Mobi PCS has upgraded their cell network on the Kona side:
Honolulu-based Mobi PCS has activated a new cell site in Holualoa, on the Kona side of the Big Island, to enhance its 3G voice and Hele Wireless Broadband networks in the area.
The addition boosts in-building and street coverage throughout residential areas of Holualoa, including the [...]
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Big Island cell network updgraded by Mobi PCS
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Community
Tags: Coverage Map·Holualoa·Honolulu·Iolani·Kahakai·Kilohana·Kona Side·Mobi Pcs·Pcs Coverage·Residential Areas·Source Star·Star Bulletin·Street Coverage·Wireless Broadband Networks
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 [...]
Tags: Back Yard·Backyard Farmer·Blossoms·Foot Elevation·Hilo·Home And Garden·Keitt Mango·Mango Tree·Mindanao Island·Ounce·Philippines·Photo·Radiologist·Star Bulletin·Storm Kind·Two Trees·U S Post Office·World Record
Big Island – Top 10 Foodie Destination in the World?
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Tourism
Saw an article over on the Star Bulletin that Away.com ranked Hawaii third in hidden food gems from around the world. I definitely enjoy the food at Hilo and Maku’u markets, but have never thought of it as a destination for foodies!
3. Big Island, Hawaii
Where else in the world can food lovers sample Chinese [...]
Tags: Brown Gravy·Coconut Juice·Food Lovers·Foodies·Fried Eggs·Hawaiian Pidgin·Hidden Food·Island Hawaii·Kalua Pig·Katsu·Korean Style·Loco Moco·Lychees·Passion Fruits·Plate Lunches·Rice Cakes·S Market·Star Bulletin·Taste Of Hawaii·Types Of Food
Puna Man Attempts to Kidnap Pahoa High School Girl
October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Crime
Pahoa has its share of problems, but kidnapping?
From the Star Bulletin:
Police yesterday charged a 22-year-old Puna man who allegedly tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in Pahoa.
Dickenson Nakashima was charged with second-degree unlawful imprisonment. Bail was set at $1,000.
A school resource officer received a report Tuesday from Pahoa High School officials that there was an [...]
Tags: 16 Year Old Girl·Attempted Kidnapping·Bus Stop·High School Girl·Nakashima·Olice·School Officials·School Resource Officer·Star Bulletin·Tiki Gardens·Unlawful Imprisonment
Hilo Airport Could Get Much More Expensive
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Economy, Tourism
hilolounge
According to a Star Bulletin report, the cost to airlines for using the passenger waiting lounge at the Hilo airport could go up by as much as 371%, adding about $20 to the cost of your fare.
The state Department of Transportation, citing airport activity and revenue and expenditure forecasts, increased the holdroom rate at Hilo [...]
Tags: Air Travel·Airlines·Chief Executive·Department Of Transportation·Expenditure Forecasts·Five Months·Frequent User·Hilo Airport·Jonathan·Jonathan Ornstein·Kona·Mesa Air Group·Revenue And Expenditure·Star Bulletin·State Department Of Transportation·Travel Fares
Varroa Mite Parasite is Spreading On Big Island, Killing Bees
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health
Via the Star Bulletin:
HILO >> The varroa mite parasite that’s been killing bees across the country is spreading on the Big Island, threatening local fruit and macadamia nut industries.
The tiny, parasitic bug has escaped a quarantine area around Hilo and spread to Hamakua and Puna.
On the mainland, the varroa mite has destroyed more than [...]
Tags: Adult Bees·Collapse·Colony Collapse Disorder·Diseases·Hamakua·Hawaii·Hilo·Hives·Honeybee·Honeybee Populations·Killing Bees·macadamia nut·Mainland·Mites·Oahu·Parasite·Puna·Star Bulletin·Varroa Mite·Viruses
