Entertainment
Hilo Oval Track Race Season Starts This Weekend
Start your engines, Big Island, because racing is returning to Hilo Oval Track.
Tons of Food, Tons of Aloha: Honoka‘a Meal Program Marks 3rd Anniversary
Each week, a small battalion of volunteers not only battles food insecurity in the Honoka’a area, more importantly, it’s building community.
Hilo Community Chorus Seeks New Artistic Director
The Hilo Community Chorus wants to get back together to sing again.
Artisan Market Sets up in The Brew Block This Sunday
Nihilo Artisan Market, a bi-monthly event that strives to stimulate the creative community in Hawai’i, is hosting an Art Walk from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Brew Block, 74-5599 Pawai Place in Kailua-Kona.
Art Entries Sought For Official Image of 51st Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
Hawai’i’s oldest food festival is seeking signature art entries for its official 2022 image.
Hawai‘i Forest Institute Initiative Encourages Native, Canoe Plants in Urban Areas
An initiative by the Hawai‘i Forest Institute to grow native Hawaiian and canoe plants in urban and suburban areas throughout the islands got a boost from a grant provided by the Steve and Gloria Gainsley Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
Contest Seeks Designs for 2022 Maunakea Coin
Part of the mission of the Maunakea Observatories is to share their discoveries with Big Island students and the public. And sometimes, getting that conversation started can be as simple as minting a coin.
Waimea Community Association to Host Virtual Meeting Feb. 3
The Waimea Community Association will take up several topics during a meeting this week, including updates on the COVID-19 situation around the Big Island and from Community Policing representatives.
Nearly 2,000 Trees Planted on Big Island as Part of ReTree Hawai‘i Project
More than 1,800 trees were planted on the Big Island in November thanks to a project by Lā Ho‘oulu Paemoku/ReTree Hawai‘i.
Action 4 Animals to Host Adoption Event in February
Find your “fur-ever” Valentine during an upcoming adoption event in Volcano Village.
Mass Transit Offers Free Bikeshare to Hele-On Riders
Users of the Hele-On public transit system now have a new, free way to get around in urban areas of the Big Island.
Par Hawai‘i Fueling Dreams for Special Olympics Athletes
Par Hawai’i, the state’s leading provider of petroleum products and transportation fuels, is again revving up support for Special Olympics Hawai’i athletes.
Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival to Honor Kibe, West
The 2022 Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival is planning in-person festivities from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, and next year’s event will honor two special Waimea residents.
Christmas in Ka’u Provides Food, Gifts for Keiki and Their Families
The holidays were made even brighter for some Big Island keiki and their families this weekend during Christmas in Ka’u.
West Hawai’i County Band to Hold Open Rehearsal, Free Concert for Public
An open rehearsal is a chance for the band to work on music with an audience, and an opportunity for audience members to hear the band preparing music for future performances.
Donkey Mill Art Center Opens ‘Kona People’ Exhibit
The Donkey Mill Art Center is featuring a new exhibit highlighting the faces of the Big Island.
Halekiʻi Market Announces HoliDaze Series of Events Through Holiday Season
Apart from the scheduled first-Saturdays, two new dates have been added.
Kamuela Philharmonic to Perform Free Concert in Kailua-Kona Friday
Music is coming to Kailua Village Friday this Halloween weekend.
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Cupping Competition Opens Entries
The 4-day Festival will bring community together with in-person events that have their own charm but also in keeping with the times, the Festival will feature an online virtual experience that will provide a broader reach and an engaging program.
Food & Wine Festival Chefs Gain Deeper Appreciation for Kalo
Chefs across the nation gained a deeper appreciation for kalo (taro) after spending several hours on a Waipiʻo Valley farm Wednesday, Sept. 29.
