Community

At Ashley Kierkiewiczʻ town hall, updates will be provided about District 4 legislative priorities, recovery efforts from the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea, parks and recreation initiatives, mass transit issues and other revitalization initiatives.

Kahuaola is a resource center that aims to build a foundation to support the basic needs of the students at Hawaiʻi Community College.

If you stroll by Kalakaua Park in Hilo, you may notice the “egg-cellent” installation of chicken automata accompanied by fluttering flags decorated with egg themes.

Hawaiʻi County 2023 Summer Fun and teen programs will be held during a 6-week period from June 5 to July 14. 

The 22nd annual Kauikeaouli Festival, which commemorates the monarch’s birthday, is planned for March 17-18 at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou Bay in West Hawaiʻi on the Big Island, complete with a free ʻaha mele (concert) and cultural activities.

Salvation Army officials say it will be challenging for a while to provide food and supply services to those in need in East Hawaiʻi because their only cargo van was stolen.

The college in Hilo on the Big Island was recently recognized by the U.S. State Department as a Fulbright Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-23 academic year.

Artist Lorrie Taylor will launch the program on April 1 with Watercolor Coral Reef.

“Safe, stable, affordable housing is a cornerstone of good health, economic prosperity and educational attainment,” said Will White, director of the Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center.

Representing the Big Island in the top 15 outstanding Hawaiʻi Department of Education principals for 2023: Sharon Beck, Kaʻu High School and Pahala Elementary School; Kori Takaki, Kahakai Elementary School; and Lisa Souza, Waiākea Intermediate School.

Salvation Army Family Intervention Services will display the yellow and black Safe Place sign, which signifies immediate help and safety for youth.

The free workshop is part of Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s “Teamwork, Leadership and Preparing for the New Economy” training series at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

Hawaiian Telcom and its team donated $20,347 to Hawai’i Island United Way as part of its 2022 Annual Campaign. 

The National Guard Youth Challenge Academy is a community-based program that leads, trains and mentors 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts so that they may become productive citizens in America’s future.

Since 2012, the Mālama Maunakea Volunteer Weed Pulls are part of the Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s ongoing efforts to protect the resources on the mountain by helping to control fireweed and other invasive plant species.

The Luck of the Irish Golf Tournament is back on March 12 and 13 for its 20th year as a fundraiser for the Hawai’i Island United Way.

A 2019 study found that Hawaiʻi County needs 13,303 additional housing units by 2025.

At the Waimea Community Association’s hybrid Town Meeting on March 2, Pwo Navigator Chadd Paishon will retell the amazing story of cultural discovery, learning, growth and persistence of the Makali’i voyaging canoe.

To qualify for a unit at the Waikōloa Family Affordable rental housing development, households must have annual incomes of 30 and 60 percent or less of the area median income.

Headquartered in Kea‘au, the ranch has had an agreement since 2017 with Pōhakuloa Training Area on the Big Island that gives members of the U.S. Armed Forces training there an opportunity to gain insight and appreciation for Hawaiian culture, history and ranching traditions by visiting the ranch.