Compassion and empathy in the face of pain and death inform the work of Honolulu-based artist Deborah Nehmad, whose works are on view at the East Hawaii Cultural Center from this Saturday to Jan. 31, 2025, with an opening at 6 p.m. on Friday.

The 64th Waimea Twilight Christmas Parade is this Saturday from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

At the 2024 Annual Recognition Dinner &Auction on Nov. 17, Jennifer Zelko-Schlueter was awarded the “Peacemaker Award” by Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, and Judge M. Kanani Laubach was awarded the “Meritorious Service Award” by the Hawaii County Bar Association.

In celebration of Mu‘umu‘u Month, Wailoa Center will exhibit “Mu‘u + Mo‘olelo,” a multimedia exhibit of mu‘u, photographs and stories — your stories!

The Kahilu Theatre in Waimea will present a concert by the Waimea Community Chorus, “Peace, Light &Love,” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1.

The Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge will be sponsoring a series of murals around Hawaii Island over the next few years to raise awareness and inform our community about our endangered forest birds and plants at both the Hakalau and Kona Forest Units of the Refuge.

The Volcano Village Artists Hui presents the 38th annual Art Studio Tour and Sale on Thanksgiving weekend, Friday through Sunday.

Spring registration is now open at Hawaii Community College for the first drone certification program in the state’s community college system.

Please join the Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for their 5th Annual Holidays in Kahuku.

Na Leo TV, an incubator for nurturing talent in Hawaii Island’s creative and media industries, announces the 2nd annual Youth Media Challenge.

The need to rescue and rehome dogs across Hawaii Island continues to increase, as well as the financial challenges that come with caring for the island’s loyal companions.