Puna News May 2006
May 31, 2006 Hawaii hospitals would be overwhelmed in a flu pandemic KPUA May 30, 2006 Commutes add to cost of living on Big Island Honolulu Advertiser May 29, 2006 Costco fined over its cesspools KPUA May 28, 2006 HAWAII: Tourists Abound, But Not Big-Spending Kind Pacific Magazine May 26, 2006 April visitor spending up 14.9% Pacific Business News Hawaii mortgage rates ease to 6.25% Pacific Business News Hawaii weekly jobless claims: 6,451 Pacific Business News May 25, 2006 Report: Hawaii driver's not ranking too high KHON2 Papaya Farmers Call on Greenpeace Activists to Decontaminate Hawaii Farm Hawaii Reporter May 24, 2006 Survey: Worst-paying jobs get good money in Hawaii KHON2 May 23, 2006 Quiet hurricane season expected Hawaii Tribune Herald (free registration necessary) May 21, 2006 Fraud, theft convictions just 'tip of the iceberg' Honolulu Advertiser Pineapple Ends Reign in Hawaii Washington Post May 20, 2006 Hawaii's Solid Economic Growth Predicted to Continue Hawaii Reporter May 19, 2006 Hawaii unemployment still the lowest Pacific Business News 2006 arrivals by air will top 3 million this weekend Pacific Business News Hawaii mortgage rates to 6.375% Pacific Business News Hawaii hotel occupancy 70.5% Pacific Business News May 18, 2006 Was Phone Surveillance Done In Hawaii? KHNL8 May 17, 2006 Go! Sets New Low Inter-Island Fare KGMB9 Exposing Hawaii's Hideaways Comments KGMB9 May 16, 2006 $4.9M approved for coqui fight Honolulu Star Bulletin Big-Islanders invited to discuss trash plans Honolulu Advertiser May 14, 2006 Hawaii's skies getting more competitive USA Today May 13, 2006 Big Island Lava Tubes Rich with History KGMB9 Gov. Lingle signs bill to move Hawaii toward energy independence KPUA Hawaii residents making inns out of their homes KPUA May 12, 2006 Hawaii mortgages edge toward 6.375% Pacific Business News May 11, 2006 Spike in rents prompts mayor to push tax cuts Honolulu Advertiser Big Island police seize more cocaine than ice Honolulu Advertiser Hawaii Banks Follow Fed In Raising Interest Rates KITV4 May 10, 2006 Mark Twain in Hawaii: The Original Surf Bum? New York Times (need to register for a free 14 day trial) State making sure 'made in Hawaii' products are really made in Hawaii KHON2 May 9, 2006 Inheritance Scam Circles Big Island KGMB9 May 8, 2006 Kim seeks tax relief, job growth - Landowners to save up to 18 percent; 46 positions part of $324.5M county budget Hawaii Tribune Herald Big Isle police see cocaine making comeback Honolulu Star Bulletin Hawaii Gives Up on Gas Price Controls - Yahoo! News SierraTimes.com Evolution of the Tax System in Hawaii Hawaii Reporter
May 7, 2006 How safe is the water? Honolulu Advertiser Big Island hosts a variety of events this month Honolulu Star Bulletin HELCO wants a rate hike Hawaii Tribune Herald (free registration necessary) May 6, 2006 Kilauea patches Puna coast with even bigger lava shelf Honolulu Advertiser Home sales slow down on neighbor islands Honolulu Star Bulletin HAWAII: Ripple From Tonga Raises Deadly Possibility Pacific Magazine 3.2 acres of mill land given to Hawaii County Honolulu Star Bulletin Hawaii Declared as Disaster Zone Insurance Journal May 5, 2006 Aloha means goodbye for 7 legislators Honolulu Star Bulletin Peak oil discomforts - losing hot water, computer, car, electricity... Energy Bulletin Hawaii move to control noisy frog BBC News Hawaii hotel occupancy 76% Pacific Business News Hawaii Declared as Disaster Zone Insurance Journal May 4, 2006 SoCal researcher offers reward for lost shark transmitter Mercury News Wages up sharply for Hawaii retail workers Honolulu Star Bulletin Hawaii trails most of the nation in educational technology KPUA May 3, 2006 Bush declares Hawaii major disaster area Pacific Business News Wages up sharply for Hawaii retail workers Pacific Business News May 2, 2006 Hawaii personal income up 5.9% Pacific Business News Hawaii Judges Should Retire by 70 Hawaii Reporter May 1, 2006 ATV rules irk Big Isle teens Honolulu Advertiser Visitor spending up, arrivals down in March Pacific Business News Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales Live Science

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