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Quakes
close Chain of Craters

A series
of small-magnitude earthquakes left cracks measuring about two
centimeters in Chain of Craters Road early Sunday morning, prompting
officials to close that route, as well as a portion of Crater Rim
Drive at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

"The activity
continues," said Jim Kauahikaua, scientist in charge at Hawaiian
Volcano Observatory, Sunday afternoon. "The earthquakes aren't quite
as intense as at 2 and at 8 (a.m.). We're keeping a fairly close eye
on it."

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Monica Beswick and
her husband Craig, visitors from San Diego, enjoy the view of
Kilauea from a safe distance. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
has closed Chain of Craters Road because of earthquakes
beneath Kilauea's upper east rift zone. - Tim Wright | Special
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Peaman Dad's Day
Stroke & Stride Biathlon
Results from Sunday's 1/2-mile swim and
2-mile run:
Monday, June 18,
2007 8:03 AM HST

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Create raised beds
for better soil and improved access
As gardeners we are always seeking ways to
simplify our planting, maintenance and harvesting
chores.

In much of West Hawaii, we have very rocky
soil. Some of us have nothing but rock, in fact. Providing our
plants with soil that has available nutrients and can hold
moisture often requires that we make nutritious soil by
composting or that we buy soil from a local supplier. One of
the best ways to provide deep, nutritious, well drained soil
for your plants is to create raised beds and fill them with a
balanced soil that includes some organic matter.

In
addition to creating an area with healthy soil, raised beds
also offer the added feature of making the garden higher,
which means less bending while tending. This is attractive to
those of us whose backs could use some help.

Raised
beds can be easily constructed from rocks or boards or
recycled pallets. You can use those pesky rocks to create a
wall that frames an area for you to fill with soil. For a
little more money you can buy wooden boards (ones that are not
treated with toxic chemicals) at least 2 inches thick to
create walls for your bed or you can use free recycled pallets
to create small bench-top beds.

Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:04 AM
HST

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needed to control coqui frogs

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