#aloha spirit

Big Island community serves up heaping helping of aloha for those in need

Orchid Isle Ford and Steve Marshall Group Fill the Ford Food Drive collects more than half-ton of food, $10,000 donated to The Food Basket, Hawai’i Island’s food bank, to help end hunger, increase food security around the island.

Drive, walk, bike safe with aloha spirit as school year gets underway on Big Island

Everyone has a role to play in keeping students safe. The Hawai‘i Police Department offers some traffic safety tips as keiki return to classes this week.

Big Island not just a place for vacation, it’s a place to get inspiration

Abstract Collab, consisting of Hilo abstract artist Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides, Hilo filmmaker Tracey Niimi and ‘ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, creates multimedia project, including murals at Hilo International Airport, to show the island is more than just a place to come and drink mai tais.

Big Island travelers optimistic about airline merger of Alaska and Hawaiian

In the merger announcement, CEOs from Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines said they were committed to a combined airline that maintains both brands.