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Kaua'i Hunting Unit J archery area to open in June

Kaua'i Hunting Unit J archery area to open in June

 

LIHU‘E --   The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the opening of feral pig archery hunting in Hunting Unit J Archery Area on the island of Kaua‘i. Hunting Unit J will be open during the month of June only on weekends and on King Kamehameha day – Tuesday, June 11, 2013. 

Access into Unit J will be limited this year due to the July 2012 Koke‘e fire declaration closure which is still in effect.  Hunters may access Unit J from Koke‘e Road – Hwy. 550, Trail 2 upper Papa‘alai ridge road and Trail 3 – upper Ha‘ele‘ele ridge road to the Pu‘u Lua Reservoir.   

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Convicted murderer on Kauai found guilty of new charges

Vicente Kote Kapika Hilario

LIHUE, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow)- After less than two hours of deliberation, a jury has found Vicente Kote Kapika Hilario, age 26 of Anahola, guilty of multiple charges. Hilario was previously found guilty of Murder in the First Degree. On Thursday, he was found guilty of two counts of Place to Keep Pistol or Revolver, two counts of Carrying or Possessing a Loaded Firearm on a Public Highway, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree, and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree.

All are all connected to an incident on August 24, 2010. Police had issued a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) for a gray Nissan Altima involved with the gunpoint robbery of Aureo Moore at the Kapa‘a Safeway parking lot.

Hawaii unemployment down to 4.9% in April

HONOLULU (AP) - State officials say Hawaii's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in April, its lowest rate since October 2008.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Thursday that the rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point from 5.1% in March. The rate is 1.2%age points lower than the 6.1% unemployment rate seen in April last year.

The slight drop in unemployment from March was not because more people had jobs, but because some left the workforce.

State officials say 100 fewer people had jobs in April compared with March, while 1,550 left the workforce.

Unemployment rates in the counties in April were 3.9% in Honolulu, 6.6% in Hawaii County, 5.7% in Kauai and 4.8% in Maui. The county rates aren't seasonally adjusted.

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Water outage scheduled on Kauai for Thursday night

KAPAA, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow)- The Department of Water on Kauai has scheduled a water outage for customers in the Kapa'a - Waipouli area on Thursday, May 16, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Friday.

The shutdown will allow the department's contractor, Goodfellow Bros., to connect a temporary bypass waterline to the existing system. This project is part of Water Plan 2020, DOW's comprehensive long range plan to replace or repair aging infrastructure, so customers can continue to be provided with safe and affordable water.

During the outage, customers along Kūhi'ō Highway from the Keaka Road intersection to the Inia Street intersection will have no water service. Those along Kipuni Way, Panihi, Akoa, and Akia roads will also have no water service.

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Kauai hiker missing for days found alive

Pamela Wilcox Dohrman

KOKEE, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow)- [Update 6:57 p.m.]

County employees raise $13,011.50 for Relay for Life

County employees raise $13,011.50 for Relay for Life

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Hawaii Meth Project Announces Winner of Special Meth Award in the HMSA’s Teen Video Contest

Hawaii Meth Project Announces Winner of Special Meth Award in the HMSA’s Teen Video Contest

Student from Kapaa High School Top Winner with “Goals” Video 

HONOLULU—May 9, 2013—Last night, at a Hollywood-themed red carpet event, the Hawaii Meth Project joined the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) to honor and congratulate Hawaii teens who participated in this year’s HMSA Teen Video Awards Contest, including Kaylee Silva from Kapaa High School, who won the special Hawaii Meth Project award. For the fourth year in a row, the Hawaii Meth Project has partnered with HMSA to increase awareness about the risks of methamphetamine by hosting a special award in the addiction prevention category within the Teen Video Awards Contest, honoring videos dealing specifically with meth.