KOLOA — Celebrate Koloa Plantation Days virtually this year in a way that commemorates the annual event and the history of Koloa. “Koloa Plantation Days…
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On Sept. 19, 1938, Filipino welterweight boxer and future middleweight world boxing champion Ceferino Garcia (1906-1981) knocked out Otto Blackwell in the ninth round of…
Mahalo, Shari Shimabukuro (and ‘ohana) for those energy bars that became part of the Tropical Storm Douglas (hope everyone gets through this safely) get-up-and-go package.…
Our Legislature has reconvened and has adjourned for the year. If you blinked and missed it, you probably are not alone. This year, there was…
Valentine Kalaniho‘okaha Ako Valentine Kalaniho‘okaha Ako, 93, died May 22, 2020, at his home in Wailua. Born in Holualoa, Kona, Hawai‘i on July 10, 1926,…
LIHU‘E — The county Department of Public Works Wastewater Management Division’s contractor will be performing manhole inspections on the Lihu‘e sewer-collection system for approximately four…
MOLOA‘A — Three days into a three-week agricultural internship program with Moloa‘a-based Retro Farms, four Kapa‘a High School honor society seniors are building teamwork skills…
LIHU‘E — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set closure dates and doled out fines for three more cesspools in Hawai‘i, a continuation of…
It has been almost two months since I wrote an op-ed piece titled “Grief for a World Killed by covid” (I still refuse to honor…
HONOLULU — August 10 is the deadline for registering for the Kulia Scholarship to enable students to reap the benefits for the 2020 Fall Semester.…