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As 2018 comes to an end, revelers and fans of classic rock can celebrate together as Big Island musicians pay...
Year: 2018
Maui’s Foam Container Ban Starts Jan. 1
A Maui County law banning a common way of serving up popular plate lunches takes effect at the end of...
Feasibility of Basalt Facility
Hawaii Island has plenty of basalt rock. After all, it’s what the island is made of. But could it support...
She Had To Work On Christmas, So Dad Booked Every One Of Her Scheduled Flights
She Had To Work On Christmas, So Dad Booked Every One Of Her Scheduled Flights A father made sure he...
Maui Police: Officers Justified in Deadly Shooting
Maui police officers were justified in the deadly shooting of a man who was wanted on an attempted murder warrant,...
19 Soldiers Return Home to Hawaii for Christmas
Nineteen U.S. Army soldiers were reunited with loved ones in Hawaii just in time for Christmas following a nine-month deployment...
Obtain Gold Star Hawaii Driver’s License
When the time comes to renew your Hawai‘i Driver’s License, make sure you have all the required documents so there’s...
Foreign Investment in Hawaii Soars
Amid already hot housing market, foreign investment in Hawaii properties soars Decades after the collapse of the Japanese investment bubble,...
Bus Driver Asks Every Kid What They Want For Christmas And Buys Them All A Gift
Bus Driver Asks Every Kid What They Want For Christmas And Buys Them All A Gift An elementary school bus...
Kohala Obituary 12/12/2018
Jyoti Ulrych died on Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 75. She was a restaurant owner and a member...
Pahoa Pool Hopefully Reopens in February
Pahoa could finally get its pool back in February. Roxcie Waltjen, Hawaii County Parks and Recreation director, said a contractor...
Lyman Museum Gets Grant/Ohana Health Employees Donate
In September, the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation approved a very generous grant to the Lyman Museum in the amount of...
New Hawaii Service Dog Law
Claiming an ordinary dog to be a service animal will soon be illegal in Hawaii. Thanks to a law passed...
Alii Drive Replacement Project Delayed
A county project to replace a deteriorating culvert on Alii Drive will get started a little later than previously estimated....
2 Waimea Teachers Earn National Board Certification
Nau’i Murphy and Shelby Loo — two Waimea Middle School (WMS) teachers — recently earned National Board Certification, the most...
Vaastu Architecture in Waimea
In India thousands of years ago, temples and houses were often constructed using specific building codes written in texts called...
Peter Merriman Donates $30,000
Peter Merriman’s employees from across the islands, local farmers, ranchers and long-time regulars gathered at his first restaurant, Merriman’s Waimea,...
3 Honokaa Buildings Added to National Historic Places List in 2018
Taking the 1-mile walk down Mamane Street in Honokaa Town is like a step back in time — as far...
Star of Bethlehem / Christmas History
Adrian Gilbert, discussed the significance of the Star of Bethlehem. According to what he's pieced together, "the real birthday of...
