As I See It: Surveying is probably the most accurate of our technologies
We have controversies in Kona when a house seems to be too close to the property line. Once upon a time, I was a surveyor, everything from the location of a dog house to a big piece of land you may have heard of called it’s called Arizona. We helped make Google Earth possible.
Letters to the Editor: April 4, 2021
Valid and important points made
THIS IS PLACEHOLDER TEXT
AP: Suspect in Capitol attack suffered delusions
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices.
Island Life: Please sign here
A scrawled filefish (the pattern looks like handwritten letters), seen in Kailua-Bay in March. (Reiko Sekine/Community contributor)
Volcano Watch: The lava lakes of Kilauea then and now
One of the most interesting aspects of the current activity in Halema‘uma‘u is the occasional oozing of lava around the edges of the entire crater while the lava surface is rising. Has that phenomenon been reported before in any accounts of previous Kilauea activity?
Celebrate Easter with a gift of life
Easter reminds us that life is a cycle of what appears to be death and rebirth. In cooler climates, it is what we learn by observing plants that go dormant in the winter only to sprout anew in the spring. Bulbs like crocus and daffodils are examples.
Comfrey: A plant worthy of love that’s essential for every garden
My introduction to comfrey, more than 30 years ago, remains a wonderful memory.
One for the road: Kona Brewing Co. marks final batch of beer where it all started
Kona Brewing Co. crafted Thursday its final brew — a hoppy Imperial Castaway IPA — at the site where it all started at the end of Pawai Place more than a quarter-century ago.
Banyan Drive redevelopment legislation fails to move
Another attempt in the state Legislature to revitalize Banyan Drive and the surrounding area appears to have failed yet again.
Oregon woman missing in South Kohala
The Hawaii Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance with locating 54-year-old Rebecca Roth of Oregon, who has been reported missing by family members. Roth was last contacted on March 30, 2021, and was believed to be in the South Kohala area, with plans to travel the entire Big Island. Roth is Caucasian, 5’6”, 130 pounds, long brown hair, brown eyes and a nose ring in her right nostril. Roth is believed to be operating a white, 2006, pick-up truck (unknown make/model) with a camper shell and Oregon state license plates.
Pair of earthquakes rattle Big Island
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquake located beneath Mauna Loa’s south flank on Saturday at 11:15 a.m. This earthquake was preceded by a magnitude-3.9 at approximately the same location at 11:02 a.m.
PGV aims to return to full power generation by end of year
The Puna Geothermal Venture power plant restarted in early November — more than two years after the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano forced it to stop producing electricity — and is ramping up to full production capacity.
Commission seeks EIS from Puna Geothermal Venture
The state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday suspended a docket seeking an amended power purchase agreement between Hawaiian Electric and Puna Geothermal Venture, pending the completion of a supplemental environmental review.
Announcements: April 4, 2021
Police encourage public to take survey
Obituaries: April 4, 2021
Editor’s note: Obituaries are published free of charge as a public service. Content is subject to editing for parity treatment and style continuity. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. Memorial advertisements may be purchased through the newspaper advertising department.
Visitors to Kauai in Hawaii get discount with 2nd virus test
HONOLULU — Visitors to Kauai will receive a discount card for local businesses if they voluntarily take a coronavirus test three days after arriving in addition to their required test before travel.
Hawaii high court hears argument about wind farm, bats
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court has heard arguments regarding a dispute regarding how many endangered Hawaiian hoary bats a wind farm is allowed to kill.
To the bank! Suggs hits the winner, Gonzaga tops UCLA 93-90
INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Suggs took the inbounds pass and saw nothing but clear sailing. Three dribbles. Past the half-court line. A little stutter-step.
Kona club team opens softball season with wins over Hawaii Prep
High school softball hasn’t been played on the Big Island since March 2020.
