GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Trevor Douglas was pulled over by police in August of 2009 in Clear Creek County (35 miles West of Denver) and marijuana and related paraphernalia was found in his possession.
Douglas is a member of the THC Ministry in Hilo, and is using his religion as a defense against the charges.
He is representing [...]
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Hilo THC Ministry Member Begins Trial in Colorado
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Marijuana, Politics
Tags: Boston Herald·Clear Creek County·Colo·Georgetown·Hilo·Marijuana·Paraphernalia·Possession·Religion·Thc·Trevor Douglas
UH Hilo is Joined by a Coqui Frog Expert
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Environment
Love them or hate them, the coqui frog has a new nemesis. Dr. Gary Ten Eyck, a coqui frog expert from New York, has joined UH Hilo.
Results of studies in Ten Eyck’s laboratories have made a connection between the noises coquis make at night to territorial, or aggressive behavior. By using a drug called [...]
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BJ Penn Back in Hilo After Sanchez Fight
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Sports
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7 Pound Mango Grown in Honomu
October 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Agriculture
Hilo Radiologist, Scott Grosskreutz, grew a 7 pound mango in his backyard, just shy of the record.
Grosskreutz said if he had harvested the fruit two months ago, it would have been a world record. But a 7-pound, 7-ounce mango was reported Aug. 27 on Mindanao island in the Philippines.
Grosskreutz said he has two trees side [...]
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Hilo Walmart + Live Music = Shopping Hawaiian Style
October 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Music
Tags: Hawaiian Style·Hilo·Live Music·Love Music·Music Shopping·Walmart·Walmart Shopping
Kailua Target Soon a Reality?
October 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Many readers are interested in Target news with it opening 2 stores here on the Big Island. Well a new Target may be coming to Kailua in Oahu too….but location is still in the air. We would think Big Island Target stores should be able to keep larger inventories as a result.
A Kailua [...]
Tags: Board Meeting·Hilo·Inventories·Kailua Neighborhood Board·Kailua Oahu·Kalama Park·Spokesman·Target News·Target Stores
New Saddle Road Section Open for Business
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
The Saddle Road improvements between 34 and 42 mile markers is now open for traffic. Hopefully keeping traffic moving faster and safer. Saddle Road was named one of the scariest drives in America.
Deputy State Transportation Director Jiro Sumada said what makes the road important is the people who use it.
“The main this is [...]
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Big Island Tea Gaining Steam
August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture, Community
Everyone knows about Kona Coffee, but what about the tea?
The NYTimes has an article in the Dining & Wine section about the rise in commercial teas in Kona and on the Big Island – boosted in part with the help of the Department of Agriculture.
Hawaii is known for its Kona coffee. Now there is also [...]
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Big Island and Religious Marijuana in Court Today
July 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Community, Crime
Tiffany Edwards Hunt over at the Big Island Chronicle has been reporting on the case of Rastafarian Reverend Nancy Harris, who is caught up in an unfortunate situation with law enforcement over commercial promotion of a detrimental drug and marijuana related paraphernalia, which she uses as part of her religion.
Nancy is headed to court today, [...]
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