Activities

Several students in Hilo now have a good fish story to tell.

The public is invited to come out and smell the flowers during an upcoming Kona Orchid Society event.

Election season is in full swing and the Hawai‘i Democratic Party invites voters to meet its candidates face-to-face before next month’s primary election.

Not even Tropical Storm Darby and the rain it brought as it passed to the south of the island could keep people away from participating Saturday night, July 16, in the 30th Relay For Life of the Big Island.

The world’s largest long-distance outrigger canoe race will once again welcome paddlers from around the world this year to the Big Island.

Get ready for a fun-filled day of activities for everyone in the family.

Two people will be honored later this month for their contributions to the Big Island community.

Ballots for this year’s primary election are expected to arrive in Big Island mailboxes by July 26 and Waimea Community Association wants voters to be as informed as possible before making their first choices.

For the ninth year in a row, Hilo Community Players is adapting another Shakespearean tale for teens as part of its Shakespeare in the Park festival.

A swashbuckling comedy about freedom, redemption and recovery will grace stages in Hilo and Honoka’a this month during the 45th annual Shakespeare in the Park.

The community is invited to join the movement and fight back against cancer while honoring and remembering loved ones during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Big Island next month.

A Hawaiʻi nonprofit is offering Big Island parents and residents free training to get the tools and knowledge to make positive changes in their communities.

Nearly 20 haumāna from high schools throughout the islands and the mainland are being immersed in science, Native Hawaiian culture and more as part of a 12-day summer residential program at a University of Hawaiʻi campus on Oʻahu.

It might not be the first place you think about when it comes to learning about the art of fencing, but the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center in downtown Hilo invites everyone to sharpen their sword knowledge this week on First Friday.

Flash, boom, crackle and sparkle — its time to celebrate the Fourth of July, and firecrackers and fireworks are the main attractions.

La‘i‘ōpua 2020, a West Hawai‘i nonprofit organization with a mission to provide social, recreational, vocational, economic, educational and cultural opportunities and infrastructure to Native Hawaiians was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Keauhou Shopping Center is providing the community with different ways to celebrate the fresh start of a new school year.

West Hawai‘i residents are invited later this week to have a cup of coffee and a conversation with their local police officers.

Recruiters with the U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Kona, will be on hand this Friday, July 1, during Food Truck Fridays at Tony Honda Kona to speak with anyone interested in a military career.

Anyone searching for a rainbow Saturday, June 25, on the Big Island only had to look as far as downtown Hilo.