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Mixed Martial Arts Now Sanctioned and Licensed In Hawaii

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Sports

Via ESPN

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Hawaiian fight fans can now enjoy the same safety-first regulation that Las Vegas fans have known and loved for so long.
An island that’s long had a tradition of prizefighting — with some accompanying crowd melodrama that’s sometimes turned public officials cool to the idea — Hawaii has put up with MMA in the same [...]

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Kona Tsunami Warning System Vandalized

March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

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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 [...]

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Hawaii’s Tsunami Network Upgrades Face Delays

February 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Environment

HONOLULU – Scientists have upgraded Hawaii’s seismic monitors after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami prompted the U.S. government to improve American tsunami warning systems.
But some of the upgrades are merely temporary and haven’t been made to the highest standards. Slow-moving bureaucracy has delayed improvements in some cases.
Charles McCreery, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s director, initially [...]

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