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Private and charter schools return to in-person classes amid pandemic with few problems

Private and charter schools return to in-person classes amid pandemic with few problems

September 20, 2020

With smaller populations and closer relationships, Hilo private and charter schools have found success with in-person classes during the first quarter of the school year.

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A 30-year-old Hilo man judges recently released three times from custody without monetary bail despite prosecutors’ objections is back behind bars after allegedly committing more crimes.

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