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Rat lungworm workshop

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  On Monday, Mark LeRoy opened a rat lungworm workshop at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

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Big Island man’s battle with rat lungworm kicks off workshop

Jan. 07, 2020

Mark LeRoy periodically stretched his legs as he stood Monday outside of a meeting room at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

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Works begins on farmers market canopy

Jan. 07, 2020

Visitors to Hilo Farmers Market on Monday found the produce area moved from its usual spot adjacent to Reuben’s Mexican Food to the Keaukaha side of Mamo Street.

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Routes canceled as Hele-On bus shortage intensifies

Jan. 07, 2020

The wheels on the bus aren’t going ‘round the island as frequently as before, as the county Mass Transit Agency struggles with a shortage of Hele-On buses to cover all the routes.

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New Hawaii law shows information withheld in prison deaths

Jan. 07, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — A new state law requiring Hawaii prison officials to report each time an inmate dies in custody has revealed the case of a prisoner whose death resulting from an alleged assault was not publicly announced.

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Five rescued in waters off Puako during strong surf, wind conditions

Jan. 06, 2020 • Updated 2:39 p.m.

Fire rescuers, including a county helicopter, rescued five individuals this morning — including an adult and three children clinging to an overturned kayak — in waters off Puako Beach Drive in South Kohala.

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Traffic fatalities down in 2019

Jan. 06, 2020

Despite a deadly November in which seven people died on Big Island roads, official traffic fatalities in Hawaii County were significantly down in 2019 from the previous year.

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Council to vote on breakwater resolution

Jan. 06, 2020

The Hawaii County Council will vote next week whether to approve a state and federal study of potential modifications to the Hilo Bay breakwater.

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Charges dropped against retired police captain

Jan. 06, 2020 • Updated 11:50 p.m.

Charges against a retired Hawaii Police Department captain accused of tipping off arcade owners prior to a gambling raid have been dropped.

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Kim to meet with governor, TMT officials this week

Jan. 05, 2020

Although the protesters at Maunakea Access Road have physically changed their position, their philosophical position remains the same as in July.

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Councilwoman seeks affordable housing fund

Jan. 05, 2020

The Big Island’s shortage of affordable housing is reaching the crisis stage, says a County Council member sponsoring a nonbinding resolution pushing for the creation of an affordable housing fund.

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Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet

Jan. 05, 2020

A ban on the county’s use of herbicides isn’t a sure thing quite yet.

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Maui Police to tow vehicles operated by arrested DUI drivers

Jan. 05, 2020

WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Hawaii authorities will start towing vehicles operated by people in Maui arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Hundreds of acres of Ka‘u land now protected

Jan. 04, 2020

A recently announced conservation easement will protect hundreds of acres of agricultural and culturally significant lands in Ka‘u in perpetuity.

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Two men sought in robbery probe

Jan. 04, 2020

Police are seeking the public’s help to find two Puna men wanted for questioning in a robbery investigation.

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HTH article helps solve dog tag mystery

Jan. 04, 2020

The family of a Hilo soldier, whose long-lost World War II dog tag was found on a French battlefield, has been located.

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Kawaihae Harbor’s north end closed due to high surf damage

Jan. 04, 2020

KAWAIHAE — Kawaihae Harbor-North is closed indefinitely following damage caused by high surf that battered west-facing shores over the New Year’s holiday.

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South Kona man gets 7 years in Ohio fatality

Jan. 04, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — A South Kona man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after his flight from police earlier this year resulted in a traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in Ohio.

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New Year’s Day crash claims life of Waimea woman

Jan. 03, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — A prelimary hearing is set later this month for a 34-year-old man facing a negligent homicide charge stemming from a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on New Year’s Day in South Kohala.

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Investigators plan to move Hawaii helicopter crash wreckage

Jan. 03, 2020

HONOLULU — U.S. investigators said Thursday they were waiting for weather to clear so they may send a recovery team to retrieve the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed last week into a remote mountain ridge on the Hawaii island of Kauai and killed seven people.

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HELCO seeks new power agreement with PGV

Jan. 03, 2020

Hawaii Electric Light Co. is seeking approval of an amended power purchase agreement with Puna Geothermal Venture, according to documents filed Tuesday with the state Public Utilities Commission.

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