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Waimea school plans expansion
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amBy ERIN MILLER
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Waimea Middle School now has about half the funding it needs to build a nine-classroom science and technology building.
School officials have been...
HPA students take part in mock Mars mission
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amBy CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK
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In an exciting role of reversal, researchers working on a NASA-funded mission are getting pointers from top Hawaii Preparatory Academy science...
Merrie Monarch festival to be rebroadcast
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amDue to a high demand, Luana Kawelu, president of the Merrie Monarch Festival, and KFVE will present two-night special broadcast featuring the festival’s Ho‘ike performances. The programs will air...
Kona road closure announced
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amA traffic signal to replace a four-way stop will be installed at the Ane Keohokalole Highway and Kealakehe Parkway intersection in Kona.
Construction starts May 20 and is scheduled for...
Search continues for missing swimmer
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amRescuers continued their search Wednesday for a Honokaa man who went missing while swimming in Waipio Valley earlier this week.
Kevin Devlin, also known as Shawn Devlin, was last seen Monday...
UHH team wins Microsoft’s 2013 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:06amStudents at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Monday won the National Team Award at Microsoft’s 2013 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals Demo Day in Silicon Valley. The top 10 U.S. teams pitched their ideas...
GMO critics fight for ban
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy TOM CALLIS
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Genetic engineering opponents turned out in force Tuesday before the Hawaii County Council to support a bill that could determine the future...
Few testify against tax hike
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy NANCY COOK LAUER
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Hawaii Island residents are likely to see their property taxes rise more than 10 percent this year, but only seven came out Tuesday evening to voice...
Trial begins in hammer attack case
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
The trial of a former mortician accused of a near-fatal hammer attack on a downtown Hilo antique and coin merchant opened Tuesday in Hilo...
2nd pleads not guilty to fuel theft
Local News Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 12:05amBy CHELSEA JENSEN
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A second former Department of Environmental Management employee pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to felony and petty misdemeanor charges for...
