Waimea News

Once again, the children of Hawaii are being short-changed. But this time it is potentially endangering them in their own homes.

Hawai'i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali Phone: 961-2332 November 18, 2009 Report No.

The Coast Guard last night suspended the search for Devin Johnson, a 23-year-old fisherman from Waimea last seen early Friday morning about 60 miles west of the Big Island.

An application to excavate gravel from a fertile Waimea Plains farm has not only been significantly downsized, but is now on hold.

Big Island Police are warning the public against taking narcotics stolen in a robbery at a Waimea pharmacy on November 9. An unidentified man wearing camouflage clothing and armed with a handgun entered the pharmacy off Kawaihae Road and demanded Fentanyl and Oxycontin.

Countless visitors to Kaua'i make a point of snapping pictures of Waimea Canyon, justly touted as "the Grand Canyon of the Pacific," from official overlooks and occasional clearings on the side of sinuous KA ke'e Road.

After months of rumored camera van sightings, Google has finally unveiled its Google Maps Street View for Oahu and Maui.

LIHUE - A former nurse with Hawaii Air Ambulance has accused her former supervisors of sexual harassment, an allegation the company "emphatically denies." Suzanne Masias, now living in Colorado, was an obstetrics nurse at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital at the West Kauai Medical Center in Waimea before joining Hawaii Air Ambulance.

Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library in Waimea will be closed Nov. 9 to 20 for repairs.

A Big Island man accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in Cambodia pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal sex tourism charge.

Clark Realty Corp., the largest real estate company on the Big Island, said it is acquiring Parker Ranch Realty Inc.

Waimea Valley, located at 59-864 Kamehameha Highway is proud to present its 2nd Annual "ARBOR DAY" Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm .

A flurry of green freebies are in the works to mark Arbor Day - the tree-planting holiday.

WAIMEA, Kauai>> The sugar workers bringing in the last harvest at centuries-old Gay & Robinson had tears in their eyes, but this time it was not from the smoke and burning caramel smell that accompanies cane processing.

Ward Centers has added seven new stores, including two seasonal shops. Calendar Club opened this month between The Liquor Collection and T&C Surf.

Punahou and Hawai'i Baptist earned the top seeds for this week's New City Nissan/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Girls Volleyball Championships.

Maintaining the Legacy by Kim Holt Some 40 miles north of Kona International Airport, upland from the surf and sea, is the hub of Big Island ranch country and the home of the historic and highly respected Parker Ranch.

Thousands of people embarked Sunday on the annual autumn pilgrimage to Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, where they searched through more than 500 pumpkins of all different sizes and shapes.

Sacred Hearts Shot a 542 to win ILH girls title St. Anthony Shot a 534 to win MIL boys title Punahou Shot a 522 to win ILH boys title Baldwin Shot a 492 to win MIL girls title Baldwin Had a 563 series in win over Maui boys Damien Had a 575 series against Academy of the Pacific University High Had a 562 series against Mid-Pacific boys ...

The AARP and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance groups are seeking volunteers to provide free tax assistance this coming filing season in Hawai'i. The volunteers will prepare federal and Hawaii state individual tax returns for the elderly, disabled, non-English speaking, and those with limited incomes.