Tropical Gardening: Time to celebrate annual Hawaii Island Wiliwili Festival
Plein aire exhibit opens at Wailoa
Wailoa Center and the Hawaii Island Art Alliance welcome 41 artists from throughout the state invited to be part of the second annual Hawaii Statewide Juried Plein Aire Painting Exhibit, which opens today and runs through Feb. 25.
KDEN’s radio plays show a success; more to come
Kilauea Drama and Entertainment Network was able to perform two radio plays in December.
UH-Hilo College of Business and Economics fall 2020 dean’s list
The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Business and Economics announces the following students who made the fall 2020 semester dean’s list:
Hilo Coast UCC opens thrift store
In lieu of Hilo Coast UCC’s annual rummage sale, the church opened a mini thrift store.
5 Big Island Ace Hardware stores recognized for exemplary performance
Ace Hardware Corp. is pleased to announce that HouseMart Ace Hardware store locations in Hilo, Keaau, Naalehu, Rancho and Kailua-Kona have achieved designation as “Pinnacle Performance Retailing” stores for outstanding performance.
Drug court participant constructs, installs bench at Kona walking path
With COVID-19 restrictions in place, it has become difficult for Big Island Drug Court participants to find opportunities to perform community service.
Chung-Yuen gets medal
Yeoman 2nd Class Brayden Chung-Yuen, a native of Hilo, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal after a successful three-year tour at Commander, Submarine Group 7. Chung-Yuen was responsible for the command’s $1.5 million travel budget, government travel card program, personal awards program and pay and personnel program. He is being redeployed to Oahu to serve on the attack submarine USS Illinois.
Officer honored for saving stabbing victim
Just one week after Hawaii Police Department received tourniquets as part of a grant from the Spirit of the Blue Foundation, Sgt. Ryan Pagan saved the life of a man who was stabbed in Puna last fall.
Let’s Talk Food: Breakfast is king
Rotary Club of Hilo Bay donates money to YWCA
The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay recently donated $576 to the YWCA of Hawaii Island’s Developmental Preschool. The preschool will use the funds, which came from a district grant, to purchase school supplies. COVID-19 reopening regulations require limited sharing of supplies among the students, so parents were asked to provide basic supplies for their children. The items that will be purchased will replace those provided by parents when needed. The preschool currently has 55 children who are attending under the new guidelines.
Volcano Watch: Words matter — lava, not fire, but island or raft or basalt berg?
Tropical Gardening: Preserving old Hawaii with Amy Greenwell garden
Hospice of Kona’s ‘Circle of Remembrance’ is today
Hospice of Kona’s Circle of Remembrance has brought residents from all walks of life together for more than a decade to remember and honor loved ones who have died.
East Hawaii officers honored for heroism, dedication
Last spring, an apparent suicide was reclassified as a homicide because of tenacious investigative work by Detective Derek Morimoto of the Hawaii Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigations Section. At about the same time, South Hilo Patrol Officer Joshua Willing risked his life to rescue two children stranded in Wailuku River. Then in November, South Hilo Patrol Officer Sheldon Adviento and new officer Keanu Lumwon apprehended a dangerous suspect wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Kahilu Theatre announces new director
The board of directors of the Kahilu Theatre Foundation recently announced the appointment of Sara Nealy as executive director of Kahilu Theatre in Waimea following a nationwide search.
AARP Hawaii upcoming events
‘Fast, Healthy & Ono’ cooking webinars resume
Menke helping keep Hawaii beautiful by picking up trash from the roadside
Let’s Talk Food: WSW Steakhouse to open at Hilo Hawaiian
Volcano Watch: A closer look at Kilauea’s newest lava
Every rock on Earth is made of up a unique combination of chemical elements, and lavas/tephra formed during Hawaiian eruptions are no exception. What is the geochemistry of Kilauea’s newest tephra — and how can it help us understand the processes driving the ongoing eruption?
