Japanese American Veterans Association announces annual scholarships
The Japanese American Veterans Association announces its annual scholarships. The scholarships will benefit a range of graduating high school seniors, undergraduate students and post-graduate and professional education students.
Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital offers scholarships
Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea has several college scholarship opportunities available.
Free online sustainability course offered for high school students
This summer, 30 Hawaii public high school students have the opportunity to earn college credit for free through an online course focusing on sustainability and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic mediation training slated
Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s 2021 basic mediation training is slated for 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. online via Zoom from April 24-25 and May 1-2.
Friday is National Health Care Decisions Day in Hawaii County
To inspire real conversations, along with educating and empowering the public about the importance of advance care planning, Mayor Mitch Roth proclaimed April 16 as National Health Care Decisions Day in Hawaii County.
UH-Hilo College of Natural and Health Sciences fall 2020 dean’s list
The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Natural and Health Sciences recognizes the following dean’s list recipients for fall 2020:
Grants extend capacity of community health centers to vaccinate underserved residents
Let’s Talk Food: A lesson in running a business
Learn about mediation to help solve landlord-tenant disputes
Learn about your rights as either a landlord or tenant during the COVID-19 moratorium on evictions during a free webinar on Hawaii Landlord-Tenant Mediation at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Volcano Watch: What’s that (seismic) noise?
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory uses dozens of seismometers to locate individual earthquakes and identify signals that are related to faulting and magma movement within our volcanoes.
Master Gardeners are the Peace Corps of the tropical garden world
New webpage shows road closures in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
To help visitors plan ahead for temporary road closures that might impact their visit, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park launched a new webpage.
West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery slated to receive funds for expansion
The West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery is slated to receive funds for expansion in the Hawaii State Legislature’s Capital Improvement Project proposed budget.
Renters behind on utility bills urged to seek help through new county program
Millions of dollars in federal assistance to households behind on rent and electric bills will be available through the Hawaii County Emergency Rental Assistance Program starting Monday.
Making an impact: Kamehameha Schools, Kaunamano Farm donate a total of $10,000 to ‘Iolani Palace
Let’s Talk Food: Buttermilk, an essential ingredient
I always have buttermilk in my refrigerator, as it is a very necessary ingredient in making waffles. But recently I found it difficult to find it at the markets.
Join the search for alien life and a home on Mars; Free NASA@My Library virtual event features Jesse Tarnas
As part of National Library Week from April 4-10, Jesse Tarnas will present “The Search for Alien Life and a Home on Mars” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7.
Pageant winner folds cranes for Rotary Peace Month
Fifth-grader Skylee Hiraki is folding origami peace cranes (tsuru) using recycled paper as a community service project for the East Hawaii Rotary Clubs’ Peace Committee. Skylee is the 2021 Miss Hawaii Elementary America and she will be competing for the title of Miss Elementary America in Little Rock, Ark., in mid-May. She will be producing a short video on how to fold an origami peace crane.
Experimental watercolor workshop slated at VAC
Imagine glass being shattered. The random shapes and patterns are totally unpredictable.
Johnston-Kitazawa presents third in series about harbors, landing places of Hawaii Island
Sailor, canoe builder, and Hawaiian culture/history educator Kapena Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa returns to the Lyman Museum from 7-8:30 p.m. today and 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday to present the third in his series of programs about the harbors and landing places of Hawaii Island.
