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Oahu company launching Ka‘u solar project

Updated: May 21, 2013 9:39pm

Construction on a series of solar panels in Ka‘u could begin as soon as 60 to 90 days, a solar company official said Tuesday.

Neighbors of the project, in the Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos...

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Police arrest 29 for DUI

Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05am

Police arrested 29 motorists between May 13 and Sunday for drunken driving. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have...

<p>Paul-Devin Cadiente under a mountain of leis from family & friends after Kohala HS commencement Saturday evening. - Brad Ballesteros | West Hawaii Today</p>

Graduation Day

Updated: May 20, 2013 9:31am

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<p>Dave Schaefer, a volunteer, helps install blinds on Monday at the new American Cancer Society’s Resource Center Wig Closet in Tiana’s Avon & Wigs on Luhia Street in Kailua-Kona. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)</p>

Center offers new hair, outlook to cancer patients

Updated: May 20, 2013 9:07pm

When 44-year-old Waimea resident Rose Bateman discovered a lump in her breast, this self-described “happy-go-lucky person” wasn’t worried. She dealt with the situation in a very matter-of-fact way...

Health fair offers free tests, advice to seniors

Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05am

Larry Schuldt enthusiastically raced around a waiting area Sunday inside North Hawaii Community Hospital. Swiftly, but mindfully, the 64-year-old Waikoloa resident circled the small orange cone...

<p>A false killer whale carrying an ono off the Kona coast. False killer whales cooperatively hunt and share their prey – this individual is from the small resident population that lives among the main Hawaiian Islands. (Daniel L. Webster/Special to West Hawaii Today)</p>

Research continues on Hawaii’s lesser-known cetaceans

Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05am

In Hawaii’s crystalline waters, some cetaceans get all the attention — usually the charismatic humpback whales and spinner dolphins known for their stunning displays of acrobatics.

However,...