THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION ARISES: Follow Nixle for the latest governmental updates, or check in with my Twitter feed /1 for the latest information. ************************************************************************************ Good news ! Hawaii DOT 3:48 PM – 24 Jan 2017 All Kalanianaole Hwy EB lanes expected to be open by noon Wednesday, #HItraffic […]
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September 1, 2016 – Kona Brewing Company announced its upcoming POG (passion-orange-guava) beer. The brew will be called Hanalei Island IPA and will only be avallable in 2016 at its local brewpubs on Hawaii Island and in Hawaii Kai. [Brewbound.com] August 31, 2016 – A class-action lawsuit alleges at least 160 […]
July 21, 2016 – Fire department rescue personnel came to the aid of a 10-year old boy whom fell about 10 feet just short of the Koko Crater summit. No major injuries were reported. [Star Advertiser] July 20, 2016 – Former City Councilman Stanley Chang and two first-time candidates — […]
The Dick Evans Memorial Bicycle Race begins at 5:45 am on August 21, 2016 at Kalama Valley Shopping Center. It travels through East Oahu along Kalanianaole Highway. The route ends 112 miles later in Makapuu. [flyer] [Facebook page] [map]
July 15, 2016 In addition to earlier announcements decoupling teacher performance from student scores, Hawai‘i’s public education accountability system, the Strive HI Performance System, will not include Index Scores or Classifications. [Hawaii Dept. of Education] July 15, 2016 The Hawaii Dept. of Education has updated its heat abatement program (Air Conditioning, etc. […]
Imagine waking up at 4 am to see your pre-teen kids walking in the door. That’s the new Pokémon GO game. What it is: Pokémon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game developed for iOS and Android devices. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual Pokémon who […]
Weekly Friday news summary (June 12, 2015) for East Oahu and Hawaii Kai. News sources are available through the web. Links are posted immediately under the story headline. For full text of Star-Advertiser articles, access the database at the Hawaii State Library site and enter your library card number and PIN. […]