Hawaii County now has a greater understanding of how agriculture and eating habits on the Big Island relate to the quest for self-sufficiency. Read More...
Daniel DeJarnette, a reported former Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective, was arrested Monday, after a Grand Jury indicted him for murder in the 2006 death of his wife. Read More...
HILO, Hawaii: Waiakea High School, fresh off their HHSAA championship victory over Baldwin during state tournament play on Oahu, return to Hilo International Airport on Saturday to a hero's welcome. Read More...
Bill 256 redefines the geothermal relocation and community benefits program, with an emphasis on helping residents wishing to put distance between themselves and the Puna Geothermal Venture energy producer. Read More...
KAPAAU, Hawaii: The Kohala branch of Bank of Hawaii is now closed, but the building may still have some useful years left. The branch has served the Kohala community for more than 90 years, and according to the Kohala Mountain News, the announcement in January of its impending closure was ... Read More...
HILO, Hawaii: Letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service spent Saturday with volunteers for the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. This video by Baron Sekiya, Hawaii247.com, captures the busy sorting of foodstuffs that carriers collected along their routes and at Post Offices. The same scene played out at ... Read More...
WAIMEA, Hawaii: North Hawaii Community Hospital will only accept new maternal care patients who live within the hospital’s defined service area, starting now. That’s the word from hospital officials in a media release issued on Friday. The overcrowded Waimea Women’s Center has been losing money, strained by the influx of ... Read More...
The UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii is helping an international team of astronomers advance the understanding of brown dwarf and giant planet detection. Read More...
The impressive spattering at the summit of Kilauea volcano continues... This video shows how the western margin of the lava lake at Halema`uma`u appeared on Wednesday. Read More...
HAWAII ISLAND: The talented artist hui of Nahko Bear, known well to fans of band Medicine for the People, and the Walczuks have produced another viral visual and aural masterpiece. The music video Great Spirit features the music of Nahko, is directed and edited Dominik Walczuk, and features the cinematography of Mikotaj ... Read More...
WAIMEA, Hawaii: Waimea resident Philip ‘Ippy’ Aiona is hitting the culinary big time. He is one of the finalists in the nationwide TV program “The Next Food Network Star: Season 8″ and has made it through the first round of competition. The 23 year old Hawaii Preparatory Academy graduate is the ... Read More...
HALAULA, Hawaii: A blessing and dedication ceremony for a renovated and expanded Keokea Beach Park was held Saturday morning. The scenic North Kohala park, just a few miles away from Pololu Valley, hosted a crowd of Kohala residents, the Friends of Kēōkea Beach Park, Mayor Billy Kenoi, and other Hawaii ... Read More...