Good News Notes: “Ohlen Sugihara grew up cliff jumping off the shores of the Big Island of Hawaii. He’s no stranger to the dangers of large bodies of water. On July 1, however, he took a ride on a rope swing into the Pineview Reservoir and landed himself in big trouble. He hit the sand…
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3 Mariners Rescued from Island After Spelling Out ‘SOS’ in Sand
Good News Notes: “Three missing mariners were rescued from a tiny, uninhabited Pacific island on Tuesday thanks to an ‘SOS’ message they wrote in the sand, authorities said. Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania National Guard found the men on the tiny…
Hawaii Island student innovators tackle plastic pollution
Good News Notes: “Several Hawaii Island student teams worked diligently from January-April to develop ideas for how to help solve one of the island’s urgent environmental problems. They competed in The Success Factory — NexTech’s Fish Tank, the first STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition of its kind on Hawaii Island designed to empower…
Army program helps save 3 native Hawaiian plant species
Good News Notes: “The U.S. Army’s natural resources program has helped save three native plant species from extinction, officials said. The Army helped preserve the haha plant, Hawaiian mint and tree aster as part of its ongoing management of more than 120 endangered and threatened native species in Hawaii, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday.” View the…
Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Plants 500,000th Tree
Good News Notes: “The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) today announced the planting of its 500,000th native tree in Hawaii. More than 1,200 acres of former pastureland on both Oahu and Hawaii Island have been reclaimed and returned to native forest. ‘It’s wonderful to witness the birth of a forest, but there is much more…
Good Samaritans pull woman from water at Big Isle beach
Good News Notes: “A 40-year-old woman was medevaced to a hospital after she ran into trouble at Green Sand Beach in Kau Monday afternoon. Good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive woman from the water and brought her to shore at about 1:30 p.m., according to a Hawaii County Fire Department news release.” View the whole story…
Big Island Business Turns Plastic Trash Into Sales
Good News Notes: “Governments in every county across the state are cutting back on plastic. On Hawaii Island, the county is no longer recycling plastic, and that’s where one woman has turned a problem into a business. Upcycle Hawaii owner Mattie Mae Larson talks about how she got into the business of repurposing material that…
Hawaii County firefighters rescue teen who fell into rough waters
Good News Notes: “Hawaii County firefighters rescued a 16-year-old boy who fell into rough waters off Mackenzie Recreation Area on Friday afternoon.” “Hawaii County Fire Department said in a report that the teen was fishing along the cliffs when he fell into the ocean. When fire personnel and lifeguards arrived, he was in distress trying…
Kauai firefighters rescue hiker who fell about 30 feet
Good News Notes: “Kauai firefighters rescued a 35-year-old man who fell about 30 feet from a cliff while hiking near Polihale State Park, firefighters said.” “Firefighters climbed up the mountain to the man, who had serious injuries to his leg, chest, and back. Firefighters secured him to a backboard and placed him in a net…
Berks-born Hawaiian honeymooners come to rescue of fellow plane passenger
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