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Hawaiian Mission Houses celebrates bicentennial with exhibit, events
Historical theatre performances, a family fun day, lectures and a new exhibit are scheduled.
Tourism authority brings three events to Big Island in April
Festivities include the Kōkua Kailua Spring Concert on April 16.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: Getting under the skin of bulb onions
Onions have their own sun clock. It is important when purchasing onion seeds to grow in Hawaiʻi to select a short-day variety.
Big Island, state visitor numbers rising
Visitor arrivals to the Big Island were up nearly 23% by February.
Merrie Monarch Week: The ‘unofficial’ events
The action isn’t just at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium and Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium during Merrie Monarch Week on the Big Island. There are several other venues throughout Hilo and East Hawai‘i that will feature hula, music, arts and crafts, Hawaiian cultural events and other entertainment.
Hawaiʻi Care Choices hosts free online healthcare talk for veterans, caregivers
The free online talk story by Hawaiʻi Care Choices aims to support veterans living with serious illnesses and their at-home caregivers.
Keōua Canoe Club hosts 40th annual Mac-A-Thon 5k and 10k races April 8
The Mac-A-Thon is an essential fundraiser that helps support various community initiatives, including promoting Hawaiian culture and traditions, marine resource protection, and youth mentoring.
Big Island micropreemie now 4-year-old Children’s Miracle Network champion
Today, after a 183-day stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, two rounds of pneumonia, 10 blood transfusions and surgeries on her heart and eyes, Kalley-Mae Yee of Hilo is a vibrant 4-year-old girl.
Happy ending to saga of a nēnē gosling snatched in onion bag from Hilo state park
A baby nēnē and its parents were released into the Hilo Nēnē Sanctuary on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea by the woman who helped save the gosling.
What you need to know about the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival
Get ready, world. The Merrie Monarch Festival returns next week with full regalia for the first time since 2019, and there’s just two days left until the celebration of hula and everything Hawaiian gets underway.
3 arrested following warrant sweep in East Hawai‘i
The warrant sweep arrested individuals wanted for offenses ranging from contempt, probation violation, and probation no bail, to warrant of arrest.
Hawai‘i’s ‘keiki Oscars’ announce 2023 finalists
The 34 award winners will be announced during the in-person Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 25 with their prizes presented in front of hundreds of their statewide peers.
Ocean View man accused of 3 business burglaries granted supervised release
Twenty-seven-year-old Tikeo Tobin appeared in Kona District Court on charges of two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of fourth-degree criminal property damage.
Speed limit on Route 11 to increase to 45 mph through Kurtistown on Big Island
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will increase the speed limit on Volcano Road (Route 11) between North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road through Kurtistown to 45 mph.
2 high-altitude balloons launched from Big Island crash into Pacific Ocean, not recovered
“Despite our best efforts to navigate the balloons to land and recover them, both flights had to be terminated over the Pacific Ocean and unfortunately recovery was not feasible,” Sierra Nevada Corporation said in an email to Big Island Now.
General dubs Pōhakuloa Training Area ‘center of gravity’ for military in Pacific
“We don’t want to start a conflict or a war with China because that’s something that nobody wants,” Maj. Gen. Joe Ryan said.
Saddle Road is shutting down to remove Maunakea observatory. But when?
The goal of early notification, before dates are fixed, is to seek feedback on potential conflicts with other activities.
Sex Abuse Treatment Center rallies before Hawai‘i State Capitol
Tuesday’s sign-waving event featured Sex Abuse Treatment Center partners including Honolulu’s Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, police and more.
Hawai‘i County Prosecutor’s Office releases results of survey; some skeptical of results
A recent survey conducted by the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney showed residents were mostly aligned with prosecutors’ positions on a variety of topics, including harsher criminal penalties and adding more detention capacity, but some state officials are skeptical of the validity of its results.
44-year-old charged with attempted murder after firing rifle at woman in Ocean View
Rilson Rodrigues, 44 of Ocean View, was arrested and charged with a series of offenses, including attempted murder, following a domestic dispute on April 2 in Ocean View during which he fired a rifle multiple times at a 40-year-old woman trying to escape in a car.
