Kona Coffee and Small Farm Expo set for Saturday
KAILUA-KONA Coffee tours are a staple of the industry but on Saturday, Hawaii Island growers are bringing the farm to the community.
Drowning averted at Kailua Village hotel
KAILUA-KONA A 2-year-old girl is in stable condition after being pulled unresponsive from a hotel pool on Monday afternoon.
Abandoned vehicle disposal costly to county in West Hawaii
KAILUA-KONA Abandoned vehicles are more than eyesores, traffic hazards and general nuisances to the county and the taxpayer. Theyre also big business.
2-year-old reportedly taken to hospital
KAILUA-KONA Responders transported a 2-year-old girl to Kona Community Hospital early Monday afternoon after an incident at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Kailua-Kona, according to traffic heard over the police scanner frequency.
Four injured in three-vehicle collision at Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection
KAILUA-KONA No lives were lost in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of Kaupulehu Drive and Queen Kaahumanu Highway, near the entrance to Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai.
More police officers for Kona: Chief talks new hires at chamber Focus Luncheon
KAILUA-KONA More police officers are expected to come to Kona.
Dible column: Brewfest could crank up party atmosphere, fully embrace uniqueness
Make Kona crazy again.
County offers to pick up vehicle disposal fees in short-term
KAILUA-KONA Need to shed a few thousand pounds? For the next month and a half, Hawaii County is willing to help you do so for a steal.
Vacuum sewerage viable for some Hawaii Island sites
KAILUA-KONA Suck it up.
‘Bring Your Life to the Table’: Hawaii Island author completes, publishes unique book after losing sense of sight
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island author Sally Hammond published her first work in 2018, though on something of an ironic note.
Not my avocado: Safeway mislabels local avocado varieties, irks farmers
KAILUA-KONA Whats in a name? When it comes to their prized Sharwil variety, Hawaii Island avocado farmers say, quite a lot.
Restoring ancient agriculture: Indigenous farm products and techniques studied for future use
KAILUA-KONA Basic logic demands agricultural production increase as Earths population grows. But the ever-expanding impacts of climate change, exacerbated by that population growth, will inevitably drive agricultural productivity downward.
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce to host mayor, county officials
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii County brass is coming to West Hawaii for an annual session of shop talk with the local business community.
Pop-up market highlights local female artisans
KAILUA-KONA From a backyard in Kona to an upscale resort on the Kohala Coast, the Ladies Artisan Market has taken founder Aesha Shapiro places she never expected.
DOBOR convenes hearing on harbor fee hikes
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii is asking boaters to pay more money for the right to use its harbors.
Lono Kona construction to begin Monday
KAILUA-KONA Residents of Hamburger Hill will have to brace themselves for a little noise and driving inconvenience as construction of the Lono Kona sewer project is set to begin in earnest today.
Overflowing resource: County mulls potential users of recycled water
KAILUA-KONA At some point in 2020, the Department of Environmental Management will have to find somewhere to put the 1.8 million gallons of recycled water (R1 water) its Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant will pump out every day.
A whale of a time: Video of humpbacks breaching goes viral, global
KAILUA-KONA Seated atop stand-up paddle boards, Kathy Daly and a small group of SUP devotees bobbed up and down in waters a mile and a half due west of Kailua Pier singing praises of the good fortune and simple taste that led them there.
Piece of cake: Top sugar artist to return to Hawaii Island, open bakery
KAILUA-KONA Bryson Perkins spent his childhood gazing up at starry Hawaiian skies and dreaming about how he might one day reach the rest of the world.
Cool it: State examines demolition, upgrades, additions to Kamuela facility
KAILUA-KONA The Kamuela Vacuum Cooling Plant is in line for a face-lift.
