A Super Horse can do things over and above the every day challenge, marching in a parade one day and working cows the next.

Hawaiian music, language and haku mele experts Kenneth Makuakāne and Kaliko Trapp-Beamer will lead the songwriting retreat at the summit of Kīlauea in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Aug. 16 and 17.

A public exhibition of the mars exploration robots that will be competing in PRISM 2014 will take place Monday, July 21, 10 to 2 p.m.,
at Hilo Bayfront Park (side towards Suisan).

The workshop will discuss ways mushrooms grow and teach the health benefits of edible and medicinal fungi in Hawaii.

July 31 was proclaimed Hawaiian Flag Day in 1990 by then-Gov. John Waihee.

Binh Pho is known for his expansive approach to woodwork including painting, a unique exploration of positive/negative space and a highly personal iconography that relates to Asian culture and the natural world.

The Hilo Orchid Society show features thousands of orchid displays, including exotic species and hybrids not typically found at major retail and grocery stores.

The preview party on July 31 will have new hybrids and exotic species available before the show opens to the public.