Waiakea CTSO students apply skills at competition
Waiakea High School Career and Technical Education students excelled at the 2020 Hawaii State Career and Technical Student Organization Convention from Feb. 25-27 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.
Education briefs for June 6
Waimea Fall Festival canceled; equipment fund drive underway
The annual Waimea Fall Festival, scheduled for Oct. 10, was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Waimea Athletics, which hosts the annual event.
Police chief announces promotions
Police Chief Paul Ferreira recently promoted four individuals to the rank of lieutenant.
Tropical Gardening: Here we go again with another hurricane season
Let’s Talk Food: Surge in food allergies
County announces Ike Kai summer program
The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announces its 2020 Ike Kai summer enrichment program. It will begin Monday, June 15, and will consist of six separate one-week long programs.
Volcano Watch: New assessment of Kilauea’s extreme SO2 emission rates in 2018
If you were around the Island of Hawaii — or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam — between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kilauea’s lower East Rift Zone eruption released a lot of sulfur dioxide (SO2). But how much is a lot?
Call to artists: VAC accepting entries for Quilts in the Forest show
Volcano Art Center invites all quilters to participate in its third semi-annual quilt show, Quilts in the Forest – Winds of Change. The show opens on July 17 and continues through Aug. 8.
Big Island inmates sew and donate cloth masks for those in need
HONOLULU — Inmates in the Hawaii Community Correctional Center and Kulani Correctional Facility sewing program, under the direction of Hawaii Correctional Industries, made 920 cloth face coverings for those in need in the community. The masks were made with materials that were donated by people from all over Hawaii Island.
VAC announces virtual classroom offerings
The Volcano Art Center is proud to announce the release of more than 90 new online videos in a virtual classroom.
Tropical Gardening: ‘Weed’ is just another nasty four-letter word
County of Hawaii announces 2020 Summer Fun program
The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announces its 2020 Summer Fun program will begin Monday, June 15, for a minimum of five weeks, tentatively ending on Friday, July 17.
Let’s Talk Food: Sauces from Underwood Ranches
Underwood Farms, who produced all the jalapeno peppers for the famous Huy Fong Srirarcha for 28 years, now has a line of their own line of sauces.
Can you help identify this photo?
The Tribune-Herald each Monday is publishing a photo from the Lyman Museum’s John Howard Pierce Photography Collection. The Kona Historical Society generously donated the collection in 2007. The museum is seeking help identifying the people and places in the pictures, most of which are from the 1960s and ’70s. Those with information about the subjects in the photos can contact the museum at 935-5021 or archives@lymanmuseum.org. See identified photographs on Facebook at tinyurl.com/piercephotoid. THIS PHOTO (NO. 0005) was captured Oct. 25, 1965.
Volcano Watch: Several notable Kilauea anniversaries occur at end of May
The past two years of “Volcano Watch” articles from late May focused on commemorating the 49th and 50th anniversaries of the Mauna Ulu eruption. However, the end of May has several other notable Kilauea eruption beginnings, changes, and endings. Here we reflect on some selected anniversaries spanning 1823–2018.
Tropical Gardening: Hawaii’s native forests threatened
Let’s Talk Food: Cloves, a wonderful spice
Volcano Watch: HVO welcomes Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips
It takes a village to run a volcano observatory. The position of Deputy Scientist-in-Charge (DSIC), once called Operations Manager but always known as the right hand to the Scientist-in-Charge, has long been key to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s success, especially as technology has advanced and staff size increased. Continuing in the tradition of skilled and dedicated leaders including Reggie Okamura, his brother Arnold Okamura, and recently retired Steve Brantley, HVO is proud to welcome David Phillips to the team.
