Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Hawaii’s only acute-care rehabilitation hospital, will close two outpatient clinics on Oahu by the end of May and lay off 14 employees in a bid to stay profitable amid rising health-care costs.
It also is in negotiations to sell two Neighbor Island outpatient clinics in Kihei on Maui and in Kona [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2009
Selling of Neighbor Island Outpatient Clinic in Kona on the Big Island
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Economy, health
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New Judiciary Complex Grand Opening in Hilo, Hawaii
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Community
Big Island Video News reports:
Today the new Hilo Judiciary Complex, named “Hale Kaulike” (House of Justice), opened its doors to residents on the Big Island of Hawaii.
The court system hardly skipped a beat, as services formerly provided at the Judiciary’s Waiakea Office Plaza and Kilauea Avenue locations were relocated to the new courthouse. Employees said [...]
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Next 6 Months to be Tough for Hawaii Tourism
March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Economy, Tourism
…“The first half of the year is going to be a tough six months,” said David Uchiyama, the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s vice president of tourism marketing.
The HTA’s most recent prediction is for total visitor arrivals to fall by 3 percent by the end of the year. The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization says it [...]
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Big Island Scam Exploiting the Aloha Spirit
March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Crime
Start Bulletin Reports:
A scam that has grown popular on Oahu has spread to the Big Island.
Call it home-invitation thievery: teams that exploit the aloha of local residents.
Big Island police are investigating two incidents of thieves talking their way into homes to steal valuables in Hilo on Friday, similar to scams reported in East Oahu.
At about [...]
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Kona Brewing Co. Ranked 24th of Top 50 Craft Brewers
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
Kona Brewing Co. Ranked 24th in the list of Top 50 Craft Brewers based on sales volume.
The popularity of craft beers stateside has grown tremendously over the past few years, giving rise to some great new breweries all around the nation. The definition of a craft brewer, according to the Brewers Association, is as follows,
An [...]
Tags: beer·Kona·kona brewery
BJ Penn to Fight Kenny Florian for UFC 101 in Philidelphia
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
The anticipated showdown between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and number one contender Kenny Florian will finally take place. A blog post on Penn’s official website stated that Florian has already signed his bout agreement and “as for B.J., we received the bout agreement (Friday) afternoon and plan on making this fight happen.”
The post states [...]
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Big Islands Kona Blue Water Farms Cuts Production
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture, Economy, Environment
A company raising amberjack in open-ocean cages off the Big Island says it must cut production because it’s not making enough money.
Kona Blue Water Farms LLC says it will slash farming by 40 percent annually, from about 500 tons to 300 tons.
The company sells amberjack, which is also known as kahala or Hawaiian yellowtail, under [...]
New PBS Nature Doc on Kilauea Volcano First to Film Entirely for HDTV
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Environment, Tourism
Hawaii Magazine talks about the upcoming PBS documentary:
Given extraordinary access by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the crew of Kilauea: Mountain of Fire aimed to take viewers about as close as one could get to the powerful forces of nature at work on the volcano. Another goal was capturing the challenges of the animal and plant [...]
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Hikers Rescued by Air Rescue Near Pololu Valley, Big Island Hawaii
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
March 26, 2009
North East Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii near Pololu Valley, five distressed hikers were extracted by the Hawaii Fire Department due to severe weather conditions.
Courtesy of http://www.gokohala.com
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Kona Tsunami Warning System Vandalized
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
MEDIA RELEASE
A technician displays a Civil Defense siren cable which was cut in Kealakehe.
Hawaii County Civil Defense officials have reported that the Kealakehe tsunami alert siren was vandalized sometime following the March 2 test of the siren.
Personnel at nearby Kealakehe Elementary School noticed that a cable to the siren had been cut and reported it [...]
