Island Life: Sunset Showers
Sunset rain showers seen from Holualoa on April 11. (Linda Morley-Wells/Community contributor)
Laughter Therapy: April 17, 2021
Will start with one I forgot at Easter. Got a cute card from a Honolulu friend that had an adorable bunny on the cover, carrying a basket but with a very shocked look on his face. It said: “The Easter Bunny left eggs all over the yard, but you wouldn’t want to eat them..” Yep, fill in that blank thought!
Island Life: A cactus staple
A stapeliad cactus, also called a starfish cactus, seen April 5 in Waikola Village. (Jan Abbott/Community contributor)
Island Life: Penny for your Pachira
A Pachira insignus tree by the putting green at Kona Country Club. (Alan Tharp/Community Contributor)
Announcements: April 15, 2021
Health care scholarships available
Island Life: Color riot
A late March sunset seen from Waikoloa Village. (Linda Burns/Community contributor)
Island Life: Rest stop
An untagged Hawaiian monk seal sauntered out of the water and onto the beach path between Mahai’ula and Makalawena beaches in February. (Christine Haller/Community Contributor)
Gretchen’s table: Potato soup with cheese
My father’s favorite soup was potato, and my daughters have inherited his love for it.
Let fruits take the cake
Jason Schreiber is a staunch advocate of fruit cakes for every season.
Island Life: Flocking to the golf course
Nene gather at the third hole of the Waikoloa Village Golf Course. (Bonnie Sell/Community Contributor)
Announcements: April 11, 2021
New transfer station rule goes into effect Friday
Island Life: Passion for flowers
A passiflora (lilikoi) flower in Kona in late March. (Chris Haller/Community contributor)
Shaking off a dark winter with a spring cleaning, refresh
A spring cleanup and décor refresh have always been able to lift moods. But after this long pandemic winter, there’s special satisfaction in clutter removal, extra joy in being creative, particular pleasure in making a space even more your own.
Hawaii’s master gardeners are the Peace Corps of the tropical garden world
When it comes to community outreach, the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Extension Service is comparable to the way Peace Corps reaches out to folks in other countries. The Master Gardener program is an important component of the CTAHR Extension Service. That program is set up to assist local folks with home gardening issues. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this service has been severely limited, but is again available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Kona Office in Kainaliu.
Announcements: April 10, 2021
Hawaiian Electric awards grants to environmental nonprofits
Island Life: Rainy pololu day
A rainy Thursday at Pololu Valley Beach. (Katie Schroeder/Community contributor)
Island Life: Walking gingerly
An anole chills next to some red ginger in Waikoloa Village on Wednesday. (Joann Smiley/Community contributor)
Announcements: April 8, 2021
Youth Food Summit kicks off Saturday
Announcements: April 8, 2021
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Island Life: Chain of orchids
Hanging dendrobium orchids in Kona on Tuesday. (Bob Viggers/Community contributor)
