Amy Hanaiali‘i to perform Saturday at Kahilu Theatre
Kahilu Theatre will kick off the 2023-24 season with Amy Hanaiali‘i performing live at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 9) in Waimea.
Hawaii County announces 24th annual Queen Lili‘uokalani Festival
The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announces the He Hali‘a Aloha No Lili‘uokalani Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 in Hilo’s Lili‘uokalani Park and Gardens.
Let’s Talk Food: Dinner at the Meridia
It is nice to go out to eat at different restaurants to see how other chefs present their dishes. One such is Meridia at the Hapuna Westin Hotel. Chef de Cuisine Junior Ulep tries very diligently to make dishes using 95 percent Big Island products, whether it is sourced from OTEC, a Kona coffee farmer, a farmer like Raymond Kawamata from Kawamata Farms or even in the garden in the back of the restaurant.
Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.
Ways to use rotisserie chicken for your next easy dinner
Much as I love to cook, I am unwilling to feel as though I am working inside the oven while trying to get dinner on the table. I’m all about keeping the cooking to a minimum but still prefer to make my meals at home rather than eating out during the work week. My solution is this compromise: rotisserie chicken.
Volcano Watch: Using remote acoustic monitoring to distinguish volcanic styles
Volcanic eruptive activity may take many forms, from gently erupting basaltic fissures in Hawaii to intense explosive eruptions like those of Mount St. Helens. Volcano observatory scientists are keenly interested in understanding such events and their implications for hazards. Two types of eruptions have been the focus of recent studies at Stromboli in Italy.
Tropical Gardening: Bamboos: Don’t judge all by the one you know
There are more than 1,200 species of bamboo that vary from a few inches tall like Sasa pygmea pygmea to giants like Dendrocalamus brandisii at 120 feet in height. There are runners that may spread if not contained, and others that form well-mannered clumps.
Hawaii Handweavers’ Hui show now open in Waimea
Handwoven textiles currently are on display at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.
DHHL awards 24 units at Villages of La‘i ‘Opua
Twenty-four rental units at the Villages of La‘i ‘Opua in Kealakehe were awarded last week by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Hawaii Island Girl Scouts host visitors at Camp Kilohana
Girl Scouts of Hawaii leaders and troops hosted nearly 90 guests for a Distinguished Visitors Day on Aug. 17 to showcase the Innovative Readiness Training project team’s repairs to the Girl Scouts of Hawaii’s Camp Kilohana on Hawaii Island.
Haili Moe exhibit exploring how history informs culture opens Friday at EHCC
A new exhibition, Haili Moe, opens at 6 p.m. on Friday at the East Hawaii Cultural Center. It presents art by six indigenous Hawaiian women that contributes to a conversation about how history informs present and future Hawaiian culture. It also takes a look at how that culture has had to adapt to the forces of colonialism.
HIPCC names scholarship winners
The Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2023 HIPCC Scholarship winners.
Kupu calls for conservation program applicants
Kupu, a Hawaii-based conservation and environmental education nonprofit, is seeking applications for the Conservation Leadership Development Program.
Fill a Cruiser Food Drive on Sept. 1 at Costco
The third annual Fill a Cruiser Food Drive event will be held at the Kailua-Kona Costco warehouse parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday.
Hawaii Nei invitational exhibition opens at VAC Gallery
The Volcano Art Center’s Hawaii Nei Invitational Exhibition is underway.
The Hilo Woman’s Club salutes Virgina Maeda on her 100th birthday
The Hilo Woman’s Club congratulates Virginia Maeda, a longtime member and past president, on the milestone of her 100th birthday.
Let’s Talk Food: Etiquette at the supermarket
There is hardly a day that I am not taking shopping carts back to the cart return area. People just leave the carts in the parking lot, when the cart return area is only a few steps away.
Volcano Watch: Aloha to the University of Hawaii’s newest geology professor
Dr. Lis Gallant has spent the last two and a half years at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow studying the lava and cinder cones from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea. She is making a short move up the hill this week to join the department of geology at the University of Hawaii Hilo (UHH) as an assistant professor.
Tropical Gardening: ‘Weed’ is just another nasty four-letter word
A weed may be defined as any plant growing in the wrong place. Perhaps an even better definition is, “A weed is a plant for which we haven’t found value.”
American Red Cross hands-only CPR course Aug. 30
The Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library in Waimea will host an American Red Cross hands-only CPR course at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
