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Posted on December 25, 2020 by Russ Roberts

Volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club worked together to cook, pack, and deliver dinner and gifts to eight families on Hawaii Island.

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Merry Christmas!

Dec. 25, 2020

From the Tribune-Herald family to yours, we hope everyone has a very merry and safe Christmas.

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Boys & Girls Club delivers meals, gifts to 8 Big Island families

Dec. 25, 2020

Volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island worked together on Christmas Eve to cook, pack and deliver dinners and gifts to eight families around the Big Island.

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Batman delivers gifts

Dec. 25, 2020

Batman hands a present to a child while he delivers gifts to families on Christmas Eve at Kihei Pua Family Shelter in Hilo. Batman drove up in his Batmobile with a truck trailing behind with more than $2,000 in presents for families with young kids living at the shelter. Batman was born and raised in Waimea and enjoys giving back to the communities of Hawaii Island. “This has been a hard year for all of us, but especially children,” he said. “If I can provide a brief distraction and joy to the kids, then that works for me.”

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Todd, 2 political newcomers to vie for Kahele’s seat

Dec. 25, 2020 • Updated 4:47 p.m.

A state representative and two political newcomers made the cut Wednesday night from a list of seven Democrats vying for Gov. David Ige’s nomination to fill the remaining two years of the state Senate seat vacated by Congressman-elect Kai Kahele.

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Council seeks different solution to overwhelmed Waipio Valley Road

Dec. 25, 2020 • Updated 5:09 p.m.
It’s back to the drawing board for a bill prohibiting pedestrian access to Waipio Valley after County Council members Wednesday raised constitutionality issues and the effect closing hiking there would have on other valleys, such as Pololu Valley in North Kohala.
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Leilani Estates residents divided about road up fissure 8

Dec. 25, 2020
Leilani Estates residents are divided about a road up the side of fissure 8 that was built by a resident earlier this week.
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State briefs for December 25

Dec. 25, 2020

Some residents cannot activate city grocery cards

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HVO: Two lava vents still active, sulfur dioxide emissions remain high

Dec. 24, 2020 • Updated 2:18 p.m.

Lava activity remains confined to two vents on the north and northwest sides of Halemaʻumaʻu crater near the summit of Kilauea volcano, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Hawaii County first responders receive COVID vaccine

Dec. 24, 2020

Hawaii County first responders received the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday morning at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.

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Breakdown of COVID vaccines delivered to each county

Dec. 24, 2020

This is a county-by-county breakdown of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Hawaii as of Wednesday, according to the state Department of Health. This does not include vaccines received by the state Department of Defense.

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HVO: Kilauea lava lake rises to more than 500 feet

Dec. 24, 2020

Areas around the summit of Kilauea on Wednesday were blanketed in high levels of sulfur dioxide and particulates that reached levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous, according to a statement from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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HMC begins vaccinations

Dec. 24, 2020 • Updated 11:38 a.m.
The first round of Pfizer vaccines was given to health care workers Wednesday at Hilo Medical Center, 273 days after the first stay-at-home order was implemented in Hawaii.
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Ige delays state furloughs after virus relief bill passes

Dec. 24, 2020 • Updated 6:23 p.m.

HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige on Wednesday said the passage of a new coronavirus relief bill by U.S. Congress this week prompted him to delay the implementation of state worker furloughs previously slated to begin Jan. 1.

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Couple opens coffee shop in Naalehu amid pandemic

Dec. 24, 2020
After losing their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ka‘u natives Janet and Ka‘ala Honua decided to open Honua’s Coffee House in Naalehu and have been balancing college with their new business venture.
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PUC OKs regulatory changes for Hawaiian Electric

Dec. 24, 2020
The state Public Utilities Commission approved Wednesday regulatory changes for Hawaiian Electric aimed at incentivizing the quick adoption of clean energy goals and could lower customers’ energy bills.
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DHHL to aid in down payments for Native Hawaiians

Dec. 24, 2020
HONOLULU — The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands approved a new program that will provide a small number of Native Hawaiian residents with down-payment assistance.
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A tribute to Charlene Iboshi, co-chair of the Community First Advance Health Care Directive Committee

Dec. 24, 2020
The vision of East Hawaii’s nonprofit Community First is one where we as a community not only take personal responsibility for our own health but help each other care for our mutual well-being.
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HVO: Kilauea lava lake rises to more than 500 feet

Dec. 23, 2020 • Updated 11:39 a.m.

As of about 8 a.m. this morning, the lava lake inside Halema‘uma‘u crater in Kilauea volcano has risen to 515 feet, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Big Island Dems to pick Kahele replacement candidates

Dec. 23, 2020

Three familiar names and four not quite as familiar will vie for an open state Senate seat this evening in virtual interviews with precinct officials who will select three Democrats to send to Gov. David Ige as candidates to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Kai Kahele, who was elected to Congress.

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Latest Kilauea eruption confined to Halema‘uma‘u crater

Dec. 23, 2020
Kilauea’s latest eruption might stoke fears of a repeat of 2018’s devastating lava flows, but for now, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the lava is isolated at the summit.
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