The new Pohoiki Plan:  Dredge everything before reopening boat ramp.

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The plan: ‘Dredge everything’

The black sand beach at Pohoiki will be almost entirely removed in order to reopen the Pohoiki Boat Ramp, engineers confirmed Tuesday.

 

By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 14, 2022

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Social Security benefits to jump by 8.7% next year

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press • Oct. 14, 2022

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Updated fire code proposed

By Nancy Cook Lauer West Hawaii Today ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com • Oct. 14, 2022

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Prices to go up for hula fest tickets

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 14, 2022

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Board: Nonresponsiveness is not an ethics violation

By Nancy Cook Lauer West Hawaii Today ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com • Oct. 13, 2022

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Staffing crisis forces hospital’s cancer center to turn away new patients

By Laura Ruminski West Hawaii Today lruminski@westhawaiitoday.com • Oct. 13, 2022

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By GRANT PHILLIPS Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 13, 2022

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Pair of earthquakes rattle Big Island

A pair of earthquakes rocked the Big Island on Friday and led to the closure of the Pahala Post Office’s retail lobby.

 

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Waikoloa Road safety improvements to begin Monday

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