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A Veterans Day remembrance

Nov. 10, 2020

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii with the help of HELCO’s cranes will display their patriotism as proud Americans on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, by displaying a huge 38-by-20-foot American flag over Kamehameha Avenue from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Club members, led by president Dale Tokuuke, will also wave flags at passing motorists. “We are celebrating Veterans Day in gratitude for those who serve and in sorrow for those who have lost their lives for us to enjoy American freedom,” said Tokuuke. The Aloha Exchange Club, chartered in 1982, promotes unity for service through Americanism, youth projects, prevention of child abuse and their police officer and firefighter recognition awards.

Let’s Talk Food: Meals in bowls

Nov. 10, 2020

Are you getting tired of being stuck at home and cooking three meals a day for the family? It seems to be a common complaint I hear again and again from parents.

Volcano Watch: Innovative monitoring of Kilauea’s summit water lake

Nov. 08, 2020

Famous for glowing red lava and billowing volcanic plumes, Halema‘uma‘u has long inspired poets, painters and photographers to find meaning in the color and light of this dynamic landscape.

Tropical Gardening: Bumper avocado crop good food source in times like these

Nov. 07, 2020 • Updated 7:49 a.m.

Fat has a bad reputation in today’s health-oriented society. But fats are essential to our well-being, it’s just that some fats are better than others.

‘The core of our ohana’: Kuikahi volunteer mediators help prevent, resolve conflicts

Nov. 04, 2020 • Updated 4:15 p.m.

Every day except Sunday, Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s professionally trained volunteer mediators offer to help community members resolve conflicts that matter deeply — from parents figuring out how to share time with their kids after separation to tenants struggling to pay rent because of unemployment and landlords trying to pay mortgages during eviction moratoriums.

Let’s Talk Food: Updates on MSG, Manago Hotel and more

Nov. 03, 2020

I received an email from Danielle, a registered dietitian who works on behalf of Ajinomoto, the leading manufacturer of monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Volcano Watch: Seismic swarms and sulfur smells: What is happening at Kilauea Volcano?

Nov. 01, 2020

On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 22, people living near the summit of Kilauea Volcano began to feel a series of earthquakes. They were small, and some could even be mistaken for a strong gust of wind blowing against the house.

AARP Hawaii sponsors Makana concert to fight kupuna hunger

Oct. 28, 2020

Slack-key guitar master Makana will perform a free online concert, sponsored by AARP Hawaii, to raise awareness about solutions to kupuna hunger.

Let’s Talk Food: Monosodium glutamate and other myths

Oct. 27, 2020 • Updated 4:44 p.m.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was discovered by Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese chemist, in 1907 by extracting it from seaweed and calling it “ajinomoto,” which means “tasty base.” The flavors of the food with MSG explode on your tongue to make dishes taste even better.

A classic with a vegetarian twist: Acorn squash lasagna

Oct. 27, 2020

How do I know it’s really fall? Instead of tomatoes and corn, my local farm stand has several different varieties of squash on display next to the jack-o’-lantern pumpkins.

Tropical Gardening: Fall colors abound even in the tropics

Oct. 24, 2020 • Updated 12:55 p.m.

Some folks now living in Hawaii miss the four seasons of more temperate regions. Here we have rainy and dry seasons. This is somewhat confusing since West Hawaii is beginning its dry season as East Hawaii is beginning its rainy season! Whether rainy or dry, fall is now and we do have fall colors if we look for them.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Oct. 24, 2020

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

Special delivery: Kupuna nutrition program expands to Waimea, Waikoloa

Oct. 21, 2020

Waimea and Waikoloa kupuna are the latest to receive nutritious meals and fresh locally sourced produce delivered to their doors thanks to federal coronavirus relief funds.

Let’s Talk Food: Cake mix or scratch?

Oct. 20, 2020

The first box cake mix was created 1930 to figure out a way to use up molasses. Each batch of cake mix contained 100 pounds of wheat flour and 100 pounds of molasses.

Pork roast with jalapeno jelly glaze

Oct. 20, 2020

Jalapeno peppers add a welcome sizzle to any number of dishes.

Crack team of geologists measure the Koa‘e fault system

Oct. 18, 2020

The Koa‘e fault system connects Kilauea’s East and Southwest rift zones south of the caldera. Faults here appear as low cliffs, or “scarps,” along Hilina Pali Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These fault-cliffs slip during major earthquakes, such as those of May 4, 2018 — near the beginning of Kilauea’s 2018 eruption.

With Americans anxious to go out, walking tours pick up pace

Oct. 17, 2020

CINCINNATI — With an eerily quiet and empty stadium plaza behind him, the tour guide tried to help people picture what they would have seen there more than 160 years earlier.

Keiki Heroes empowers Hawaii’s children to stay healthy

Oct. 14, 2020

Community First is a Hawaii Island based nonprofit founded in 2014 by Barry Taniguchi. We serve as a neutral forum for the community to come together to find solutions to improve health and lower medical costs based on the community good. We believe health care is caring for health and not just treating disease, and caring for health is “All Our Kuleana.”

Let’s Talk Food: Festivals canceled this year

Oct. 13, 2020

Ka‘u Coffee Festival

Load up the nachos and you’re set for football Sunday

Oct. 13, 2020

Request a recipe for nachos and you might get an eye roll.

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