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West Hawaii paramedicine program

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Russ Roberts

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Accessed on 19 December 2019, 1430 UTC, Post 20003.

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Big boost for West Hawaii paramedicine program

Dec. 19, 2019

HILO — A program aimed at keeping frequent 911 callers in their homes and out of the emergency room received a shot in the arm Wednesday, with a $125,000 grant from the West Hawaii Community Health Center to the Hawaii Fire Department.

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Skateboarder reportedly struck by vehicle

Dec. 19, 2019

KAILUA-KONA — A homeless man was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after reportedly being struck by a vehicle near Safeway on Henry Street.

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Honolulu mayor signs bill to create hospitality tax category

Dec. 18, 2019

HONOLULU — Honolulu’s mayor signed a bill creating a new tax classification for owners of Oahu properties where bed-and-breakfast establishments are operated.

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Honolulu police fatally shoot two men in less than 24 hours

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 1:13 p.m.

HONOLULU — Honolulu police were reviewing body camera footage after police fatally shot a second man in less than 24 hours.

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Bill aims to prevent repeat of Hawaii false missile alert

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 9:29 p.m.

HONOLULU — A defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday seeks to prevent local government agencies from mistakenly warning residents of a ballistic missile attack the way Hawaii did nearly two years ago.

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Emergency warning sirens to be tested Friday

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 10:17 a.m.

KAILUA-KONA — A handful of emergency warning sirens on the Big Island will be tested between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii County Civil Defense.

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Thirty Big Island drivers arrested for suspected DUI

Dec. 18, 2019

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police arrested 30 motorists for suspected drunken driving between Dec. 9 and Sunday. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and one was younger than age 21.

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Solar equipment ‘mechanical failure’ sparks brush fire

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 9:36 a.m.

KAILUA-KONA — A mechanical failure of solar equipment apparently sparked a brush fire Tuesday evening in Waimea.

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Police ID two victims in separate fatal crashes on Volcano Highway

Dec. 18, 2019 • Updated 1:06 p.m.

HILO — Police have identified two people who died in separate traffic collisions on Volcano Highway (Route 11) in upper Puna.

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UH-Hilo study finds active duty suicides have increased since ‘endless wars’ began

Dec. 18, 2019
A new study recently published by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Hilo is challenging the belief that combat increases suicide rates in active duty U.S. Army forces.
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Instrument on Maunakea observatory will help track shooting stars

Dec. 18, 2019
An instrument on a Maunakea observatory intended to track shooting stars is finally operational after more than a year of delays.
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Energy code changes heading to council

Dec. 18, 2019
A bill that would make 46 changes to the county’s energy conservation code passed a County Council committee meeting Tuesday and will go before the full council.
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‘A legacy of visual truth’: Retired Tribune-Herald photog William Ing dies at 75

Dec. 18, 2019
William “Will” Ing, the retired Hawaii Tribune-Herald photographer who took the newspaper’s images from the darkroom to the digital age, died Monday of lung cancer at his home in Hot Springs, S.D. He was 75.
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Cheaper greens ahead: West Hawaii golf subsidy program tees off Jan. 2

Dec. 18, 2019

KAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii golfers, it’s time to rejoice.

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Partial truck rollover closes Kawaihae Road for several hours Tuesday

Dec. 17, 2019

One lane was blocked in the Waimea bound direction on Kawaihae Road Tuesday morning after a fuel truck tractor trailer partially rolled over.

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Hookena home total loss due to candle fire

Dec. 17, 2019

A Hookena home was a total loss as the result of a fire on Sunday.

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30 arrested for DUI

Dec. 17, 2019

During the week of Dec. 9-15, Hawaii Island police arrested 30 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.

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Deal reached to preserve Ka’u coast

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 9:48 a.m.

NAALEHU — The Ka‘u community has been working for decades to protect their beloved 80-mile coast to honor their kupuna and empower future generations to perpetuate their rural, subsistence lifestyle.

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Ige: State spent $15 million on Maunakea access

Dec. 17, 2019
Gov. David Ige said Monday that the state has “spent about $15 million in trying to provide safe and secure access for Maunakea” as the blockade of Maunakea Access Road by protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project has entered its sixth month.
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Baltimore foundation wants to give away neglected Naalehu Theater — but accepting decaying gift not that easy

Dec. 17, 2019

BALTIMORE — Rising above the two-lane Mamalahoa Highway on the Big Island, the red-and-yellow, Art Deco edifice of the Naalehu Theater is wrapped in orange safety fencing, its weathered paint peeling and missing pieces of its sea turtle-emblazoned roof.

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