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Car Drives Off Cliff by Kahakai Park in Pahoa

March 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Community

Approximately 6PM HST. Breaking news from Big Island Buzz. An SUV drove off the cliffs in Pahoa by Kahakai Park and rescued by helicopter. Photos are Big Island Buzz exclusives. Eyewitnesses say they watched the vehicle drive straight off the cliff.  Everyone appeared to be safe thanks to speedy help from local [...]

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Downtown Hilo Business Owners vs Pro-Marijuana “Cannabis College”?

October 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Business, Community, Marijuana, Medical

Interesting article and discussion up on the Hawaii Tribune-Herald regarding THC Ministry’s soon-to-be-occupancy of office space off Kamehameha Ave.
While an anonymous letter was given to local business owners calling to oppose the shop, it sounds as if most neighbors do not take issue with their presence:
But apparently not to the person or people behind the [...]

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Patrick Koster – Outstanding Volcano Photos From Hawaii

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Photos

Via Digg we stumbled across these outstanding photos of Hawaiian volcanic activity over on Telegraph UK. Patrick Koster is a 40-year-old engineer from Spijkenisse, Holland.

View Full Gallery (First 12 are Hawaii volcano photos)

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Big Island + Space Tourism by 2012?

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourism

The UKs’ Daily Mail has an article outlining the new space tourism program, that could be launched as early as 2012.  After a little space training, you can hop on and take a quick 45 minute space flight from Hawaii to Japan – complete with awesome views!
They would pay $200,000 for the package including spaceflight [...]

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