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Nationwide grounding of Southwest Airlines flights delays planes in Kona and Hilo
According to a tweet by the Federal Aviation Administration at 5:10 a.m., the airline requested that the FAA pause its departures due to a technical issue with one of its internal systems.
Kings’ Shops in Waikōloa to host Lei Day Festival
Kings’ Shops in Waikōloa will participate in the Waikoloa Lei Day Festival on April 30 to celebrate the art and history of lei-making in Hawai‘i. Festivities will take place all day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will be held throughout the resort area at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Queens’ Marketplace, as well as Kings’ […]
N2 Dance brings musical spanning century to Palace Theater in Hilo
‘Decades’ follows a group of children who discover the ‘Escape Room,’ a run-down shack that sends them traveling through time.
Hawai‘i Volcanoes offers free family events for National Park Week, April 22-30
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites everyone to join the celebration of National Park Week from April 22 to April 30 with free programs, events and activities.
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority announces Kūkulu Ola and Aloha ‘Āina programs
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority will provide funding support to programs that will perpetuate and preserve Hawaiian culture and natural resources.
Hawai‘i police seek public help finding teenage boy
Hawaiʻi Island police report that missing 16-year-old Daniel Soares was located in good health on April 23, 2023.
Watch: Voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a lifted onto Matson ship for transport to Washington State
The ship was successfully lifted by crane Sunday morning onto the R.J. Pfeiffer at Honolulu Harbor’s Pier 52 and is scheduled to arrive in the northwestern state on April 21.
State of Hawaiʻi reaches tentative contract deal with teachers association
he settlement, which covers 13,500 teachers represented by the union, was announced on April 17 by Gov. Josh Green, Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association president Osa Tui, Jr.
Once iconic Coco Palms to be demolished for new 350-room resort on Kauaʻi
The dilapidated remains of Coco Palms, which once hosted Elvis Presley, will be demolished and a new 350-room hotel and cultural center will be built on the Kauaʻi property, according to Utah-based developers that own the 46-acre site.
Waikoloa business offers ‘Home Watch’ services
A professional Home Watch company conducts scheduled visits and is not a house-sitting or live-in service.
Schatz leads resolution recognizing the importance of local news
The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in democracy.
Check out winners from the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade
The results of the float and paʻū winners from the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade were announced by festival officials this morning.
Kohala Coast resort plants 1,000 trees in honor of Earth Day
Fairmont Orchid also supports Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative’s Future Foresters program.
University of Hawai‘i, electric vehicle group holding Earth Day events on Big Island
Earth Day on April 22 is just around the corner and there are several ways to celebrate on the Big Island.
What was your favorite part of the Merrie Monarch Festival? Take our 30-second poll #8
From the Hoʻolauleʻa and opening ceremonies on Easter Sunday to the Hōʻike, Miss Aloha Hula, group hula competition, the arts and crafts fair and everything else, what was your favorite part of the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival?
Comment period extended for draft bill to update Indian Arts and Crafts Act
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has extended the deadline for comment submission on the draft of the Amendments to Respect Traditional Indigenous Skill and Talent Act to May 19.
60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival comes to an end with a night to remember in Hilo
This year marks the full return of the annual event since the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the competition in 2020 and forced gathering restrictions in 2021 and 2022.
‘Ōhi‘a used in Merrie Monarch lei can be returned to land without spreading disease
If hālau do have lehua or liko in their lei, the dancers can return it to the ‘āina on their own by leaving it at mile markers 12 and 16 along Daniel K. Inouye Highway on the Big island.
O‘ahu hālau wins overall by one point at Merrie Monarch hula competition on Big Island
The three-day competition started Thursday with Miss Aloha Hula and continued on Friday with Kahiko (ancient) hula. The event culminated with the ‘auana (modern) performances on Saturday.
‘Last fishing village in Hawaiʻi nei’ in homestretch for long-awaited community center
Nearly 20 years ago, the late U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye visited rural Miloliʻi on the Big Island and launched an initiative to build the village a much-needed community center that also will house a public charter school. Miloliʻi is still waiting for the center, although construction is underway.
