Community Waiākea grad to take over helm at Hawaiʻi Community College
Election Big Island Democrats invite voters to meet party candidates at July 19 rally
Business Monday: Queens’ Culinary Marketplace connects shoppers with island agriculture
The new and innovate market hosted on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at Queens' Marketplace features fresh produce, local delights, value-added products and more, all locally grown or produced and made on the Big Island. It highlights the rich argricultural and culinary creativity found in Hawai‘i. July 15, 2024 · 01:00amNew zero-interest loan program for University of Hawai‘i engineering students
The initiative intends to help students with proven need while also meeting the state’s workforce demand for engineers.East Hawaii News Police ask public to help find missing Pepeʻekeo man under severe threat
News Search for pilot, passenger suspended following helicopter crash in waters off Kaua‘i
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Big Island News
Waiākea grad to take over helm at Hawaiʻi Community College
Susan Kazama has worked in the UH system since 1987 and has been interim chancellor at the Big Island college since July 1, 2023.
Big Island Democrats invite voters to meet party candidates at July 19 rally
Numerous candidates running in the August 2024 Primary Election will gather at the event at Mo‘oheau Bandstand in downtown Hilo.
Business Monday: Queens’ Culinary Marketplace connects shoppers with island agriculture
The new and innovate market hosted on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at Queens’ Marketplace features fresh produce, local delights, value-added products and more, all locally grown or produced and made on the Big Island. It highlights the rich argricultural and culinary creativity found in Hawai‘i.
Police ask public to help find missing Pepeʻekeo man under severe threat
29-year-old Railee Santos is a 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hawaiian who was last seen at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Pepeʻekeo area.
Search for pilot, passenger suspended following helicopter crash in waters off Kaua‘i
Missing are 69-year-old Guy Croyden, pilot of the helicopter, and 60-year-old James Quintua, one of the passengers.
Update: High surf advisory extended for south-facing shores of Big Island, elsewhere
Large breaking waves are anticipated building Sunday to eight to 12 feet.
Zonta Club of Hilo awards $15,400 in scholarships to women
Two winners have been advanced to compete for additional awards and scholarships at the district and international levels of Zonta.
NOAA ‘mother ship’ circling Hawaiian Islands as scientist scuba divers monitor coral reefs
Twenty scientists, in addition to crew members, are aboard Oscar Elton Sette, which departed its home port of Honolulu on July 1.
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Top 10 things to do on Big Island for July 11-17: Follow the Yellow Brick Road, get reacquainted with the Bard, beat the summer heat and more
There’s something for everyone during the next 7 days on the Big Island, so get out there and have a good time.
Top 10 things to do this July 4th on the Big Island: These holiday events are sure to be a blast
We decided to bring you our weekly top 10 things to do on the island a day early so you can plan ahead for your Independence Day ventures. There’s plenty to do, from rubber duckie races, the release of honu into the Pacific and a classic car show to, of course, everyone’s favorite, fireworks displays.
Big Island community comes together to ‘Celebrate Life!’ during annual Pride Festival
Everywhere you looked Saturday at Mo‘oheau Park and Bandstand in downtown Hilo, the party was hopping. Diversity was on display in several different senses of the word. Friends and family came together to have fun. Smiles and hugs were commonplace and given out freely. There was joy, laughter, happiness, inclusiveness and acceptance. All attributes that lend themselves to celebration.
‘A tigerific time’: Don’t miss Tiger Fun Day at Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo
The annual event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Pana‘ewa Zoo and also a celebration of the zoo’s star attractions Sriracha and Tzatziki’s birthdays. The tigers turn 9 years old this year.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for June 27-July 3: Pride Festival, ‘Chicago,’ ‘You Had Me at Hilo,’ comedy legend Tommy Davidson and more
You might think there won’t be much going on during the week leading up to the big July 4 blowout, which is next Thursday. Are you kidding? You shouldn’t have any issues finding something to do during the next 7 days on the Big Island.
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Maui Now
‘Kīpuni Aloha No Maui’ Live Statewide Broadcast Wins National Award
Akakū Maui Community Media, along with sister access stations ‘Ōlelo on Oahu, Hō’ike on Kaua’i and Nā Leo on Hawai’i Island, won two Hometown Media Awards at the Alliance for Community Media national conference in San Jose, California in late June, for a collaborative effort to broadcast a statewide vigil following the Aug. 8. 2023 Maui wildfires.
Maui Weather Forecast for July 15, 2024
High pressure north of the Hawaiian Islands will continue, maintaining a dry trade wind pattern through much of the week. Light windward and mauka showers...
Paddle Imua concludes its 13th Annual Race
The 13th Annual Paddle Imua crowned its champions this Sunday, July 14 following a race down the famed Maliko Run off the north shore of Maui. Paddle Imua is a multi-discipline paddling race which, in the spirit of the Hawaiian word "Imua" (meaning 'to move forward'), aims to raise funds for Imua Family Services' Camp Imua program – a 48-year Maui tradition which provides a week-long recreational summer camp experience for children with special needs.
Search suspended for two missing individuals from a helicopter crash off the Na Pali Coast, Kaua‘i
The Coast Guard and the County of Kaua‘i suspended its search at 2 p.m., Sunday, for two people who went missing after a helicopter crashed one-quarter mile off the Na Pali Coast, Thursday.
Dreams of homeownership comes true in Maui Lani through Na Hale O Maui
Dreams of homeownership came true for a young Maui family when Na Hale O Maui Executive Director Cassandra Abdul presented Codie and Pelemarie Chong with the keys to their new home on Meheu Circle in the Traditions at Maui Lani, Friday.
Kauai Now
Kauai Weather Forecast for July 15, 2024
High pressure north of the Hawaiian Islands will continue, maintaining a dry trade wind pattern through much of the week. Light windward and mauka showers...
British Army soldiers win World’s Toughest Row, reaching Kaua‘i after 36 days of rowing
Adam Siggs, Joshua Warne, Adam Sedgwick and Richard Wilkinson are serving members of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
Kauai Surf Forecast for July 15, 2024
A long period south swell will be moving around the island chain through the day. This 4 to 5 foot swell is peaking within the 16 to 18 second spectral bands...