Business
Free Public Talk to Discuss ‘Walking a Path of Service’
The Brown Bag Lunch Series talk will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1 p.m.
Presentations Prepare Communities for ‘Our Care, Our Choice Act’
Compassion & Choices Hawai‘i will present a series of free presentations this month in Kona, Waimea and Hilo.
Free Ho‘opono Pono Workshop to be Held at UH Hilo
The workshop will be led by Kumu Mahealani Kuamo‘o-Henry, a Hawaiian spirituality teacher and practitioner.
Cabanas & Daybeds Now Available at Courtyard
New daybeds and cabanas are now available for rent at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.
Kona Community Hospital Healthy Food Initiative
The Ginger Café menu at Kona Community Hospital is being upgraded to increase fresh ingredients grown in Hawai‘i.
PATH Awarded $45,000 to Promote Safety & Accessibility
Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i has awarded $105,000 in community benefit grant funding to three Hawai‘i nonprofits working to improve community health and promote active living.
Friends of Lili‘uokalani Gardens Calendar to be Released
Photographers entered 95 images in the third annual photographers contest to create a Friends of Lili‘uokalani Gardens calendar for 2019 which is expected to be released by Thanksgiving.
CPB Kona Branch Closed for IRONMAN
Central Pacific Bank’s Kona Branch will be closed all day Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, due to road closures for the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
County Administrator Rescinds Resignation
The County of Hawai‘i’s Administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development, Neil Gyotoku, has rescinded his resignation.
County Looking to Fill Vacancies
The County of Hawai‘i is looking to fill vacancies on various boards and commissions.
Purple Mai‘a Foundation Receives EPA Grant
The EPA awarded grants totaling $385,000 for environmental education projects throughout the Pacific Southwest, including the Purple Mai’a Foundation in Hawai‘i.
Lee Named NCMPR District 6 Communicator of Year
Hawaiʻi Community Colleges marketing director, Susan Lee, was named District 6 Communicator of the Year at the NCMPR district conference.
8 State Facilities to be Cooled by Ocean Water
The Hawai‘i State DAGS and Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning (HSWAC) have finalized an agreement to air condition eight state facilities
FOR SALE: Waimea Country Lodge & Paniolo Country Inn Restaurant
The Waimea Country Lodge and Paniolo Country Inn restaurant are now for sale for $2.9 million.
OHA to Offer Kūlia Grants Orientation Sessions
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will host two orientation sessions in West Hawaiʻi on Oct. 12 for its new $500,000 pilot grants program.
Hanna Bree Joins Queens’ MarketPlace
Hanna Bree has been appointed the new Marketing & Special Events Manager for Queens’ MarketPlace and Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Minoo Elison Sponsors Women’s Leadership Summit
Minoo Elison, Principal Broker/Owner of Connect Hawai‘i has just signed on as a Platinum Sponsor for the 2018 Hawai‘i Island Women’s Leadership Summit.
Kona Pediatric Practice Expands
Dr. Eddie Herd, a pediatrician formerly at Aliʻi Health in Keauhou, has started with the pediatric practice of Drs. Marta Derieg and Virginia Hatch-Pigott in Kailua-Kona.
College of Pharmacy Initiates Class of 2022 in White Coat Ceremony
Members of the Class of 2022 from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy will hear words of inspiration from a prominent pharmacist.
