Hilo NewsLocal news for Hilo, HI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Big Island train museum wins $125,000 grant- July 21, 2008 The railroad serviced the sugar mills north of Hilo from 1909 until it was destroyed by the tsunami of 1946.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/big-island-train-museum-wins-125-000-grant?fromr... Feds coming to weigh vog risks- July 20, 2008 A team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coming to the Big Island next month to assess the health risks of vog from Kilauea.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/feds-coming-to-weigh-vog-risks?fromrss=1 Rubbish pickup may be studied- July 20, 2008 Hawaii County has been offered $100,000 for a curbside trash collection and recycling study targeting two Hilo communities.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/rubbish-pickup-may-be-studied?fromrss=1 Public invited to Aug. 9 program on 'Coping With LifeDeath, Buddhist Style'- July 19, 2008 "Coping With Life and Death, Buddhist Style" will be the focus of a special program in Hilo on Saturday, Aug.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/public-invited-to-aug-9-program-on-coping-with-l... County asks: What to do with Hamakua acreage- July 19, 2008 Hawaii County may solicit proposals on what to do with roughly 3,400 acres of county land in Hamakua.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/county-asks-what-to-do-with-hamakua-acreage?from... Robbery at Rainbow Falls Park- July 18, 2008 Big Island police are asking for the public's help in identifying whoever was responsible for a robbery off Rainbow Drive in Hilo on Wednesday .http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/robbery-at-rainbow-falls-park?fromrss=1 Couple endows UH-Hilo fund- July 18, 2008 Architect Russell Shigeyasu Oda and his wife, Aki, endowed a scholarship fund at the University of Hawaii at Hilo to honor his grandmother Keru, the UH Foundation announced.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/couple-endows-uh-hilo-fund?fromrss=1 No Hilo hospital layoffs- July 18, 2008 In the wake of recent Kona Community Hospital layoffs, residents are wondering if the hospital could have possibly found other ways to cut its costs.http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/no-hilo-hospital-layoffs?fromrss=1 Former lawmaker beloved of Fern Forest- July 17, 2008 When former state legislator Anson Chong and his wife, Ann Gleason, moved to a poor, backwoods community on the Big Island in 1997, Chong met a woman with cancer who needed a ride to church in Hilo, some 20 ...http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/former-lawmaker-beloved-of-fern-forest?fromrss=1 Earth, Wind & Fire to launch Waikoloa Bowl venue- July 16, 2008 Earth, Wind & Fire, the powerhouse soul group, will perform 8 p.m. Aug. 30 to launch a new Waikoloa Nights concert series at Waikoloa Bowl at Queen's Gardens, adjoining the new Queen's MarketPlace on the ...http://www.topix.net/city/hilo-hi/2008/07/earth-wind-fire-to-launch-waikoloa-bowl-venue?fr... |