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Big Island Wahine Winner of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2008 Community Health Leaders Award
Today’s KO
Nothing better then live television:
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Is GMO Bill 361 Official Now???
It has been more then 10 days since the County Council approved Bill 361.
If memory serves me correct, the mayor only has 10 days to sign the bill or veto the bill otherwise it becomes law regardless of what Harry Kim says after that 10 days.
Does anyone know if it is now official?
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Kahana Eviction Videos
Six families who have called part of Kahana State Park home for generations are packing up and getting ready to clear out.
Here are some videos of what is going on from the stand point of the residents:
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Ahi “Poke” Linked to Salmonella Cases
Eating contaminated raw tuna can be a cause of Salmonella infection, a researcher from Hawaii warned on Tuesday…
…The only significant correlate of Salmonella infection was raw fish consumption in the 7 days before illness onset. Eighty-six percent of case patients had consumed raw fish compared with just 28 percent of controls.In most cases, ahi “poke,” which is often made from imported frozen tuna, was the fish consumed. The investigators could identify no single store, store chain, or supplier that accounted for all of the exposures.
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