Solid Waste Advisory Meetings Set For Big Island

“This is the second round in a series of three sets of meetings reporting on the progress made to date.“ More Here See column on left for list of locations and dates. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

East Hawaii Cultural Center Putting Performances and Workshops on Youtube

The East Hawaii Cultural Center has joined the digital era by putting youtube clips of some of the workshops and performances that happen at the place online. This is great for many people who are not able to attend the events. Check them out Here. Here is one of the more recent performances: …Maureen Freehill, [...]

B.J. Penn and Mayor Kenoi to Hand Out Toys for Toy’s For Tots Tomorrow

I noticed on the front page of the print edition of the  Hawaii Tribune, that tomorrow is the 13th Annual Hilo Toys for Tots Run and Rally. “…Motorcycles and vintage cars will leave Hilo Wal-Mart parking lot at 10:00 am for a short run to “4 miles” in Keaukaha, back to Banyan Drive and ending [...]

More on the Hawaiian Honeykeepers: Convergent Evolution

I mentioned the other day about the Honeykeepers in Hawaii being different then elsewhere the other day here. Former reporter Jan TenBruggencate has more on these unique birds here. “…This sort of thing has happened before in nature, and it’s something the scientific community calls convergent evolution. That’s when very different things evolve to have [...]

Big Island’s Advertiser Bureau to Shut Down After 48 Years?

I just read this comment by former reporter Hugh Clark on the Big Island Chronicle: …There also are unverified reports that the Advertiser bureau here is being closed after at least 48 years of full time bureau chiefs, including a time when fewer than 60,000 residents lived in this county following 1960 tsunami that leveled [...]

Today’s KO

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Down for the Count Still

Well folks, I won’t be able to post any Kea’au parade pictures because I took some medicine and knocked myself out for awhile. Woke up… and it’s already 6:00. Good thing I didn’t promise anyone to take pictures of the Parade. Hope all was good for those who did attend. Share this: Facebook Email Print [...]

Akaka Fights for War Veteran Widows… Government Flubs Big Time

Surviving spouses of war veterans have been wrongfully denied up to millions of dollars in government benefits over the past 12 years due to computer glitches that often resulted in money being seized from the elderly survivors’ bank accounts… …Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, who chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, confronted Peake about the problem [...]

Kea’au Parade ON… Rain, Shine, Tornadoes or Lava Flows

I just talked to the Kea’au Parade coordinator and she said the weather is clearing up and the Parade will be going on no matter what. Everyone come out and support this great parade at 5:30 this evening in Kea’au. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

Heavy Rains Coming to East Side Now

Here comes our rain… I think.   Of course the last time I said that on my blog, it didn’t happen. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This