Puna Town Hall Meeting
Representative San Buenaventura and Senator Ruderman will host a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, February 27, 2017 starting at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Pahoa Community Center. Both the...
View ArticlePuna Patrol Officer Named East Hawaii Officer of the Month Following Actions...
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Conrad Bidal on Thursday (February 23) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month” for February. Bidal, who has less than a year of...
View ArticleTulsi Gabbard Visits Hawaii Island Kūpuna and Native Hawaiian Veterans
This morning at the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program recognition luncheon in Kona, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) visited with some of the 1,129 kūpuna who serve Hawaiʻi Island communities...
View ArticleZumba at The Shops – Yoga at the Farm
The Shops at Mauna Lani premiers Zumba Fitness on Sunday afternoons starting March 5, 2017, in partnership with Dance 4 Action. Dance 4 Action combines Zumba and fundraising for community nonprofits on...
View ArticleWest Hawaii Community Health Center Expanding – Informational Meeting Planned
West Hawaii Community Health Center (WHCHC) will soon open the doors to its newly expanded Waikoloa location, offering a wide variety of medical and dental services to area residents. An informational...
View ArticleHawaii Police Department Captain Promotions Announced
Police Chief Paul Ferreira has announced three promotions to the rank of captain. Gilbert Gaspar will be the captain in charge of Kona patrol. He joined the Police Department in July 1982 and has spent...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Pahoa With *UPDATE* (Alleged) Dynamite
Yesterday evening around 5:45 in Pahoa, a man sitting on the wall near Paul’s Gas Station was arrested and among the items found in his possession was allegedly a stick of dynamite. I asked on the...
View ArticleThree Bridges on Pa’auilo Mauka Road to be Repaired
The Ka’apahu-Waika’alulu Gulch Bridges No.44-2, No.44-3 and the Waika’alulu Bridge No.44-5 located on Pa‘auilo Mauka Road, between Ho’okahua Road and Kukuipapa Road, will be closed for repair work...
View ArticleKatsu Goto: Slain Honoka’a Hero – Film Sneak Preview and Talk
In 1889 Katsu Goto, one of the very first Japanese immigrants to come to Hawai‘i, was killed for helping plantation laborers. His body was found hanging from a telephone pole in Honoka‘a, not far from...
View ArticleKawailani Street Improvement Project to Begin Monday
Jas W. Glover Ltd., contracted by the County of Hawai‘i Department of Public Works, will begin preparatory work for the Kawailani St. Improvement Project (Iwalani St. to Pohakulani St.) on Monday,...
View ArticleKona Historical Society Announces Name Chosen for Baby Donkey
Kona Historical Society has something to sing about. The nonprofit has given its new baby donkey a name: Mele. The name announcement occurred March 1 after Kona Historical Society conducted a...
View ArticleKona Patrol Officer Chandler Nacino as “Officer of the Month” for March
The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Chandler Nacino as “Officer of the Month” for March in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (March 1) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona....
View ArticleTraffic Signal Work on Palani Road Intersection
The Department of Public Works Traffic Division will be replacing the traffic signal controller cabinet at the Palani Rd. intersection with the Kona Coast Shopping Center (entrance to KTA) and Lanihau...
View Article‘Alalā Reintroduction Project Planning Further Releases After Recent...
Next Release Group to Receive Additional Predator-Aversion Training Reintroduction efforts for the ʻAlalā, the native Hawaiian crow, began in December of last year with the release of five ʻAlalā into...
View ArticleCall for Entries: 47th Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Seeks Signature Art
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, Hawaii’s oldest food festival, announces its Call for Art Entries for the official image of the 2017 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. Local artists are invited to submit...
View ArticleWanted: Saloon Girls, Cowboys, Soup Cooks and Line Dancers for Honoka’a...
Honoka‘a Western Week is coming around the bend May 21-29, 2017. The fun kicks off with the 2nd Annual Farm Festival at Hāmākua Harvest, and continues through the week, wrapping up with Friday night’s...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day Irish Fest at The Shops
The Shops at Mauna Lani invites the community to its first St. Patrick’s Day Irish Fest, Saturday, March 18, 5-7 p.m. The Hawaii Irish Dance School will perform with Celtic folk rock band, The Kilt...
View ArticleThird Bridge Currently Being Repaired on Pa‘auilo Mauka Road – Now Requires...
The Waika’alulu Bridge No.44-5 located on Pa‘auilo Mauka Road (between Ho’okahua Road and Kukuipapa Road) that is scheduled to be closed for repair work between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.,...
View ArticleRelief Stream Bridge on Kahana Drive to be Repaired
The Relief Stream Bridge No.46-10 on Kahana Drive, approximately half way between Kalehua Road and the Old Māmalahoa Highway will be closed (24-hour closure) for repair work beginning on Monday, March...
View ArticleThe Shops’ New Art Event to Benefit Kona Historical Society
The Shops at Mauna Lani presents “Art in The Park,” a live art auction featuring collections by Lahaina Galleries, Third Dimension Gallery, Kozy’s Tiki Gallery and The Fine Hawaiian Gift Gallery. The...
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