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Alan D. McNarie
Alan D. McNarie has been covering the Big Island's people and issues for various publications for over a quarter century. He's published two novels: "Yeshua" and "The Soul Keys." He lives in Volcano. Email Alan at amcnarie@civilbeat.org
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Big Island: Rat Lungworm Threatens Animals — Especially Puppies
Veterinarians are seeing a lot of cases involving dogs. The disease is treatable — maybe even preventable — but it’s expensive.
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Big Island: Geothermal Plant And Its Neighbors Have Clashed For Decades
Lava flows threaten the plant’s destruction along with the property of many who have complained about the facility.
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Big Island: What All This Talk About The Volcanic Eruption Really Means
Our Big Island correspondent takes issue with the way some media outlets are juicing up the coverage of Kilauea’s continuing eruption.
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Big Island: How Land Schemes Turned Lava Fields Into Subdivisions
Affordable housing in the fast-growing Puna area comes with a big risk — several communities have been wiped out by earlier lava flows.
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Big Island: Eye In The Sky And Earthbound Gadgetry Track The Lava’s Flow
Scientists explain the pink clouds, frequent earthquakes and magma that disappeared from a cinder cone and reappeared in a subdivision.
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Big Island: Why Many People May Lose Their Property This Week
Cheap lots were marketed in substandard subdivisions, mostly in high lava-risk zones that are some of the poorest areas on the island.
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Big Island: Vendors Are Dripping In Hilo As Farmers’ Market Weathers Political Storm
Tarps and tents that keep products and sellers dry have been ordered removed by county officials.
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Alan McNarie: Futuristic Spaceport Gets Chilly Big Island Reception
Some lawmakers have proposed issuing special revenue bonds to help SpinLaunch build a facility on Hawaii Island for catapulting satellites into space.