Mele Mei music events planned
“Mele Mei” is a month-long celebration of the unique music of Hawaii. It encompasses a large number of daily workshops, concert performances, and award ceremonies.
“Mele Mei” means May Music in Hawaiian.
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Month: April 2011
Kau Family Fun Fest on June 11
Billing itself as “the southernmost Goodwill Games in the USA,” a half marathon and family festival is planned for Na’alehu Park on the Big Island on Saturday, June 11, 2011. It will feature a Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races, and a variety of athletic tournaments for all ages.
Online registration is now available for the event, which will be a fundraiser for Bay Clinic, a network of nonprofit community clinics.
Read moreBig Island real estate update
The Big Island or Hawaii Island real estate market saw a substantial uptick in the quantity of homes sold and
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Pediatric brain injury plan unveiled
A comprehensive plan to work with children who have suffered traumatic brain injuries was presented in Honolulu today at the
Read moreKauai real estate update
Kauai’s real estate market experienced a drastic sales surge in February 2011, propelled by a dramatic upswing in condominium sales
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Ed Case enters race for U.S. Senate
Ed Case today launched another campaign to replace Sen. Daniel Akaka, who announced last month that he was retiring after
Read moreCentral Pacific Bank parent plans $20M stock offering
Central Pacific Financial Corp., parent company of Central Pacific Bank, today announced that it will commence on April 11, 2011,
Read moreMaui real estate update
Maui’s real estate market, which has recently been buffeted by a number of national and local economic difficulties, began to
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MyStudio comes to Honolulu for ‘X Factor’ auditions
A stand-alone, state-of-the-art professional audio and video HD recording studio will debut in Honolulu tomorrow as part of a nationwide
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Hawaii home to most Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander businesses
Hawaii led the nation in the number of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in 2007, according to new findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Survey of Business Owners.
In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders owned 11,383 businesses, or 30.0 percent of the national total of 37,957 Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms.
Read moreOahu real estate update
Oahu’s real estate market showed strength in the month of February, posting an increase in the number of condominiums sales
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