently presented a generous gift of $8,600 to UH Hilo on behalf of the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Astronomy (JFPA). The donation establishes a new Subaru Telescope Success Scholarship, which will support a UH Hilo student pursuing a degree in physics or astronomy over four consecutive years of study.
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2:15 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE / PRNewswire With an eye on accelerating its plan to expand service in Asia and other markets, Hawaiian Airlines has announced the purchase of an additional Airbus A330-200 scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2011. With this announcement, Hawaiian is now acquiring 10 new A330s with purchase rights available for five additional aircraft. [...]
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12:46 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Kona Traffic Safety Committee meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11 at Hanama Place (Mayor’s) Conference Room. Here’s the agenda: 1. Call to Order-Ken Obenski, Co-Chairman 2. Public Affairs Committee—Joel Gimpel, Chairman (KTSC Comments & Testimony) 3. Police Report – Officer Kenneth Walker, HCPD 4. Department of Transportation – Participation To Be Determined 5. County DPW –Warren H.W. Lee, DPW [...]
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11:31 pm, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise is pleased to announce that it has awarded a scholarship to a local student to attend the 2010 Hawaii Island Hoops College Prep Basketball Camp. Monies were raised from club members and a check was presented last week to Andy Smith, Director of Hawaii Island Hoops.
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11:15 pm, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Hilo Medical Center was ready for the February 27 tsunami event. Upon receiving notice about the approaching tsunami, Hilo Medical Center sprung into action. The following outline details how the hospital prepared for the tsunami.
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8:59 pm, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Ciera Min from Waiakea High School and Jake Siebert of Hawaii Prep shot the lowest scores during the BIIF golf meet in Waimea.
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News
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High surf advisory for east facing shores of the Big Island
Two-thirds of state, local gov workers get insurance
No tsunami threat to Hawaii from 6.9M Chilean earthquake Thursday (March 11)
Creativity abounds at Parker School’s annual Art Start program
Former UH-Hilo coach Yagi’s scholarship fund raises $100,000 for student-athletes
Keck lecture: When a Star Winks at You (March 11)
Subaru Telescope invests in the next generation of scientists
Hawaiian to add another Airbus A330 in 2011
Mamalahoa Bypass on KTSC agenda (March 11)
Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise provides scholarship for Hawaii Island Hoops Camp
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