local and state Briefs 7-16

07/16/11 Fire damages Laupahoehoe home Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Friday morning structure fire in Laupahoehoe. Responding to the 10 a.m. report, firefighters found the Hawaii Belt Road in Ninole home about 50 percent on fire, according to the Hawaii Fire Department. No one was home at the time of the blaze.

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Sports Report

02/13/11 January Athlete of Month: Hayashi Hilo golfer Kevin Hayashi has been named the Big Island Athlete of the Month for January.

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County tallies stimulus spending

07/14/10 HILO -- An executive assistant for the mayor appeared Tuesday before a special commission looking into how Hawaii County spent $115 million in federal stimulus money.

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Trash station hours change again

04/02/10 Hawaii County has changed its transfer station hours again-- the third time since December -- as solid waste administrators try for the optimum balance between cost and convenience.

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