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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.

First Hawaiian Inc. has announced that its majority stockholder, an affiliate of BNP Paribas, will offer 25,000,000 shares of its common stock…

Hawai‘i State Sen. Kaiali‘i Kahele introduced a bill to create the Hilo Community Economic District.

The community-based nonprofit and Smithsonian Museum partner Kona Historical Society (KHS) has received a $28,000 grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) to expand its Hands On History program at Kona Coffee Living History Farm in Captain Cook.   KHS’s Hands On History engages visitors and residents with traditional Hawaiian crafts, trades, practices and foods […]

A distracted driving and road safety for teen drivers event hosted by Waiakea High School in Hilo will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Over the past four years, Lava Lava Beach Club’s annual Feast on the Beach has helped raise nearly $130,000 for local charities.

Attorney General Doug Chin announced that state circuit judge Rhonda Nishimura has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sandwich Isles Communications against the PUC.

More than 600 students, parents and employees gathered at Hawaii Preparatory Academy to celebrate the schoolʻs Blue Zones Project Approved Status.

Hawaiʻi County’s 3.1% unemployment rate for December was slightly lower than the 3.4% last month and lower than the 3.6% reported at the same time last year.

  Subaru Hawaiʻi presented the Hawaiʻi Island Humane Society with a check for $5,000 on Friday, January 20 as part of its Share the Love sales event. “We love participating in Subaru Hawaii’s Share the Love campaign,” said Hawaiʻi Island Humane Society Executive Director Donna Whitaker. “The support we receive through Subaru Hawaiʻi’s Share the […]