West Hawaii Today, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

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A humpback whale slaps its pectoral fin on the ocean's surface Monday.

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Life saving courses planned in Waimea...

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Kaiser Permanente staff volunteer during Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service to create a new planting bed in Kahakai Elementary SchoolÃs sustainable garden.

Sprucing up schools

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Flames encroach Hualalai Road Tuesday afternoon in Kailua-Kona. The fire, which broke out around 2 p.m., consumed about 35 acres before crews were able to get it under control.

Brush fire spares homes

BY CHELSEA JENSEN | WEST HAWAII TODAY...

Brendan F. Shriane | West Hawaii TodayHawaii County has enough federal stimulus funding to pave another mile of Ane Keohokalole Highway.

Additional mile of midlevel road to be paved

BY ERIN MILLER | WEST HAWAII TODAY...

Fire is seen behind homes in the Pines subdivision. Jeff Bendokas | Special To West Hawaii Today

Brush fire — under control, but not contained

A brush fire in the vicinity of Nani Kailua Drive is under control, but not contained, said Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief Aaron Arbles. The...

Laura Shimabuku | Special To West Hawaii Today
The batting cages and club house at Swing Zone are seen at the closed multisport facility on Monday.

No mulligan for Swing Zone

BY CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK | WEST HAWAII TODAY...

Local News

Chelsea jensen | WHT
Flames encroach Hualalai Road Tuesday afternoon in Kailua-Kona. The fire, which broke out around 2 p.m., consumed about 35 acres before crews were able to get it under control.

Brush fire spares homes

Local News Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

BY CHELSEA JENSEN | WEST HAWAII TODAY

A brush fire ripped through dry brush, crossed two roads and prompted evacuations before firefighters were able to control the blaze Tuesday afternoon in Kailua-Kona.

No homes or structures were involved in the fire that consumed about 35...

Additional mile of midlevel road to be paved

Local News Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

HELCO -Rate increase won't likely be immediate

Local News Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

Big thrill for North Hawaii students

Local News Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

Police investigate Kalapana robbery

Local News Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

Sports

Hawaii Prep shows patience in first-round victory

Local Sports Comments Feb 07, 2012 11:20pm

WHT STAFF REPORTS

If there's anything Hawaii Prep's girls basketball team has lacked this season, Ka Makani coach Craig Kimura said, it was patience.

On Tuesday at Oahu's Radford High, HPA gave Kimura what he's been looking for all season.

Leahi Lindsey and...

Christian Liberty tops Konawaena

Local Sports Comments Feb 07, 2012 11:20pm

Kealakehe impresses in home BIIF meet

Local Sports Comments Feb 06, 2012 10:30pm

Boys league tourneys wide open this year

Local Sports Comments Feb 06, 2012 10:30pm

Strang Super Bowl Sunday Run

Local Sports Comments Feb 06, 2012 10:30pm

Features

More School Briefs 2-8

Local Features Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

Thorbecke wins national award

Mariko Thorbecke, a senior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, has received the 2012 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. The award, sponsored by Bank of America and the National Center for Women and Information Technology, recognizes young high school...

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Local Features Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

Sprucing up schools

Local Features Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

School Briefs 2-8

Local Features Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

New scholarship program begins at UH-Hilo

Local Features Comments Feb 07, 2012 10:40pm

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