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<p>Work continues on the $28 million University Village project. Earlier this month a contractor raised questions about whether the building will be ready to house 300 new student in the fall. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald)</p>

New concerns with new dorms at UH-Hilo

Updated: May 23, 2013 9:20pm

Could nearly 300 University of Hawaii at Hilo students find themselves homeless when they arrive on campus this fall?

That scenario appears to be a possibility, according to an engineering...

Earle Dye Jr.

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:54am

Earle Dye Jr.

February 13, 1941 – May 18, 2013

Earle Jack Dye Jr., 72, of Waimea died May 18, 2013. Born Feb. 13, 1941, in Honolulu, he was retired from the Honolulu Police Force,...

David Pauole

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:54am

David Pauole

David Kalauli Pauole, 71, of Keaau died April 30, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born March 28, 1942, in Kailua-Kona, he was a former waiter and busboy at the Hukilau Hotel,...

Tregar Tinteru

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:53am

Tregar Tinteru

Tregar Misrasrik Tinteru, 69, of Pahala died April 21, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born Feb. 7, 1944, in Kosrae, Micronesia, he was a heavy equipment operator.

Private...

Joseph Castelli

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:53am

Joseph Castelli

Joseph Nicholas Castelli, 86, of Kailua-Kona died May 17, 2013, at his residence. Born March 24, 1927, in Boston, he was a retired advanced engineering specialist for GTE...

Gabriel Mercado

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:52am

Gabriel Mercado

Gabriel “Gabe” Lamakuokanaauao Kenzo Mercado, 10, of Volcano died May 16, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. He was born June 24, 2002, in Hilo.

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John Parker

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:51am

John Parker

John Edward Parker, 75, of Hilo died May 20, 2013, at the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Chicago, he was a retired software designer and jazz musician and bass...

Bracken honored

Updated: May 23, 2013 8:45am

The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka recently recognized Sherry Bracken, center, with its Rotary Vocational Award of Professional Excellence. The club recognized Bracken’s outstanding personal and...

Risky actions at Kilauea’s ocean entry are cause for concern

Updated: May 19, 2013 12:05am

Most of us feel fortunate if we never go near a dangerous battlefield. Yet, dozens, if not hundreds, of people are knowingly — or unwittingly — doing just that every day on Kilauea volcano.

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