Subaru Telescope mentors four students in Akamai program
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Akamai Workforce Initiative — an eight-week summer internship program that helps college students from Hawaii complete real-life science or technology projects in a professional setting — Subaru Telescope staff mentored four students this summer, putting them to work on important projects that will help the telescope prepare for the future.
‘Hana No Ke Au Hou’ opens Friday at Wailoa Center
The Wailoa Center, Hawaii Island Art Alliance and the Grassroots Community Development Group present “Hana No Ke Au Hou: Hana No‘eau for Contemporary Times,” opening Friday at Wailoa Center in Hilo.
Islandwide Health Care Conference this Thursday
Are you happy with your access to health care and the level of service on Hawaii Island? If you have an interest in health care and community health, you are invited to attend the Hawaii Island Health Care Conference this Thursday at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.
About 80 keiki turn out for HPD Fishing Derby
Hawaii Police Department’s Hamakua District Community Policing officers would like to congratulate all the participants and winners of the department’s Third Annual Back-to-School Keiki Fishing Derby, which took place Sept. 16 at Laupahoehoe Point Beach Park.
Yamanaka headlines entertainment at food truck festival in Kailua
Street Eats, a Kailua village food truck festival, runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Historic Kailua village.
Let’s Talk Food: Food happenings around the island
The 25th annual A Taste of Hilo will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15 at Sangha Hall.
Volcano Watch: What do we know about the Kulanaokuaiki Tephra of Kilauea volcano?
Kilauea’s recent summit eruptions and lava lakes are exciting for residents, visitors, and scientists. However, Kilauea has had numerous explosive eruptions in the last 2,000 years that remain poorly understood.
Puna couple launches venture aimed at promoting food security
Puna residents Allyson and Allen Blackard are tackling food insecurity through hydroponics, an education program and a weekly “you pick” farm.
Kona event celebrates the aloha shirt
The second annual Aloha Shirt Festival and Fashion Week Hawaii will be in full swing in Kailua-Kona beginning Friday.
Smoke N Fire Run set for Sunday in Hilo
For the first time since 2015, the Smoke N Fire Run will celebrate first responders with a family-friendly event in Hilo.
Walk With a Doc and get a free umbrella
Fitness shouldn’t stop when it rains, especially in Hilo.
Portuguese festa this Saturday in Hilo
On Sept. 30, 1878, the first Portuguese families arrived in the Kingdom of Hawaii from Madeira on the steamship Priscilla. These 120 settlers were the first group of close to 25,000 Portuguese immigrants who would travel 15,000 miles by ship, on 29 voyages between the years of 1878 and 1913, to make Hawaii their new home.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines available starting today at Big Island Kaiser clinics
Effective today, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii members ages 6 months and older can receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer at most of its clinics across the state, including two on Hawaii Island.
Get a taste of Germany at Hilo Bay Oktoberfest
Tickets are still available for this year’s annual Hilo Bay Oktoberfest.
Let’s Talk Food: The ubiquitous cauliflower
Poor cauliflower! It is a vegetable that did not get much attention until someone decided to mince it and call it cauliflower rice. It always seemed to be a stepchild, some calling it ubiquitous as it is ever present but it doesn’t get much attention.
Volcano Watch: Tsunamis pose a major threat to Hawaii: 24/7 monitoring at PTWC
It’s 3 a.m. and you’re halfway through a 12-6 a.m. graveyard shift at the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu. Fortunately, you slept before your shift began so you’re feeling alert while you alternate between performing checks on the global seismic and sea level data analysis systems and doing research aimed at improving the speed and accuracy of earthquake magnitude estimation.
The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean?
WASHINGTON — The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending.
Hawaii County unveils ‘virtual resource hub’ for displaced Maui residents
In response to the recent devastating fires that displaced many Maui residents, Hawaii County, in collaboration with various partners, “is taking proactive steps to aid individuals and families planning to relocate to Hawaii Island, whether temporarily or long-term,” according to a press release from Mayor Mitch Roth’s office.
Award-winning Verona Quartet to perform in Hilo
The Hawaii Concert Society’s season opening concert features a string quartet composed of musicians from four different parts of the world, but whose diversity has, if anything, enhanced their success on the international stage.
Artwork sought for juried show in Waimea
The Waimea Arts Council invites Big Island artists to submit work for a Juried Fine Art Show at its Firehouse Gallery in November and December.
