Community

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.

Hawai‘i’s oldest restaurant and South Kona favorite, Manago Hotel, was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as one of six America’s Classics Awards across the nation this week. The award recognizes locally owned restaurants that have timeless appeal and reflect the character of their community. Founded in 1917, Manago Hotel, located at 82-6155 Hawaiʻi Belt […]

The county is looking for feedback on the final site selection of the proposed project.

Convoys from Pōhakuloa to the Kawaihae dock will take place Feb. 23-26 throughout the day. The archery mammal hunt will take place Feb. 25.

Since 2004, the Zonta Club of Hilo has recognized outstanding women who have helped shape the community to provide visible examples for tomorrow’s women leaders.

The task force will be giving away two nasal sprays per family/car.

Hunting begins one half-hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

The competition featured over 100 students from 13 public, private and charter schools from O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i Island.

The playground equipment, with a price tag of $104,780, was purchased with money raised from several fundraisers held last year by Waikōloa Village residents committed to seeing the park revitalized.

A GoFundMe medical campaign for Kona resident Dave Yamagata, who has myelodysplastic syndrome — a bone marrow disorder that prevents his body from making red blood cells.

Come find the Girl Scouts at Kona Commons Shopping Center later this month to buy your favorite Girl Scout cookies.

The Big island resort worker who is leading the attempt to break the Guiness World Record for longest fresh flower lei said he thought it was “bizarre” that the record was set in India and not Hawaiʻi.

This month’s first event will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8. All three events will run from 8 to 10 a.m.

To improve system reliability, Hawaiian Electric will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of its major overhead transmission lines from Feb. 7-10.