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By Staff Reports (Honolulu)– God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, The joy…
By Staff Reports (Hawaii)– From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Nicholas Garlow with HHS HealthBeat. Don’t take your eyes off the road. Easier said than done, sometimes, with elements of distracted driving – anything that can limit your concentration from the task at hand. Research at…
By Staff Reports (Hawaii)– From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. People with fibromyalgia have pain in muscles, joints and tendons. But a study indicates exercise might help. Researcher Dennis Ang of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center followed 170 patients over 36…
By Staff Reports (Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii)– On Monday, June 17, at 9 a.m., the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs (“PIA”) Committee will consider a resolution authorizing the committee to conduct an investigation into the potential misuse of County funds for demolition of the Old Wailuku Post Office…
By Staff Reports (Hawaii)– From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that most Americans don’t get enough physical activity. The researchers looked at national survey data on aerobic activity such as…
By Staff Reports (Hawaii)– From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. People are not the only creatures in a swimming pool. Swimmers might introduce germs into the water, too. Chlorine and other disinfectants kill most germs within minutes, not instantly. If you…
By Staff Reports (Maui)– The County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development today announced its free workshops for the month of June. Workshops are presented at the Maui County Business Resource Center, a County of Maui facility, located in the Maui Mall across Pizza Hut. The following workshops are…
By Staff Reports (Maui)– A crowd including about 50 government officials and family members from China and Taiwan broke into applause after a 8-foot tall bronze statue of Sun Mei was unveiled at Sun Yat-sen Park in Keokea. Sun Mei was the elder brother of Sun Yat-sen, the first president and founding…
By Staff Reports (Maui)– Mayor Alan Arakawa today announced that free health, dental and vision care will be offered to residents of Maui, Molokai and Lanai in early June. The program will include nine clinic days between June 4-12, 2013 on different days at several locations in Central Maui, West…
By Staff Reports (Hawaii)– Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and Hawaii Electric Light Company have scheduled meetings to seek public comment on draft Five-Year Action Plans. The Action Plans are part of the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process, which looks at how the utilities will meet future energy needs. The Hawaiian…