Tropical Gardening: Global warming means palms in surprising places
Avisit to Hawaii is the treat of a lifetime to millions of people a year, and many folks who come are friends or relatives of those of us who live here. One of the highlights for them is to experience the lush tropical gardens and forests that are unlike any place in the continental United States. Many folks who enjoy gardening go home wishing they lived in a tropical place where they could have yards and homes filled with palms and other exotics. Visitors don’t have to be discouraged. With a little help from Kamaaina gardeners, they too can have a piece of paradise back home.
‘A Brush with Light’: VAC features Catherine Robbins’ vivid oil paintings of the Big Island’s volcanoes
Immerse yourself in Hawaii Island’s magnificent landscapes and plants through Catherine Robbins’ evocative oil paintings during her solo exhibition, “A Brush with Light — Volcanic Island Reflections,” which is open now and will run until Feb. 14 at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Let’s Talk Food: Lundberg’s food predictions for 2021
Volcano Watch: A new tephra lab for HVO eruption monitoring
In addition to a new year and a new eruption, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is ushering in a new era for processing and studying volcanic samples. The new lab will allow us to better understand physical properties of tephra.
Tropical Gardening: Rains leach nutrients from Hawaii soils
Laupahoehoe school receives grant to feed kids during the COVID-19 pandemic
Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School recently received a $20,000 grant from No Kid Hungry to supplement its food service during the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to this generous gift, each week students can reserve a “meal kit” that contains a nutritious breakfast and lunch for the days they are doing distance learning at home.
Let’s Talk Food: First food thoughts for a new year
Volcano Watch: Kilauea’s ongoing eruption: A rising lava lake
It has been an exciting week at Kilauea Volcano as the summit eruption that began on the evening of Dec. 20 continues. The eruption remains confined within Halema‘uma‘u crater. Monitoring data show no signs of activity migrating from the summit into the rift zones, nor indications of summit collapse like those in 2018.
Tropical Gardening: Composting and mulching to build healthy soils
‘Village’ secures KeikiDesks for Waimea Middle students
Let’s Talk Food: 2021 can’t come soon enough
Volcano Watch: A new eruption and new era at Kilauea Volcano
Tropical Gardening: A New Year’s resolution — let’s focus on faith, hope and aloha the natural way
Batman delivers gifts
Batman hands a present to a child while he delivers gifts to families on Christmas Eve at Kihei Pua Family Shelter in Hilo. Batman drove up in his Batmobile with a truck trailing behind with more than $2,000 in presents for families with young kids living at the shelter. Batman was born and raised in Waimea and enjoys giving back to the communities of Hawaii Island. “This has been a hard year for all of us, but especially children,” he said. “If I can provide a brief distraction and joy to the kids, then that works for me.”
Boys & Girls Club delivers meals, gifts to 8 Big Island families
Volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island worked together on Christmas Eve to cook, pack and deliver dinners and gifts to eight families around the Big Island.
A tribute to Charlene Iboshi, co-chair of the Community First Advance Health Care Directive Committee
Christmas treat: Overnight at FAO Schwarz for one NYC family
Antics offers ‘unique’ combo of pizza and games
Let’s Talk Food: Holiday goodies to leave for Santa
Volcano Watch: A small but notable magma intrusion at Kilauea’s summit
The 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit caldera collapse marked the end of the 35-year-long Pu‘u ‘O‘o and 10-year-long summit lava lake eruptions, and the beginning of a new chapter in Kilauea Volcano activity. The volcano is continuing to behave in ways that are a response to the major events of 2018 and “the new normal” is yet to be defined.
