Police Week festivities on Hawaiʻi Island will be held next week, (May 13-17)
Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Officer Manuel Cadinha Officer William...
Events
Upcoming Events of interest to the Kohala Community
Phase 2 PRATT ROAD Clean Up
Kohala residents we have planned a Phase 2 PRATT ROAD clean up. Saturday May 18, 2019 7:00 am to 12:00...
Coast Guard proposal would prohibit persons, vessels from Ironman swim course
KAILUA-KONA — Not so close, please. A proposal to prohibit vessels and persons from encroaching on participants taking part in...
HTA Issues RFPs to Help Fund Programs Supporting Hawaiian Culture,Natural Resources and Community-Based Tourism Projects & Events in 2020
HTA Issues RFPs to Help Fund Programs Supporting Hawaiian Culture, Natural Resources and Community-Based Tourism Projects & Events in 2020...
KA‘U COFFEE FESTIVAL OFFERS PROCESSING, GROWING
KA‘U COFFEE FESTIVAL OFFERS PROCESSING, GROWING EXPERTISE AT FREE KA‘U COFFEE COLLEGE MAY 5 PAHALA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND—Leaders in the specialty...
BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS
BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—A sold-out crowd of 700 attendees sprawled both inside and out...
Oahu halau wins 56th Merrie Monarch; wahine nab top three spots By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Hula Halau 'O Kamuela Oahu’s Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela took home the top honors at the 56th Annual...
Oahu halau wins 56th Merrie Monarch; wahine nab top three spots By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Oahu’s Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela took home the top honors at the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition at...
KANIKAPILA AT THE BARN….LIVE STREAMED! Friday, May 3
KANIKAPILA AT THE BARN.....If you cannot be there, watch it STREAMED LIVE on Facebook at HOWZITKOHALA. The show starts at...
Hundreds of dancers to take the stage for Kona Dance and Performing Arts’ annual show By Elizabeth Pitts West Hawaii Today epitts@westhawaiitoday.com
KEALAKEKUA — For their spring concert this year, Kona Dance and Performing Arts has two nights, 200 dancers and big...
Big Island Music Academy students, local musicians play together for school’s benefit concert
KAILUA-KONA — Six years ago, Andrea Lindborg and Luke Clebsch had an idea that they hoped would take young musicians...
Oahu wahine is Miss Aloha Hula
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Miss Aloha Hula 2019, Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani of Hi'ianamakalehua dances her hula kahiko (ancient hula) Thursday night at...
Alaska Native dance group performs in Hawaii hula festival
HILO, Hawaii (KTUU/HNN) - As Alaska is coming out of what’s been dubbed “Second Winter,” at least one group of Alaskans...
Culture & Tradition
The thousands who jammed Hilo’s Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium on Wednesday night for the Merrie Monarch Festival Ho‘ike were treated...
Kailua-Kona halau among 3 Big Island groups competing this year
HILO — Three of the 23 halau competing in the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival are from Hawaii Island — and...
Understanding the 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival
When people think of Hawaii, one of their first thoughts is hula. Maybe it was attending their first luau show...
Merrie Monarch Ho‘olaule‘a draws thousands
A beautiful Easter Sunday in Hilo marked an auspicious start to the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. The festival’s free...
TIX STILL AVAILABLE FOR BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL
TIX STILL AVAILABLE FOR BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL SILENT AUCTION OPENS ONLINE TO SUPPORT 7 BENEFICIARIES KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Tickets...
Halau prepare for 56th Merrie Monarch Festival By Nina Wu
Kumu hula Drake Dudoit Delaforce's Halau Keolakapuaokalani will compete at the 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival for the first time,...
