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Insurance change
The company that underwrites most of the state's hurricane insurance policies has become more selective about who it covers and tangled up some real estate deals in the process.
The Honolulu-based Zephyr Insurance Co. announced this month that it will not issue new policies for frame single-wall houses or any home built before 1981 that has not been retrofitted to meet building codes introduced in the 1990s.
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Malpractice reforms may be at impasse
HONOLULU -- Despite a call by Gov. Linda Lingle for the Legislature to reform medical-malpractice laws this session, the House by two votes Tuesday sounded the death knell to any chance of it following a floor debate that threatened to turn rancorous.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:45 AM HST
Budget crunch
HONOLULU -- Seventeen Big Island schools stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars in baseline student funding this year unless lawmakers come through with a plan to help ease the transition to a new way of distributing money among schools.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:45 AM HST
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 Ganiron strives for excellence
Playing high school basketball is about more than just winning or losing. It's also about combining sports and academics as part of a player's overall education.
Pahoa's Jackie Ganiron is a sterling example of what a dedicated student athlete can accomplish in a prep career. In four years on the varsity, the 5-foot-1 senior has been as valuable to the Daggers as all-state players Keisha Kanekoa of Honokaa and Jazzmin Awa-Williams of Konawaena have been to their talented teams.
"Jackie has been the glue to everything for us," said veteran Pahoa coach Pete Brigoli after the Daggers dropped a 73-28 decision to Waiakea on Tuesday night at the Warriors Gym.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:47 AM HST
Cougars claw past Waveriders
Dymen Bentosino and his brother Damien didn't post stellar numbers, but both were key players for Keaau in a pivotal Big Island Interscholastic Federation baseball game on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:46 AM HST
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Rural Development agency joins in Kona Earth Day
On Saturday West Hawaii celebrated its first Earth Day Festival in a big way at a day-long event at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel luau grounds in Kailua-Kona.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:45 AM HST
Teams from 8 Big Isle schools face off in underwater robot meet
On Saturday more than 50 students on teams from eight Big Island schools competed in the Big Island R.O.V. (Remote Operated Vehicle) Regional (BIRR) Competition at the Kona Aquatic Center.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:45 AM HST
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