Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Put on your pointy ears, don your Jedi robe or perfect your cosplay because HawaiiCon is back!

Sep. 19, 2019 • Updated 1:32 p.m.

Sci-fi, pop culture and STEAM will converge later this month in Kona as HawaiiCon beams in for a sixth installment.

High-flying artistry coming to the Palace

Sep. 19, 2019 • Updated 2:18 p.m.

Aerial artistry will sing with jazz this month at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo.

Let’s Talk Food: Eating a balanced diet

Sep. 17, 2019 • Updated 3:24 p.m.

I am a huge advocate for eating a healthy diet, and always tell my grandson, Quentin, the importance of eating all his protein, fruits and vegetables.

Calendar for September 14

Sep. 14, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

‘Musical Nostalgia’ to return Saturday

Sep. 12, 2019 • Updated 1:46 p.m.

The Hawaii Japanese Centers 17th annual Musical Nostalgia concert is slated for 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Aunty Sallys Luau Hale in Hilo.

Mai Tai Masquerade to benefit abused and neglected East Hawaii keiki

Sep. 12, 2019 • Updated 1:45 p.m.

Back by popular request, the Friends of the Childrens Justice Center of East Hawaii will host its second Mai Tai Masquerade fundraiser from 5:30-10 p.m. Oct. 26 at Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo.

Inaugural tattoo festival celebrates tradition that connects body art to indigenous past

Sep. 12, 2019

NORTH KOHALA Curiously, there has never been a traditional tattoo festival on the Big Island or even in the state of Hawaii.

Let’s Talk Food: Pine nuts — a gourmet nut

Sep. 10, 2019

Pine nuts have been such a staple ingredient in Italian cuisine since the days of ancient Rome. Roman soldiers ate them as they marched into battle. At Pompeii, archaeologists found pine nuts in the volcanic ash.

Calendar for September 7

Sep. 07, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

Hawaii Burleque Festival presents ‘Fantasies & Fairytales’

Sep. 05, 2019

Enchantment awaits during the Hawaii Burlesque Festival’s “Fantasies & Fairytales” slated for 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo.

Hilo Community Players present ‘Bare’

Sep. 04, 2019 • Updated 1:59 p.m.

The Hilo Community Players present Bare in the upstairs Kahua Elua Theatre at the East Hawaii Cultural Center for 10 performances from Sept. 13-29.

Let’s Talk Food: Baked Alaska

Sep. 03, 2019 • Updated 11:47 a.m.

Who made the first Baked Alaska that we have on cruises?

Hawaiian Style Band to perform at VAC

Sep. 03, 2019 • Updated 1:26 p.m.

Volcano Art Centers Sounds at the Summit will feature multiple Na Hoku award-winning group Hawaiian Style Band beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

So much to see, so much to do aboard Canada’s Via Rail

Sep. 01, 2019

TORONTO It was a bucket list trip, but not in the way you might think.

Calendar for August 31

Aug. 31, 2019

Get out and go! There’s something for everyone in this week’s Calendar. Check it out!

This fall, celebrate Kona’s famous harvest

Aug. 29, 2019

For nearly 200 years much has been celebrated, discussed and enjoyed over a cup of Kona’s world famous coffee.

20th annual Lili‘uokalani birthday festival slated

Aug. 28, 2019

The last reigning monarch of Hawaii was born Sept. 2, 1838. Her name at birth was Liliu Loloku Walania Kamakaeha. After her baptism, her name was Lydia Kamakaeha. Upon being named heir to the throne, okalani was added to her given name as an indication of her royal rank, resulting in the name we know now: Liliuokalani.