#Tough As Nails
Big Island Now poll No. 53: What is Hawai‘i’s most important contribution to the world?
There Merrie Monarch Festival was recently named the top cultural festival in the United States in an online poll by USA Today’s 10Best. It’s just one of several examples during the past couple of years of the people, places, culture and things of Hawai‘i, including the Big Island, being nationally awarded or featured nationwide.
What profession received the most votes in Big Island Now’s weekly poll?
More than 900 people voted in last week’s Big Island Now poll, which asked, “What is the toughest job?” Find out which profession came out on top.
Behind the scenes of ‘Tough of Nails’ with contestant Ilima Shim of Hawaiʻi
Ilima Shim, a mother of two who lives in Kapolei, O‘ahu, and grew up in Hōnaunau on the Big Island’s west side, finished in the top six of season four of the CBS reality TV competition show “Tough As Nails.”
What is the toughest job? Take Big Island Now’s 30-second poll #2
Which profession do you think is the toughest on the Big Island?
