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Let’s Talk Food: Fruits in season

Oct. 29, 2019

Kiss melons

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.

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.

Calendar for October 26

Oct. 26, 2019 • Updated 2:32 p.m.

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

Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church Bazaar slated in November

Oct. 25, 2019

Kauahaao Congregational Church in Waiohinu, Kau, will have a fundraising Bazaar from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, on the church campus.

Honomu Henjoji annual bazaar is Saturday

Oct. 25, 2019

Honomu Henjoji Mission is hosting its annual Bazaar & Rummage Sale from 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 26.

Dalai Lama meets with youth

Oct. 25, 2019 • Updated 1:46 p.m.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures Wednesday at his residence in Dharmsala, India, as he interacts with youth from conflict countries. The interaction, organized by the United States Institute of Peace, was the fourth such initiative.

Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast

Oct. 25, 2019

CHERRY LOG, Ga. — Along a bustling four-lane highway that winds through the north Georgia mountains, an unassuming wooden structure breaks the monotony of churches, billboards and stores selling kitschy knickknacks.

Return of the ‘Night Marchers’

Oct. 24, 2019 • Updated 2:06 p.m.

KAILUA-KONA — Two decades after the original, Big Island film-making duo Cousins Brothers Productions is serving up a reboot of its frightening, culturally intense hit “Night Marchers.”

Annual East Hawaii Jazz and Blues Festival returns this weekend

Oct. 24, 2019

Musicians from across the country will gather in Hilo on Sunday for one of the largest jazz festivals in the state.

Let’s Talk Food: Na‘au, defining Hawaii’s culinary scene

Oct. 22, 2019

When chef instructor Brian Hirata of Hawaii Community College’s Culinary Arts program spends his spare time thinking about how he can improve and further teach his current and former students about the food of Hawaii, you know a man’s passion.

Tropical Gardening: Make a New Year’s resolution to develop your horticultural expertise as a Master Gardener

Oct. 20, 2019 • Updated 4:18 p.m.

It might be too early to think about New Year’s resolutions, but look at the big stores already promoting Christmas and it isn’t even Halloween!

Volcano Watch: What was that ship doing by the 2018 lava deltas?

Oct. 20, 2019 • Updated 12:02 p.m.

In late September, East Hawaii residents with ocean views might have noticed an unusual ship — too small for a cruise ship, too big for a fishing boat — sailing just offshore of the 2018 lava deltas along the Puna coast. It also entered Hilo Harbor, where it deployed several smaller boats that canvassed the bay within the breakwall.