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All rise for rice: Make a perfect pot in a saucepan, Instant Pot or automatic cooker

Jun. 30, 2020

Cooking rice is not rocket science and requires little effort. But cooking it perfectly requires some basic rules and common sense.

Island Life: On the prowl

Jun. 30, 2020

A snowflake eel is spotted in Kahalu’u Bay. (Bill Stockly/Community Contributor)

Chocolate festival canceled for 2020

Jun. 30, 2020

Due to limitations on the size of groups during COVID-19, the Big Island Chocolate Festival is canceled for 2020. The next festival will be April 30-May 1, 2021, at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Island Life: Dip in the ocean

Jun. 29, 2020 • Updated 10:19 a.m.

Beachgoers swim at La’aloa Beach Park, also known as Magic Sands. (Randi Johnson/Community Contributor)

Making the most of your outdoor space, no matter how small

Jun. 28, 2020

Coronavirus quarantine had many people rethinking the interiors of their homes this spring. DIY projects were tackled, and rooms reorganized.

Ginger adds fragrance and color to Hawaiian gardens

Jun. 28, 2020

Visitors to our Islands frequently comment on how fragrant our air smells with the abundance of flowers in bloom.

West Hawaii state parks to close early on Saturday

Jun. 28, 2020

Several West Hawaii state parks will close early on Saturday, July 4.

Bench Warrants: June 26, 2020

Jun. 27, 2020

As of Friday June 26, 2020 the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:

Island Life: Mammal, fish, or insect?

Jun. 27, 2020

A raccoon butterfly fish fronts for the camera in Kahaluu bay last week. (Reiko Sekine/Community contributor)

UH astronomers discover Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting young, nearby star

Jun. 27, 2020

Astronomers study stars and planets much younger than the sun to learn about past events that shaped the solar system and Earth. Most of these stars are far enough away to make observations challenging, even with the largest telescopes. But now this is changing.

Surprising growth rates discovered in deepest photosynthetic corals

Jun. 27, 2020

New research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa revealed unexpectedly high growth rates for deep water photosynthetic corals. The study published in the journal Coral Reefs, led by Samuel Kahng, affiliate graduate faculty in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), alters the assumption that deep corals living on the brink of darkness grow extremely slowly.