| Maui beach businesses won't be moved off the sand (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) |
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HONOLULU (AP) - Parasail, jet ski and surfing businesses on Maui's famous Kaanapali Beach aren't being moved off the sand. The Hawaii County government had considered banning commercial activity providers from keeping their equipment on the public beach.
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| Panel kills waste-to-energy plant (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) |
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HILO ยป The Hawaii County Council rejected yesterday a $125 million waste-to-energy plant, leaving the county with no plan for dealing with Hilo-area trash after 2012.
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| Incinerator project fails to pass council (KPUA Hilo) |
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) _ The Hawaii County Council has opted to trash a controversial waste-to-energy project. The move leaves the Big Island with no long-term plan for its solid waste.
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| "Click It or Ticket' campaign underway on Big Island (KPUA Hilo) |
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Big Island Police are warning residents that the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign for 2008 is on its way. Sergeant Kelly Kaaumoana-Matsumoto, head of the Traffic Services Section, said roving patrols and seat belt enforcement checkpoints will be set up throughout the Big Island.
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| Noise ordinance signs posted in Hilo (KPUA Hilo) |
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In response to complaints about noisy car sound systems, Hawaii county workers have erected warning signs on Banyan Drive and at the Keaukaha area beaches to remind motorists about the county's noise ordinance.
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| Kilauea Erupts as Tradewinds Clear Hawaiian Skies (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) |
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Pele, Hawaii's volcano goddess, must be in a fantastic mood. Her favorite flower, the bright red ohia lehua, is in vivid bloom in native forests across the island, and she continues to put on a spectacular show in two locations: at the summit of Kilauea volcano at Halemaumau Crater, and in Kalapana, where the lava reaches the sea.
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| Police looking for vandalists in Keaukaha (KPUA Hilo) |
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Hawaii County police are asking for the public's help in identify the vandalists who painted graffiti in eight locations in Keaukaha between April 27 and April 29.
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| Second person arrested in attempted murder in Puna (KPUA Hilo) |
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Hawaii County police have arrested a second person in connection with an attempted murder Thursday (May 1) in lower Puna. Thirty-year-old Peleaulani Mahi of Wainaku was arrested Friday morning (May 2) at a Keaau business establishment.
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| Big Island police warn of latest Internet scam (Honolulu Advertiser) |
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Hawaii County police are warning the public about another internet scam.
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| Big Island police warn of credit card scan (KPUA Hilo) |
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Hawaii County police are warning the public about another internet scam. A Hilo woman reported Wednesday afternoon (April 30) that she received an e-mail Tuesday (April 29) claiming to be from the Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union.
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