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The Hawaii Traveler

Archive for the ‘News’ Category

August 24th, 2008

Call for Entries: Holiday Craft Fair Calendar

From the Honolulu Advertiser: “Island Life’s annual holiday craft fair calendar will be published this fall. Holding a fair? Send us the details: fair name, time, date, location, merchandise to be offered and a phone number we can print with your listing. The submission deadline is Sept. 22. Send to: Holiday Craft Calendar, The Honolulu […]

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August 24th, 2008

Whole Foods Goes Hawaiian

Whole Foods Market’s first store in Hawai’i is scheduled to open at 7 a.m. on Sept. 10 at Kahala Mall, the company announced today. At 28,000 feet, The Kahala store will be the third biggest Whole Foods; it’s the first of four stores Whole Foods plans to open in Hawai’i.My personal reaction is mixed. As […]

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August 23rd, 2008

Kaua’i Shark Sighting Closes Hanalei Bay

Stay out of Hanalei Bay until after Sunday, say Kaua’i authorities.  The Bay will remain closed until then because of a shark sighting today.  Watch for signs; for more information please ask a lifeguard or call the County Department of Parks and Recreation at 808/241-6670.
Tags: beaches on Kauai, Department of Parks and Recreation, Hanalei Bay, […]

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August 16th, 2008

Gas Prices Pinch Molokai Ferry

News from the This Oil Crisis Sucks files: the Moloka’i ferry I’ve mentioned here at The Hawaii Traveler raised its rates today by adding a temporary fuel surcharge.  The regular $40 one-way fare to/from Maui and Moloka’i will now cost you $66.  Work commuters are certainly going to be the most hard-hit from the hike, […]

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August 12th, 2008

Beaked Whale Beaches Itself on O’ahu

The carcass of a rare beaked whale that died in July after stranding itself in shallow waters on Moloka’i was flown to Honolulu for further investigation.   For some of the biologists involved in the failed rescue and transport, it was the first sighting of any variety of beaked whale.
Beaked whales are among the least understood […]

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August 11th, 2008

Waikiki’s New Groin

Here’s a question for you: What’s one of Waikiki Beach’s biggest problems? It’s not topless sunbathing. It’s not sharks. It’s not even the void left behind with the passing of Don Ho.Erosion of Waikiki Beach is one of the biggest problems facing the No. 1 tourist destination in the islands, such […]

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August 11th, 2008

Update: No Wastewater Reached Ocean in Maui Spill

This just in (but not really, since this news is from two weeks ago):  It looks like none of the wastewater spilled in a Maui construction mishap reached the ocean, according to KHNL Channel 8. 
Luckily, the spill was contained, captured, and the area was disinfected before waters reached the drainage systems leading to the […]

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August 5th, 2008

Breaking News: Wastewater Spill in Maui

This just in:  According to KGMB9 News, more than 10,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed from a pump station in Paukukalo and made its way to the ocean by way of a sewer manhole on Waiehu Beach Road, and then a storm drain connection to systems that drain into the ocean.
Stay tuned for news from […]

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July 20th, 2008

Doctors Afoot in Honolulu

If you’re a podiatrist looking for an excuse to vising Oahu, Hawaii, take heart.  Some 3,500 of the nation’s foot doctors, support staff and family members are stepping foot on Hawai’i Convention Center’s grounds for the American Podiatric Medical Association’s 96th Annual Scientific Meeting July 24-27.
The conference will kick off with APMA and Prevention magazine’s […]

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July 8th, 2008

Big Bucks on the Big Island

A Japanese Garden at the Manoa Campus
 
This just in:  According to Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai’i), the U.S. Department of Education will present a grant of $682,982 to the Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo.The University of Hawai’i at Hilo will use the money to establish the Center for Pacific […]

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