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Arsonist causes explosion at Kailua home

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Sunday, May 19th, 7:13 am

KAILUA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Police believe an arsonist caused an explosion at a Kailua home. Emergency crews rushed to the house on Kupau Street in Keolu Hills just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday night. Residents heard a loud boom and saw flames.

According to investigators, the vacant house was recently put up for sale after being refurbished. Police said a man in his 20's used an accelerant to start the fire. Neighbors told Hawaii News Now that they could smell gasoline.

"The flames were out before the fire department got here. Investigators explained to me that there was so much accelerant in the house that the explosion actually blew the fire out," said neighbor Harvey Gerwig.

"I see a figure running down the road suspiciously so I try to go after him and he got startled. I asked the neighbors and they said he ran away with a gas can," said neighbor Galen Sato.

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Castle family properties in Kailua could be up for sale

Submitted by Ben Gutierrez on Saturday, May 18th, 8:44 am

KAILUA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow)- After more than a century of ownership by the Castle Family, Kailua's 38-acre town center could be up for sale, along with other commercial properties in Kaneohe and Honolulu.

The sale of those properties could reportedly bring in as much as $1 billion for the Castle Foundation.

Over the last decade, Kaneohe Ranch, which manages the land, has spent millions of dollars on improvements in Kailua, which has attracted new tenants such as Whole Foods and Pier 1. It has also sold property for a new Target store.

A real estate expert said it would be attractive to a possible buyer. "Kaneohe ranch has done a fabulous development of the property," said Stephany Sofos. "They took property that was down and not in good shape and they made it the highest and best use. Now by selling it, the beneficiaries of Kaneohe Ranch will reap the benefits of this."

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Kailua family devastated by DUI death

Submitted by Lisa Kubota on Wednesday, May 15th, 11:28 pm
Kamalani Kalama

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- New toxicology results show that a driver who was trusted with the lives of two girls had been drinking the night he crashed on the Pali Highway. Now the family of the teenager who died is speaking out in hopes of preventing future tragedies.

Kamalani Kalama was called a miracle baby. Her mother had five miscarriages in 11 years before finally being blessed with her youngest daughter. Kamalani's mother, Jackie, wears the bracelets that her 13-year-old daughter had on during the crash. Kamalani's sister misses dropping the bubbly teenager off at Kailua Intermediate School every morning.

"If I've learned a life lesson, it's love your kids. Love your loved ones. Kiss them, hug them cause you never know if that's the last time you'll ever see them walk out your door," said Jerica Kalama, Kamalani's sister.

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Fire damages Kailua apartment

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Wednesday, May 15th, 8:18 am

KAILUA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Honolulu Fire Department officials are investigating the cause of an apartment fire that caused an estimated $65,000 in damage.

It happened at about 7:55 p.m. on Wailepo St. in Kailua Tuesday. The fire reportedly broke out in a second floor unit of an apartment building.

Hawaii News Now is told that two women live there but no one was home at the time of the fire. Fire officials say that the fire appears to have started in or near the kitchen where most of the damage was found.

There was some water damage to the unit downstairs.  

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MCBH's 'BayFest' latest victim of sequestration

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, May 6th, 4:42 pm

KANEOHE (HawaiiNewsNow)- The popular music and community celebration known as 'BayFest,' held annually at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, has been cancelled for 2013, according to a post on the event's Facebook page. 

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2 dead, 1 critical after early morning crash on Pali Highway

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Sunday, May 5th, 9:57 am

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Honolulu police are looking for witnesses in a double fatal crash on the Pali Highway.

A pickup truck lost control and slammed into a tree between Nuuanu Pali Drive and Waokanaka street around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Investigators say the driver, a man from Kailua and a female passenger died at the scene. Paramedics rushed a 15-year-old girl to the hospital in critical condition.

Investigators believe speed is a factor in the crash. It's unknown if alcohol was involved.

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UH Soft Program and TPSS Graduate Student Organization present sustainable agriculture lectures

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 5:14pm
UH Soft Program and TPSS Graduate Student Organization present sustainable agriculture lectures

 

WHAT: 

The University of Hawaii Student Organic Farm Training (SOFT) program and the Tropical Plant and Soil Science Graduate Student Organization present an educational lecture series highlighting sustainable agriculture. In a diverse and changing world, the topic of sustainable agriculture brings necessary conversation and therefore changes, that are required in order to ensure a safe and healthy future for the next generation.

 

WHEN:                   

April 11 at 3:30 p.m. “Farm to Table”

April 18 at 3:30 p.m. “Food Movement”

April 25 at 3:30 p.m. “Land Stewardship”

 

WHERE: University of Hawaii at Manoa; BUSAD A102

 

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