Oahu News: April 24nd, 2012
Oahu News For April 24nd, 2012
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| Drilling begins for Oahu rail project KITV Honolulu Major construction of the city’s $5.3 billion rail project began Monday with supporters pledging that it cannot be stopped. A drilling apparatus was set up just off of North-South Road despite not yet securing $1.55 billion in federal funds and a … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Oahu, Big Island schools recognized for science, environmental education | The … The Republic Ewa Makai Middle School in the Oahu community of Ewa Beach and Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea on the Big Island are among 78 schools nationwide to receive the US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award. The schools are reducing their … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Rail support-column work begins KHON2 Digging got underway today in West Oahu for the first support column for Honolulu’s planned elevated rail system. The rail authority got the green light last week to get going on the first columns and says any further wait would compound costs. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Rail supporters join in on Honolulu lawsuit KITV Honolulu Long wait times and traffic tie-ups going in and out of West Oahu are scenes all too familiar for Leeward Oahu residents. “They’re stuck in traffic in sometimes two to three hours a day, sometimes four hours a day. And their kids — they can’t do … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Nimitz’s Kenneth Lee Named 2012 National Distinguished Principal Urban Oahu Lee, representing the Central Oahu District, was one of seven nominees for the award. The other nominees were: Timothy Lino, Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino (Hawaii); Evelyn Hao, Kuhio Elementary (Honolulu); Disa Hauge, Maili Elementary (Leeward Oahu); … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Oahu Surf Report Honolulu Civil Beat Country: Holding the N+NNW. Sunset point and Pipe/Ehukai is 2-3′ and overall poo sideshore; Laniakea is 2-3+ with sideshores and breezy with showers. WEST: Holding N+S at 0-1′ with offshore trades. TOWN: down on small S-SE and tiny SSW ground swell … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Rail construction begins KITV Honolulu Groups against the rail project have filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop it. But today, those in support of rail joined the ongoing lawsuit. We’ll recap what happened on KITV4 News at 5. Then on KITV4 News at 6, Andrew Pereira will be in West Oahu … See all stories on this topic » |
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| King Kekaulike team has top auto skills Maui News The Upcountry seniors bested five other high school teams, including automotive powerhouse Maui High School, to take the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills state competition title Saturday at Leeward Community College on Oahu. “I feel good. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Keeping Hawaii’s Health Care Doors Open Honolulu Civil Beat There’s been a lot of press attention lately on the stress Oahu hospitals are under since the closure of the two hospitals owned by Hawaii Medical Centers (HMC). The hospital closures in Liliha and Ewa shocked Hawaii’s health care system and represents … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hawaii PUC’s Consumer Advocate Sticks to Oahu Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) Jack Gillis, public affairs director for the Consumer Federation of America sure thinks so. He told West Hawaii Today: Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission and its Consumer Advocate are the only agencies in the state given the task of representing the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Team Hawaii wins at ISA Junior Worlds Maui News Oahu teens Dax McGill and Kalani David led the charge for Team Hawaii. McGill, 14, won the girls under-18 division, while David, also only 14, won the boys U16 title. Two Maui surfers helped Team Hawaii win the gold – Kuau’s Kain Daly and Paia’s Ian … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Public should get closer look at rail Honolulu Star-Advertiser For if people at either end of the opinion spectrum can agree on anything, it’s this: Oahu residents want to be kept more closely in the loop about key elements of what will be the city’s largest public works challenge. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Board of Education to hold community meeting in Kapolei Honolulu Star-Advertiser This is the second community meeting the BOE has held on Oahu since its members were appointed a year ago. There have also been several community meetings held on the neighbor islands. BOE member Charlene Cuaresma said the meetings are aimed at better … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Lost dog looking for owners Urban Oahu Hawaiian Humane Society is Oahu’s official lost and found center. We help thousands of animals find their way home every year. Immediately report all missing pets or pets you may find. For more information on Lost & Found please visit … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Inouye: Thoughts are with families of Hawaii-based soldiers killed in … The Republic Inouye didn’t identify the soldiers, except to say they were based at Wheeler Army Airfield on Oahuand that they’re members of the Tropic Lightning Division. That’s the nickname for the Army’s 25th Infantry Division. He says one of the soldiers was … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Medical student fundraiser to expand homeless outreach KITV Honolulu Three times a week, they go to four Oahu homeless shelters and hold clinics for the adults and children who live there. It’s a critical service the school has provided for almost seven years. “We see around 30 patients a week at the different shelters … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Honolulu Rail Project Can Be Stopped in Its Tracks This Wednesday Hawaii Reporter It will cost on average, just to construct the rail as being marketed to us, not factoring in operations and maintenance costs, roughly $27000.00 in additional taxes paid per family of four above and beyond all other taxes being levied on Oahu. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Ed Board On The Road Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) Tomorrow’s meeting in Oahu’s leeward district starts at 6 pm The agenda says the board and superintendent want to meet the public, hear your views on public education “and discuss the community’s role in supporting student success and our public … See all stories on this topic » |
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| A Look Back in History: Kauai Residents Impacted by 1942 Japanese Bombing of … Hawaii Reporter Howard A. Smith, pastor of Koloa Union Church, and his wife, Gertrude, former missionaries to China, whose family arrived on Kauai on inter-island steamer in September 1941 after a year onOahu. Do I remember saying it? (No.) Or how Dr. Porteus, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hirono-Case debate schedule missing Hawaii Island stop Big Island Video News She said they are delighted to offer a forum on a neighbor island (Maui), and believe this may be the first time a US Senate forum has been held anywhere other than Oahu. She also said it was too soon to make a commitment about the Kona-Kohala … See all stories on this topic » |
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| PC Heart & Soul MyPearlCity Chargers perform well at OIA Red West Judo… The Pearl City Chargers turned in another round of stellar performances in Saturday’s Oahu Interscholastic Association’s Red Western Division Individual Judo Championships at Mililani… See all stories on this topic » |
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| Bank of Hawaii Corporation First Quarter 2012 Financial Results MarketWatch (press release) For the first three months of 2012, the volume of single-family home sales was slightly lower than the same period in 2011, while the median price of single family homes sold on Oahu was higher compared to the same period in 2011. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hawaii Crop Report for the week ending Sunday (April 22) Hawaii 24/7 (press release) Very little precipitation fell on Oahu during the first part of the week, with rain gage stations recording none or trace amounts of rainfall. Intermittent showers on Sunday broke this trend and provided some relief to parched areas. See all stories on this topic » |
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| BIIF Baseball Postseason Begins This Tuesday Big Island Now Two Division II teams will qualify for the state tournament in Oahu, while one Division I team will automatically make it to states. The Division I runner-up will play in a play-in game against the OIA’s sixth-place team. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Native Hawaiians endorse Marx Hawaii 24/7 (press release) … stop listening…and to help all people of Hawaii improve their conditions.” Marx is a Hilo Attorney and Democratic Candidate for Congress in Hawaii’s Second Congressional District, which represents rural Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, and the Big Island. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Bag Fee, Ban or Both? City Council Picks Wednesday Honolulu Civil Beat Meanwhile, the council is on the verge of a single-use checkout bag ban, a fee or some combination of the two that would affect Oahu’s 1 million residents and millions of annual visitors. Members have floated three different sets of amendments that … See all stories on this topic » |
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