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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii » The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa on the Big Island has been sold to Bank of America Corp. after the resort's owner defaulted on its mortgage with the giant lender. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6469794/bank-of-america-buys-sheraton-keauhou-bay-resort Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:30:08 -0700 Hawaii County is paying nearly double the going rate for commercial office space while not collecting property taxes on at least one leased property in Hilo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5679248/hilo-political-insider-gets-tax-break Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:41:43 -0700 The public can discuss the threat strawberry guava poses to native Hawaiian forests, as well as the proposed use of biological controls to manage the species during a May 18... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5679249/strawberry-guava-strategy-to-be-discussed-may-18 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:41:41 -0700 Fraud protection is seminar topic Bank of Hawaii is hosting part three of its series of financial education seminars throughout the state. In "Protecting Yourself Against Fraud,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5679251/in-brief-business Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:41:40 -0700 On Dec. 16, 1773, Massachusetts colonists tossed 432 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest what they saw as an unfair tax. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5670488/enough-already-group-to-protest-taxes-wednesday Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:37 -0700 Police and state officials are continuing their search for a California man who was reported missing after he failed to return from spearfishing in Kona on Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5670489/missing-spearfisherman-identified-search-continues Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:36 -0700 Honolulu-based Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc. received overwhelming support Tuesday evening as it seeks to develop a 247-acre, 12-cage submerged ahi farm offshore of Malae... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5670487/ahi-project-a-hit-at-kawaihae-meeting Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:30 -0700 Spearfisherman missing off Kona Coast A 49-year-old San Francisco man remains missing after he failed to return from spearfishing Saturday morning in waters off the Kona Makai... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5649114/in-brief-big-island Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:05:34 -0700 The debate over whether motorists should be allowed to use cell phones while driving, already ongoing in Honolulu and other parts of the country, may be coming to the Big Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5645010/hang-up-and-drive Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:17:41 -0700 Mark your calendar with a red bull's-eye -- Target's Kailua-Kona store will soon be looking for help. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5631485/target-expects-flood-of-applicants Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:49:37 -0700 Correction to Kawaihae meeting story David Tarnas, consultant for Hawaii Ocean Technology Inc., was present at a Kawaihae Local Resource Council meeting Sunday, where he met one... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5622749/correction Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:50:28 -0700 Community members questioned county officials on topics ranging from police services to flooding to whether the county was still considering trucking East Hawaii waste to the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5622748/kenoi-chats-with-kona-citizenry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:50:26 -0700 CTS will remove a portion of the rock outcrop on the south side of Captain Cook Road Tuesday. The work, which will improve the sight distance for motorists turning left, begins... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5614154/rock-removal-along-captain-cook-road-tuesday Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:50:26 -0700 Four years after an Environmental Protection Agency deadline mandating the replacement of large capacity cesspools and two years after residents of one West Hawaii subdivision... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5598212/cesspools-hamper-home-financing Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:08:09 -0700 County office space in West Hawaii is expanding April 13, with temporary administration offices opening in the Kona Center, next to the state Driver's Licensing and Liquor... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5598213/county-adds-office-space-in-west-hawaii Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:08:08 -0700 Search continues for missing fisherman The Fire Department resumed its search Thursday for a 35-year-old fisherman in Pahoa's Hawaiian Beaches area who was reported missing... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5593493/in-brief-big-island Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:09:41 -0700 Construction of a community center, medical center and recreational complex just south of Kealakehe High School could break ground by the end of 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5593492/laiopua-2020-gets-lease-land,-readies-fund-drive Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:09:40 -0700 The worn tennis courts at Kamehameha Park are getting a spring fix-up, thanks to Kohala residents who have donated more than $36,000 for patching and painting. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5567663/kamehameha-park-community-donates-to-pave-courts Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:26:16 -0700 Kona Community Hospital is changing nursing staffing levels to reflect patient populations in the emergency room for greater efficiency and care, said Earl Greenia, the hospital... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5567662/kona-hospital-staff-changes-raise-concerns Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:26:12 -0700 Kayakers rescued off Lapakahi park The Hawaii Fire Department rescued two people -- Sherrie Guessow and Joseph Breuwet -- from a kayak about a mile off shore of Lapakahi State... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5560541/in-brief-big-island Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:35:47 -0700