Big Island Police Renewing Request for Information on Man Found Dead in Lower Puna

Big Island police are renewing their request for information about the location of a car belonging to a man found dead in lower Puna on January 17. The body of 62-year-old Dennis Eugene White of Kapoho was found partially submerged near the shoreline in the vicinity of Isaac Hale Beach Park in Pohoiki. A autopsy [...]

Big Island Police Looking for Man Caught on Surveilance Using Stolen Credit Card

Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of using a stolen credit card. A 33-year-old man reported that his wallet containing his credit cards was stolen from the Hilo area sometime between 9 p.m. September 23 and the early morning hours of September 24. Police later recovered a [...]

Harvest of First Farmed Fish in U.S. Waters Off the Big Island Shows Promise of Eco-Friendly Aquaculture

Marine biologists at Kampachi Farms announced today the successful final harvest from the “Velella” Research Project, which raised fish for the first time in U.S. Federal waters. This harvest completes the grow-out cycle of sashimi-grade kampachi fish from an unanchored drifter pen that has been riding eddies in the open ocean, 3 to 75 miles [...]

Big Island Police Searching for Man Wanted for Questioning in Connection With a Sexual Assault of Minor

Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 58-year-old Puna man wanted for an outstanding bench warrant and for questioning in connection with a recently reported sexual assault of a minor. Detectives are seeking Sage Million, last known to have been living in the Ainaloa subdivision in Puna. He is described as [...]

Pictures Released From My Zipine Trip With KapohoKine Three Months BEFORE the Death at Honoli’i Mountain Outpost

Investigators have now stated that the  platform that collapsed on the September 21st zip line accident that happened at KapohoKine’s Honoli’i Outpost killing a Maui resident who had been working on the lines, had previously collapsed two months previously before the incident. The Hawaii Tribune stated: A pair of stabilizing anchors failed to keep a [...]

Wordless Wednesday – A Weird Worm or a Hawaiian Blind Snake?

I just saw this weird looking worm crawling around.  I wonder if this is actually one of those Hawaiian blind snakes?

Congressional Candidate Bob Marx on Genetically Engineered Foods (GMO)

Democratic Congressional candidate Bob Marx calls for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require labeling of genetically engineered foods. Responding to a February 8th letter from US Congress to the FDA, where Democratic leaders Barbara Boxer (CA) and Peter DeFazio (OR) asked the FDA  to consider a legal petition filed by 400+ companies [...]

First Annual University of Hawaii Hilo Student Film Festival

Big Island Publicly Funded Elections Pilot to Be Terminated Early if Hearing Not Heard THIS WEEK

According to Senator Les Ihara, Big Island’s publicly funded county elections pilot will be terminated early if HB2700 does not get a hearing this week.

“Treasures of Hongwanji” Features Handcrafted Foods, Guitarist Unzan Pfennig, Taiko and More

Every year, the Buddhist temples from Honpa Hongwanji and Higashi Hongwanji come together to share their special treasures with the general public.  This year, the “Treasures of Hongwanji” takes place Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sangha Hall in Hilo, 424 Kilauea Ave., on the grounds of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo [...]

Keaau Youth Business Center Celebrates It’s 5th Birthday

On Saturday, March 10, from 12- 5 pm, Kea`au Youth Business Center (KYBC) will celebrate its’ 5th Birthday and release its second original CD, Na Ano, Native Seeds, Vol. II. The event will take place in front of the Center, located in Kea`au Town Shopping Center, across Ace Hardware, 16-540 Kea`au-Pahoa Highway. Kat and Keala [...]

660 Acres in South Kona to Be Auctioned Off – Starting Bid $5 Million for the Keupuka Lands

The Keupuka Lands in South Kona are set to be auctioned off and the starting bid is nearly 80% off what the previously traded price was on them.  I saw the following online and I had to ask a realtor friend if there was some news to this that I wasn’t seeing and he said [...]

Na Ali’i of Comedy Starring Frank De Lima, Mel Cabang, Andy Bumatai, Ed Kaahea and Augie T at the Hilo Palace Theater

Are you ready for the biggest comedy show of 2012? Hawaii’s legends of comedy together on one stage for the first time. Over 100 years of comedy experience entertaining people locally, nationally and worldwide, Na Ali’i of Comedy Tour will make you laugh out loud. Friday March 2nd at the Hilo Palace Theater at 8:00 [...]

Project Better Place Comes to Hawaii… East Hawaii Residents on the Big Island Left Uncharged

For the last few years I have been blogging about Project Better Place coming to Hawaii and how I didn’t see it working on the Big Island very well.  Better Place today announced it’s network here in Hawaii and of course folks on the EAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND… ARE OT OF LUCK… Again.  See [...]

Mayor Kenoi Announces Community Talk Story Events

In an effort to bring government to the people, Mayor Kenoi and the directors of County departments will be all over the island for Community Talk Story events scheduled throughout the month of March. These events, hosted by groups in the area, are an opportunity for residents to meet and talk with County leadership about [...]

National Parks in Hawaii = Visitors, Money and Jobs

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that national park visitors in Hawaii in 2010 spent more than $252 million in communities near national parks and supported 3,420 jobs in the state. “The people and the business owners in communities near national parks have always known their economic value,” said NPS Pacific West Regional [...]

Mesa Airlines Receives FAA Maintenance Gold Award

Mesa Airlines, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company’s Maintenance team was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration’s prestigious Employer’s Gold Award for 2011. The award is based on the percentage of the company’s eligible aviation maintenance technicians (“AMTs”) who complete a minimum amount of initial and recurrent training during the year. Of Mesa’s 221 [...]

Hawaii Legislature Considers State-Owned Bank

The House Committee on Finance will hear bills to discuss the concept and policy of a state-owned bank in Hawaii on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 11:30 a.m. SUMMARY:  These bills will generate discussion on how Hawaii can best use state tax revenue that is currently deposited in private banks.  The committee seeks information on whether [...]

92-Year-Old Hilo Woman Dies in Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision at Kamana Senior Center

A 92-year-old Hilo woman died Monday (February 27) from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision at the Kamana Senior Center located at 127 Kamana Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as Tamiko Fujio of a Hilo address. Responding to a 8:48 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined that the a 59-year-old [...]

Art at the Capitol 2012: What’s on Your Wall, Senator Malama Solomon

Senator Malama Solomon talks about two of her favorite art pieces which are displayed in her office. The works of art include an acrylic on canvas by Carolyn Parrish entitled, “Stormy Day at Coconut Island,” and an oil on canvas by Paul Yardley entitled, “North Kauai.” The public will be able to view these pieces [...]

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