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MEDIA RELEASE The iconic 46th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival announces its Call for Art Entries in all art forms including fine art, graphic design and photography. Local artists are invited to submit original Kona coffee art for consideration and the winning entry will be showcased throughout the Festival. Artwork should be evocative of Kona’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG) names the recipients of its appreciation awards, given annually to supporters of the state’s local fruit industry. The five award recipients include Mark G. Wright, Ph.D.; David Frenz, Tracie Matsumoto, Ph.D; Lisa Keith, Ph.D; and Peter Follet, Ph.D. “The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers feels it’s important to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Spend the day on the picturesque, seaside grounds of Hulihee Palace Saturday, March 26 for the annual spring fundraiser, Day at Hulihee. An 8:30 a.m. traditional Hawaiian blessing kicks off the 9 a.m.-4 p.m. event, which is hosted by palace caretakers the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins. Browse among tented arts […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff As usual ‘surf’s up’ in the first few months of the year. The other island gets the ‘Eddie’ surf contest, but we get some great stuff too. This year bought us a treat with some waves in the sky. This photo was taken from a lanai in Kalaoa. Plus some awesome, clear […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lava Lava Beach Club was named as one of the “Top 100 Best Al Fresco Dining in America” by OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations. The award recognition highlighted restaurants that offer stunning views, unique cuisine and above all, fabulous outdoor dining experiences. This prestigious list was generated from more […]

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Grand opening celebration, open house slated for Saturday, Feb. 27

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MEDIA RELEASE Kuikahi Mediation Center honored its valued cadre of volunteers on Feb. 19 with a Volunteer Appreciation Party at Nani Mau Gardens. “We selected two mediators to receive our 2015 Volunteer of the Year award. Kathy Hammes completed her Basic Mediation Training in 1989 and Evelyn Pacheco in 1994. Both women have been committed […]

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MEDIA RELEASE During the month of February more than 100 people participated in a gathering to draft governing documents for a Hawaiian government. The gathering – a result of an election supported by Nai Aupuni, which was blocked by a U.S. Supreme Court intervention – which consists of participants from Hawaii and as far as […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The highly anticipated 57th annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) gets underway starting Saturday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Built on prestige, trophies and strict International Game Fish Association (IGFA) rules for world records, teams from around the world gather to fish the world-famous waters off the Kona Coast and a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM), charged with the management of approximately 12,000 acres of State-owned land on Maunakea, continues to advance its mission to malama (take care of) Maunakea resources with the recent hiring of Lukela Ruddle as its Cultural Resource Program Manager. In her new position, Ruddle’s responsibilities include assisting […]

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The listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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As of 1 p.m. Friday (Feb 26) the Department of Health reported no additional confirmed cases since yesterday. Hookena Beach Park will be reopening for normal use to include camping effective Tuesday March 1st.

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Time-lapse multi-image movie of Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera from the Northwest Rim on Mauna Loa. February 18-25, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO (Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Despite not being in the headlines, Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of unrest based on […]

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Kīlauea continues to erupt at its summit and East Rift Zone. During the past week, the summit lava lake level varied between about 100–185 feet below the vent rim within Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

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