Man Drowns at Kehena Beach
A man drowned Saturday at Kehena beach, the Hawaii Fire Department reports. HFD personnel responded around 5 p.m. and found...
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County Posts Survey About Updating Website
The county has posted a survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPG3HKQ asking the public what it wants to see in an upgraded website....
Native Hawaiians Concerned
Mauka of Ane Keohokalole Highway in West Hawaii, there sits an expansive parcel of empty land ready to birth the...
Celebrating Oceanic Culture
For the eleventh straight year, keiki gathered at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center Sunday to celebrate and learn about the science of...
New UH-Hilo Program
The University of Hawaii at Hilo is offering for the first time this fall a certificate program in data science....
DOH Updating Requirements for Immunization for Students
What does Kohala think about this? Leave a comment..... The state Department of Health will hold a series of public...
Cyril Pahinui Dies at 68
Cyril Pahinui — slack key master, Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning recording artist, teacher, mentor and role model — died Saturday...
Thankful for Hawaii 365 days a year
By Norman Bezona/Horticulturist Thursday is Thanksgiving but giving thanks for the many blessings we have in Hawaii should be a...
Nonprofit gives away turkeys to families in need
For a family that has lost everything or fallen on hard times, a Thanksgiving dinner can mean a sense of...
Buzz in the air: Bees are back with the help of the Barnett’s of Kapaau
KAPAAU — Thanks to the small operations of beekeepers like Dawn Barnett and her daughter Mariah, Hawaii is having a...
Pahoa Park Reopens Some Facilities
HILO — The covered play courts and upper baseball fields at Pahoa District Park will reopen following a blessing Monday....
Laaloa Beach Park Update
The county’s Cultural Resources Commission tabled recommendations for Laaloa Beach Park to give commissioners more time to consider an August...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory November Update
November 2018. Has it already been six months since lava began flowing through Hawaii County’s lower Puna district? Has it...
Kealakehe Regional Park Update
Kealakehe Regional Park is going to happen. That’s according to Walter Kunitake, chairman of the West Hawaii Parks and Athletic...
New Beach Gates
Hawaii County will be installing new gates at Lehia Beach Park at the end of Kalanianaole Avenue. Some Department of...
New Leilani Resolution
Puna Councilwoman Eileen O’Hara has introduced a resolution urging Hawaii County to grant temporary control of Leilani Avenue to the...
Restaurant Owner Feeds 100’s
Mexican Restaurant Owner Feeds Hundreds Of Californians At Evacuation Shelter November 16, 2018 The owner of a Mexican restaurant in...
Shop Small on Small Business Saturday
Column: Shop small on Small Business Saturday By Dennis Boyd / Small Business Matters | Saturday, November 17, 2018 You...
Waimea Shocked Over Vandalism
Police have increased their patrols after a vandalism spree was discovered in Waimea, resulting in excess of $10,000 in damage....
Big Island Retired Military Association announces scholarship winner
The Big Island Retired Military Association presented its 2018 BIRMA-Mark Allen Traxler Memorial $2,000 scholarship award to Mingxia Hawkins, a...
