Calendar for November 16

Nov. 16, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

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LA’s Gomez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops

Nov. 15, 2019

BALTIMORE — Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, pledged to push for a more welcoming immigration system after winning election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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‘With Cosmic Space For Eternity!’ plays the Palace this weekend

Nov. 14, 2019 • Updated 9:18 a.m.

“With Cosmic Space for Eternity!,” a brand-new gamboling comedy written by Ivan Slezak with East Hawaii residents Maj Balej and Margaret Stanton, will play at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Palace Theater in Hilo.

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Tropical Gardening: Rare palms abound in Hawaii gardens

Nov. 10, 2019 • Updated 4:35 p.m.

Are you interested in conservation? How about learning more when it comes to Hawaiian palms?

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Volcano Watch: Hawaii Department of Health updates Ambient Air Quality Data website

Nov. 10, 2019

Information about air quality is important to Hawaii residents, particularly those living on the Island of Hawaii, where volcanic activity can lead to frequently changing environmental conditions.

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Try these tips to get great travel photos

Nov. 10, 2019

The path to better photography is the same as a musician’s route to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.

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Calendar for November 9

Nov. 09, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

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Food for the holidays

Nov. 08, 2019 • Updated 1:24 p.m.

Photos by DON CAMPBELL/The Herald-Palladium via AP.

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Hilo Coast UCC Rummage Sale this weekend

Nov. 08, 2019

Hilo Coast United Church of Christ is having its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.

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Let’s Talk Food: ‘A Portuguese-Hawai‘i Kitchen’ cookbook

Nov. 05, 2019

Wanda Adams has written a new, updated “A Portuguese-Hawai’i Kitchen” cookbook featuring Chef George Mavrothalassitis, Bobby Camara and Sandy Tsukiyama.

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Tropical Gardening: Kona Coffee Cultural Festival in full swing

Nov. 03, 2019

The 49th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is in full swing now, with a week full of tropical agriculture, art, history, music, politics and much more. For information about the many events, activities and tours, check out the festival website at http://konacoffeefest.com/.

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Going somewhere? Some places offer trips to the unknown

Nov. 03, 2019

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Dena Espenscheid answered an advertisement on social media offering a weekend vacation to an unknown destination, her sister warned her she was going to get kidnapped. As it turns out, not only was the offer legit, Espenscheid said she “had a blast.”

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Volcano Watch: Why is the 2018 lava still so hot?

Nov. 03, 2019 • Updated 5:27 p.m.

As roads are recut into Kilauea’s 2018 lava flow field, many have been surprised at how hot the lava remains under the surface, even though it is solidified.

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Calendar for November 2

Nov. 02, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

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Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival

Nov. 01, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In an unmarked villa, nestled amid homes in an upscale Dubai neighborhood, a congregation prays in the first fully functioning synagogue in the Arabian Peninsula in decades.

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Early music from Scotland via Baltimore on tap in Hilo

Oct. 31, 2019 • Updated 9:11 p.m.

“It ought to be offensive that the most exhilarating Scots music performance to turn up on our native soil this year should come from America.”

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Palace Theatre screens silent horror classic ‘Nosferatu’

Oct. 31, 2019

If Halloween Hijinks weren’t spooky enough for you, the Palace Theater is proud to present the monumental horror classic “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” at 7 p.m. Saturday. Organist extraordinaire Tommy Stark will perform an original score on the mighty Palace pipe organ to accompany the silent film classic.

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Let’s Talk Food: Fruits in season

Oct. 29, 2019

Kiss melons

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Tropical Gardening: Poinsettias for holiday color

Oct. 27, 2019

Although it finally feels like fall, and we have been seeing Christmas decorations in some stores even before Halloween, the Christmas season doesn’t seem real until we get our Thanksgiving meal digested.

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Volcano Watch: High-altitude station maintenance on Mauna Loa

Oct. 27, 2019 • Updated 4:58 p.m.

U.S. Geological Survey trucks pull off the shoulder of Mauna Loa Observatory Road before dawn.

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