Kauluwehi 2015 Juried Lei Art Contest and Exhibition
Amateurs and professional lei artists of all ages are invited to demonstrate their lei-making skills in the second annual Kauluwehi Lei Contest 2015, from May 1 to 8. This is a juried lei art contest,...
View ArticleNHCH Offering Free Diabetes Educational Classes
In an effort to curb diabetes and promote healthy living, North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) will begin offering free prediabetes educational classes. According to the Centers for Disease Control,...
View ArticleNew Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge
The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Christina (Tina) Neal to serve as the new Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Neal succeeds Jim Kauahikaua,...
View ArticleStanford Chamber Chorale Performs on the Big Island
Friday, March 27, 2015, 7:00 PM, the Stanford Chamber Chorale, directed by Stephen M. Sano, will perform in concert at Kahilu Theatre. The Stanford Chamber Chorale is the Stanford Department of Music’s...
View ArticleNew Cultural Center Planned for Honoka’a
The Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua will be a multi-cultural, multi-generational community center situated in the heart of Honoka’a where residents and visitors alike can deepen their connection to...
View ArticleFriends of HVNP & Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Earn National Award for...
The nonprofit group Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (FHVNP), and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, received the Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL) 2015 Partnership Award for...
View ArticleNew Maps Released of Puna Lava Flow – Advances and Widens
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow. The area of the...
View ArticleUlu Wini Playground Project Breaks Ground
HOPE Services Hawaii joined residents of Na Kahua Hale O Ulu Wini (The Homes at Ulu Wini) to break ground on a brand-new outdoor playspace at the Ulu Wini housing complex in Kailua-Kona on February 25....
View Article16th Annual Waimea Healthy Keiki Fest Coming Up
The 16th Annual Waimea Healthy Keiki Fest will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Parker Ranch Center. Designed for children ages 3 to 12, our keiki along with...
View ArticleYWCA Honors Lucille Chung and Barry Taniguchi as Remarkable
The YWCA of Hawaii Island will honor local business owners and community service leaders Lucille Chung and Barry Taniguchi as its 2015 Remarkable People. “The YWCA is proud to recognize Barry and...
View ArticleUHHSA Approves Permaculture Parking Lot Unanimously
The University of Hawaii Student Association (UHHSA) voted unanimously to support the Permaculture Parking Lot (PPL) at last Thursday’s senate meeting (see video here). The bill will fund the creation...
View ArticleUSGS – Active Breakouts Near Puʻu ʻŌʻō
Breakouts are active in three general areas near Puʻu ʻŌʻō: at the northern base of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, north Kahaualeʻa, and about 6 km (4 mi) northeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō. The distal breakout and the breakout north...
View ArticleHawaii County Announces Web Based Puna Traffic Cameras
The County is pleased to announce the launch of punatraffic.com, a publicly available web based traffic monitoring service for the lower Puna to Kea`au area. Traffic conditions along several...
View ArticleThirty Meter Telescope Project Manager Gary Sanders Statement
The time has come to allow TMT access to the public roadway and the TMT project site. TMT, its contractors and their union employees have been denied access to our project site by a blockaded road. Our...
View ArticleMayor Kenoi Extends Emergency Proclamation for Puna Lava Flow
Yesterday, Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi signed a fourth proclamation relating to the events of the June 27th Lava Flow. A fourth supplementary proclamation pertaining to the declared state of...
View ArticleTonight’s Civil Defense Meeting Has Been Cancelled
The civil defense meeting scheduled for this evening at Pahoa High School has been cancelled. Good morning, I apologize for the late notice however we will be postponing the Pahoa Community Meeting...
View ArticleKeonepoko Elementary School to Reopen – Lava No Longer Immediate Threat
The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) will begin the planning process to reopen Keonepoko Elementary School in Hawaiian Beaches now that lava is no longer an immediate threat to the area. The...
View Article14th Annual Feed-A-Thon Benefits Hawaii Island Food Basket
Tommy “Kahikina” Ching, the longtime ambassador of the Feed-A-Thon, a benefit for The Food Basket, will be at the Waikoloa Village Market and five KTA grocery stores on Hawaii Island collecting food...
View Article27th Annual North Hawaii Senior Health Fair
North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) continues a caring tradition and invites North Hawaii seniors 55 years and older to attend their 27th Annual North Hawai‘i Senior Health Fair on Sunday, May 3rd,...
View Article10th Annual Laupahoehoe Music Festival
The 10th Annual Laupahoehoe Music Festival is 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Laupahoehoe Point Beach Park. Non-profit organization Malama Hawaii Nei along with Laupahoehoe Community Public...
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