Waikoloa woman, Kamuela woman selected as Dole Caregiver Fellows
Two Big Island women have the opportunity to bring attention to issues facing veteran caregivers in the state of Hawaii...
Month: March 2019
Aquarium trade still triggers fierce debate, even dividing a fishing village
MILOLII, Hawaii Island >> They both come from a long line of fishing families. For generations, the families of Wilfred...
Southwest Airlines Update, $49.00
Southwest Airlines is going to start sending flights to Hawaii, and it’s launching in just a few weeks. The airline...
Missing 5 And 8-Year-Old Sisters Found Alive!
Missing 5 And 8-Year-Old Sisters Found Alive! Two sisters have been found alive and well, more than 44 hours after...
Hawaii: Today in History 3/4
3-4-1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii Archibald Menzies, the botanist and naturalist on the Vancouver Expedition, collected orange seeds in South...
Medical assistant program offers classroom lessons with hands-on skills
Medical assistant students at the North Hawaii Education and Research Center in Honokaa were getting hands-on experience Saturday. While some...
Hawaii Legislature News
These are not the bills you are looking for. The state Senate Ways and Means Committee gutted and replaced at...
UH-Hilo working with firm to help recruit students
The University of Hawaii at Hilo has seen growth in the number of student applicants and acceptances during its current...
RESEARCH AND ACTION PROVIDING NEW HOPE FOR ENDANGERED SEABIRDS
RESEARCH AND ACTION PROVIDING NEW HOPE FOR ENDANGERED SEABIRDS Scientists Describe Predator-Control Efforts Across Hawai‘i (Lihue, Kaua‘i) – During the...
This Principal Reads Books On Facebook Every Week To Ensure Her Students Have A Bedtime Story
This Principal Reads Books On Facebook Every Week To Ensure Her Students Have A Bedtime Story A first-year elementary school...
Hawaii commercial property sales soar to $5 billion
A $1.1 billion Maui hotel purchase helped set a record last year for Hawaii commercial real estate sales, which topped...
Kohala Obituary 11/26/2018
Lynn Faisca, 63, of Hawi died Nov. 26, 2018, at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in North Kohala, she was...
Kohala’s Kekoa strikes out 15 to snap Waiakea’s 42-game win streak
Before every big game, Kohala coach softball Terrence Alcoran said he tells Mikayla Kekoa something she probably already knows. As...
‘Ag Community’ Proposed for South Kohala
A proposed development in South Kohala would not only create 1,158 new houses and apartments in one of the island’s...
Behind closed doors: Council holds secret budget meeting, discussions off agenda
A behind-the-scenes workshop and attempts to get commitments from colleagues on an item not on the agenda are two ways...
Big Island meteorologist joins Northern Lights mission in Europe
The first time Michael Phillips saw the Northern Lights was outside his college dorm room in north Vermont. “It was...
Bill Gives BI 2nd Water Quality Specialist
Water quality monitoring on Hawaii Island will get a boost under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives...
Bill Would Ban Multiple Plastics
A bill passing through the state legislature may spell the end for plastic bottles, styrofoam food containers and more across...
Residents Speak Out on Vacation Rental Rules
Proposed rules for vacation rentals received a frosty reception Friday evening during a public hearing in Hilo. The rules are...
More sharks bite people in Hawaii, but risk minuscule
(AP)The rate of shark bites in Hawaii has been increasing slightly in recent years, but the risk remains extremely low....
