5 Hawaii musicians get into the spirit with new Christmas recordings
Christmas has been celebrated in Hawaii for more than 150 years, and music is an important part of marking the...
Month: December 2020
Community Rallies Behind Family-Owned Restaurant To Prevent It From Closing Due To Pandemic
Community Rallies Behind Family-Owned Restaurant To Prevent It From Closing Due To Pandemic The owner of a restaurant in Snohomish,...
Lee Cataluna: A Pandemic Looks Very Different In A Small Town Like Kauai Kauai is pressing the pause button on tourism, and it’s not because of fear.
There is a little ritual that people from Kauai perpetuate. When they meet someone new, they devote the first few...
Hawaii Fishing Fleet Is Changing Gear To Help Protect Endangered Sharks… The changes are being lauded as significant steps. But they won’t go far enough if other countries’ fleets don’t follow suit.
The Hawaii Longline Association announced this week it’s making key changes to its fleet’s fishing equipment to help the imperiled oceanic whitetip...
COVID-delayed film fest debuts online Virtual cinema features about 70 international and local Hawai’i films
Instead of heading to Wailea to watch a film under the stars or be ensconced in the Castle Theater, movie...
‘Dangerously large’ waves expected to hit Hawaii’s shores today
A northwest swell arriving on Sunday is expected to produce “dangerously large breaking waves” along most of north and west-facing...
Mauna Loa earthquake a mild reminder of Hawaii volcano’s power
Mauna Loa on Friday offered up a prodding reminder that it very much remains an active volcano capable of unleashing...
Hawaii makes test order of 4,875 Pfizer vaccines
HONOLULU — Hawaii made its first test order of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday as cases surged throughout the country and...
Construction resumes at farmers market
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/12/06/hawaii-news/construction-resumes-at-farmers-market/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Aloha, Harry: Hawaii Island mayor leaves office after decades of public service
When Mitch Roth, the county prosecutor of eight years, takes the oath of office as mayor of Hawaii County on...
Civil Defense message. This is a COVID-19 informational update for Saturday, December 5th
Civil Defense message. This is a COVID-19 informational update for Saturday, December 5th. On today’s update of COVID-19, the number...
Winner Of Global Teacher Prize Donates Half Of $1 Million Prize Money To Fellow Nominees
Winner Of Global Teacher Prize Donates Half Of $1 Million Prize Money To Fellow Nominees Indian village teacher Ranjitsinh Disale,...
Spying on You: Victorino announces AlohaSafe Alert app rollout for Maui County
Mayor Michael Victorino announced today that the AlohaSafe Alert application that has undergone pilot testing on Lanai and Hana has...
How famous surfers and wealthy homeowners are endangering Hawaii’s beaches
For decades, homeowners in Punalu‘u watched from large picture windows as locals sunned on the beach and dove for octopus...
Biki bikes costing Honolulu, audit finds
Honolulu’s 3-1/2-year-old bikeshare program known as Biki has not benefited the city and lacks accountability and transparency, according to an audit released...
Hawaii forecasts visitor arrivals and spending to more than double next year
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/12/05/hawaii-news/hawaii-forecasts-visitor-arrivals-and-spending-to-more-than-double-next-year/
Hawaiian names given to species at Papahanaumokuakea
Nunulu is the name chosen for the bonin petrel. Nunulu means growling, warbling, or reverberating. The word nunulu can be found within...
Imu blessing marks step toward dream of food sustainability…North Kohala inaugurated a commercial imu
North Kohala inaugurated a commercial imu in a ceremony in late November that advanced a years-long dream of local residents...
Lava recovery plans released: Council members say action is needed now
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/12/05/hawaii-news/lava-recovery-plans-released-council-members-say-action-is-needed-now/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
No more 14 day quarantine.. Reduced to 10
There’s good news for Hawai‘i residents who must be quarantined when exposed to COVID-19. Beginning today, the quarantine period has...
