#Kealakekua Bay
Update: Woman who died in possible Kealakekua Bay drowning identified
Hawai‘i Police Department identified the 29-year-old woman as Lillian McDaniel Konttinen of Kailua-Kona.
Business Monday: Kona Boys helps preserve sense of place at Kealakekua Bay
After 4 decades of meetings to address the tourism and cultural significance of the area, a community action plan to preserve the bay and its surrounding land was adopted this year by the Department of Land and Natural Resources master plan.
State and local nonprofits gather to plant coral in Kealakekua Bay
The event was the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources second collaborative coral community-led restoration project Kanu Ko‘a where Hawaiian cultural practices and protocols were practiced as part of the planting.
50th Annual Queen Lili‘uokalani canoe race kicks off Saturday; with donations to Maui
The 50th Anniversary of the Queen Lili’uokalani Canoe Race kicked off this week in Kona.
‘Āina-based nonprofits sought to manage community stewardship at Big Island visitor hotspots
The Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau is seeking proposals from ‘āina-based nonprofit organizations to develop and manage a community stewardship program at three popular sites.
What was poll’s No. 1 response to seeing swimmers, snorkelers too close to whales, dolphins?
In our recent Big Island 30-second poll, we asked: What would you do if you see people swimming/snorkeling too close to whales or dolphins? We got 1,070 votes. What response came out on top?
Maui’s ‘Dolphin Dave’ pleads not guilty to harassing wildlife at Hawai‘i Island state park
A Maui man accused of harassing an adolescent humpback whale and a pod of dolphins in March in Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Kona District Court and has requested a trial.
Maui’s ‘Dolphin Dave’ cited for harassing dolphins, humpback whale at Hawaiʻi Island state park
David Jiménez, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” was cited for two violations after the state Department of Land and Natural Resources received numerous calls reporting alleged wildlife harassment.
Down power line reported in South Kona
The Hawai’i Police Department advises motorists to avoid Puuhonua Road in South Kona due to a power line on the roadway.
US Coral Reef Task Force Members Tour Hard-Hit Big Island Coral Ecosystem
Coral scientists, biologists and managers from throughout the nation who are in Hawai‘i for the 45th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting got up close and personal Wednesday, Aug. 31, with coral colonies in waters of the Big Island’s Kealakekua Bay.
Sunscreen Restrictions in Effect for Kealakekua Bay
Sunscreen restrictions for Kealakekua Bay State Historic Park are now in effect, one year ahead of a state wide ban on lotions containing reef-damaging chemicals.
Woman Drowns at Kealakekua Bay
The Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to a drowning at Kealakekua Bay in Captain Cook on Friday, May 3, 2019, around 10 a.m.
PHOTO: Kealakekua Bay
Andrew Barnes from Sydney, Australia, sent in the following photo he took while visiting the Big Island:
‘Mark Twain Rides Again’ in Kainaliu
Aloha Performing Arts Company artistic director Jerry Tracy portrays Mark Twain on stage at the Aloha Theater Nov. 22, 23 and 24.
