Business

The deadline for vendors to reserve a booth for the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual home show is Friday, Feb. 10.

The public is invited to the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s networking event, AfterHours, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

The non-profit Friends of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority was recently awarded a $5,000 grant by the Kona Brewers Festival.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi is celebrating record membership growth in the Islands with over 250,000 members, increasing 11 percent over the last four years. “It has been our privilege to care for the people of Hawaiʻi for nearly six decades. Our focus on putting patients and their families first, enabling them to choose a top-notch primary […]

Sens. Mazie K. Hirono and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act.

A community meeting to discuss the Downtown Hilo Multimodal Master Plan (DHMMP) will be held on Feb. 15 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Downtown Hilo. The DHMMP was refined and developed over two years through community events, focus groups, local landowners and businesses in an effort to make Downtown […]

Elizabeth Kent, J.D., will teach three workshops in the “Tools to Transform Conflict” Training Series for Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center on Feb. 9 and 10.

Trunk Trainers will celebrate the expansion of its co-ed space and services in Kailua-Kona during a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m.

Food Basket Feed-A-Thon founder Kahikina Ching is extending the holiday spirit of helping those in need by scheduling 10 days in February where Hawaiʻi Island residents can help feed hungry families. Hawaiʻi Community Federal Credit Union (HCFCU) will be accepting food and monetary donations at all locations Islandwide during the food drive, as well as […]

The Walmart Foundation is offering grant awards starting at $25,000 to nonprofit organizations with hunger-relief programs in Hawaiʻi. Hunger-relief programs may include, but are not limited to, food pantries, backpack programs and SNAP outreach. Applicants must have a current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Grant applications will be accepted beginning Monday, Feb. 6, and the deadline to submit […]

Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i Island recognized 48 outstanding young entrepreneurs and awarded $3,500 in scholarships during its 37th Annual “Futures Unlimited” Awards Banquet on Jan. 24 at Sangha Hall. Junior Achievement helps high school students develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills by guiding them through the ins and outs of small businesses, product development, marketing and […]

With the addition of new Q400 aircraft to its fleet, Island Air has begun increasing the number of interisland flights to its schedule.

The Big Island is the only county-wide ‘Blue Zones Project’ in the United States…

Under the new program, launched at the end of 2016, guests can opt to purchase carbon credits that will offset the environmental impact of their flight.

Two medical marijuana dispensaries—one on Maui and the other on O‘ahu—are the first to receive approvals to acquire and grow marijuana for medical products.

Justine Finn will offer a free parent workshop—”Social Media, Media, and Sex: Opportunities, Solutions, and Challenges Facing Kids and Teens and What Parents Can Do.”

Hawai‘i luxury brokerage firm Elite Pacific Properties has welcomed Patti Kam to the Elite ‘ohana.

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will be providing free tax preparation assistance to Hawaiʻi taxpayers beginning Feb. 1. The service is available for low to moderate-income taxpayers, and special attention will be given to people 50 years and older. You do not need to be a retiree or AARP member. Service locations include libraries, senior centers […]

the proposal would put 218,975 Hawaiʻi seniors’ benefits at risk and threaten the guarantee of benefits for 268,118 workers, ages 50-64, who are currently paying into the system.

HCFCU is offering $20,000 in scholarship money this year.