Island Life: 02-17-20
Passing rain storms are seen from Captain Cook on Feb. 10. (Kathy Wood/Community contributor)
Bench Warrants 02-14-20
As of Friday February 14, 2020 the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:
Island Life: Sunset on da bay
The sun sets over Kailua Bay behind the Kona Inn. (Chris Jochumson/Community contributor)
Reclaimed wood’s past adds character to decor
In their new book, Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide (Abrams, 2019), woodworkers Alan Solomon and Klaas Armster close with an imagined recounting of one trees story from sprout to salvage.
Snapping into place: Jigsaw puzzles have ardent following
There are jigsaw puzzle nights at coffee shops and libraries. Puzzle groups and puzzle games online. Hand-cut wooden puzzles that cost thousands of dollars. And puzzle designs that range from edgy, original artwork to your own, custom-ordered family photos.
Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden reopens Feb. 29 following four-year closure
With a horticulturist for a dad and a mom who cultivates roses, the love of plants is bound to wear off on you. Peter Van Dykes dad brought his young son on his landscaping jobs teaching him gardening skills like grafting early on. Though Peters degree from the University of California was in anthropology, his early jobs were mostly in landscape maintenance.
Australia’s forest fires threaten unique flora and fauna
When it comes to strange animals and plants, Australia is in the lead for its share of the unusual to unique. This ancient mini-continent has mammals that lay eggs, and marsupials that carry their premature babies in pouches. Recent fires put many in the animal kingdom at risk and the plant kingdom as well. Some Australian ecosystems will be altered for centuries and some may never recover.
Island Life: Maunakea Valentine
Photo shot from Mauna Loa weather station looking at Maunakea through a heart-shaped swirl of clouds on Valentines Day. (Stephen Hinkley/Community contributor)
Waimea library to celebrate Engineers Week with activities, bash
In celebration of Engineers Week, Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library is hosting an Engineering Bash next weekend in Waimea.
Island Life: If you got it, flaunt it
A wild tom turkey struts his stuff for the ladies on Thursday. (Jerry Slusser/Community contributor)
Scientists studying impact of climate change on atmospheric rivers
Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars in flood damage across the western U.S.
In brief: Schools
Libraries to close
for Presidents
Day holiday
Island Life: Hawaiian winter
Pristine white caps the top of Maunakea, as seen Wednesday morning from Waikoloa Village. (Carole Abarcar/Community contributor)
Island Life: Bi-biscus
A hibiscus blooms within a bloom in January, with a secondary flower on a stalk in its center. (Bob Viggers/Community contributor)
Island Life: 02-11-20
Kailua Bay is seen from Kailua Inn on a gorgeous day. (Chris Jochumson/Community Contributor)
Soup really is m’mm-m’mm good
It was a cold night during the extended holiday season. We had been indulging in everything one indulges in during that caloric time.
Island Life: 02-10-20
A jaboticaba tree, also known as the Brazilian grape tree, is full with fruit. (Bob Duffer/Community Contributor)
Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shorelines from the United States to New Zealand, and by doing so are helping better predict what rising sea levels will mean for coastal communities around the world.
Hawaii’s gardens reflect our diverse peoples and Valentine’s Day aloha
With Valentines Day this Friday, we tend to think of romantic love, but love is much more than romance. It is a state of being we define as Aloha.
Bench Warrants 02-09-20
As of Friday February 7, 2020 the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants: