Correia named East Hawaii Officer of the Month for September
For his proactive police work in two cases, Hawaii Police Department Officer Cody Correia was honored Oct. 27 as Officer of the Month for September 2022 by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii during a ceremony in Hilo.
Volcano Watch: Learning from the impacts of Kilauea’s 2018 LERZ lava flows
Lava flows erupted from the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea in 2018 and devastated lower Puna. In 2019, a team of scientists from the USGS, the Earth Observatory of Singapore, and GNS Science in New Zealand set out to document and assess the impacts to buildings and infrastructure to advance understanding of how lava flows impact the built environment.
Tropical Gardening: Let us be thankful every day of the year
Thursday is Thanksgiving but giving thanks for the many blessings we have in Hawaii should be a daily event. For the last several months, it seems many folks have been focusing on the negative, so let’s try something healthier.
Amon-Wilkins receives award for police work
Hawaii Police Department Capt. Rio Amon-Wilkins was honored with the Haweo award during a ceremony Nov. 1 at Hawaii County Council chambers in Hilo.
Puppy adoption event held
Twenty-two puppies were up for adoption during a “puppy pop-up” in Hilo last Friday.
Resort donates 1,000 linens, towels to animal sanctuary
Hilton Waikoloa Village has donated 1,000 used linens and towels to Three Ring Ranch, an exotic animal sanctuary located on five acres north of Kona.
Winter Craft Fair this weekend in Keaau
The Puna Hongwanji will be hosting a Winter Craft Fair this Saturday on the temple grounds.
Registration now open for Winter Intersession Programs
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that registration is now open for the 2022 Winter Intersession Program.
Let’s Talk Food: KTA Kona Coffee Festival 2022
After three years, the KTA Super Stores Kona Coffee Recipe Contest returned as part of the Kona Coffee Festival, the oldest food festival in the U.S.
Volcano Watch: Volcanoes of American Samoa
Ta‘u volcano in American Samoa experienced volcanic unrest in the form of an earthquake swarm that was felt throughout the Manu‘a Islands (Ofu-Olosega and Ta‘u Islands) from late July through early September 2022.
Tropical Gardening: Avocado Lace Bug continues to cause damage
Last year’s avocado defoliation due to the Avocado Lace Bug raised havoc with fruit production. Exposed fruit is quickly sunburned and that affected the quality. University of Hawaii entomologists had hoped that this season might be better with natural predators reducing the lace bug population. So far, this does not seem to be the case.
Acclaimed quartet to perform in Hilo
United by their love of chamber music, four undergraduate students came together in 2008 at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music to form the Dover Quartet. Fourteen years later, the Dover Quartet has become one of the most sought-after string quartets in the world.
UH-Hilo names new vice chancellor
Carla Ho‘a has been selected as the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s new vice chancellor for administrative affairs following a UH Board of Regents committee meeting held Nov. 3.
Officer honored for saving woman’s life
For his quick-thinking efforts that saved a woman’s life, Hawaii Police Department Officer Dallas Arce was honored as Officer of the Month for July 2022 by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii during a ceremony in Hilo on Oct. 27.
Public invited to Honokaa’s first Renaissance Faire
The Honokaa Business Association on Saturday is presenting Honokaa’s first annual Renaissance Faire.
Let’s Talk Food: A day in Maui
Our son Neil and friend Basti were visiting from Germany so his older brother Reid and I took them on a day trip to Maui for lunch.
Volcano Watch: Inflating volcanoes or cloudy data? Discerning deformation from noise with InSAR
Satellites have become one of the fundamental tools used to monitor active volcanoes. They allow us to monitor volcanoes that are otherwise hard to access and provide perspectives that are not possible to get from the ground. Satellites orbiting the Earth can provide normal “pictures” of a place, but can also provide thermal images, measure amounts and types of gases, changes in gravity, and topography.
Macadamia leaves substitute for holiday holly in Hawaii
Some folks on the mainland think of macadamia nut trees are native to Hawaii, but here we know it is an Australian tree that we adopted as our own. We use the nut in all kinds of local dishes, especially desserts. We even use the leaves for holiday decorations instead of holly.
Kona coffee fest kicks off this weekend
Starting Friday, the 2022 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival takes center-stage in West Hawaii.
Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center dinner to honor five people
Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center — together with the Hawaii County Bar Association, or HCBA — invites the public to its 17th Annual Recognition Dinner and Auction on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel’s Moku‘olu Ballroom.
