Quick Fix: Celebrate salmon season with these kabobs
It’s a treat to savor wild salmon at this time of year. The season started May 1 and runs through August. Here’s a new and easy way to cook salmon. Place salmon cubes on skewers and grill or broil them.
Island Life: Southern sunset
Dusty hues make for a gorgeous Kona sunset.
Island Life: Kula gardenias
Beside turning three different colors, white, yellow and orange, these Kula gardenias have a heavenly fragrance.
Island Life: Smile, it’s Saturday
A collector urchin (hawaʻe maoli) put two small shells made a funny face in Kailua Bay.
Island Life: May you find your pot of gold this weekend
A rainbow is seen over Saddle Road.
US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
Island Life: When the tide goes out
The ‘Ai’opio Fish Trap at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park is seen at low tide.
Island Life: Morning reflection
The sunrise reflects off clouds as seen from this lanai view over monstera in Kailua-Kona.
Island Life: A rare sight
The rarely seen stinkhorn fungus shows its colors in Kona. Stinkhorns are mushrooms that are found from the tropics to more temperate regions.
Channel your inner Julia Child with these recipes that are actually achievable
As the HBO Max series winds down, take a page from the chef’s playbook and start mastering the art of French cooking.
When life hands you lemons, make lemony lamb chops, or a lemon tart, or …
Lemons get a bad rap.
Island Life: Pretty prickly
The colorful tidepools at Wawaloli Beach Park in Kona are a sight to see.
America’s love affair with the lawn is getting messy
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — LeighAnn Ferrara is transforming her small suburban yard from grass bordered by a few shrubs into an anti-lawn — a patchwork of flower beds, vegetables and fruit trees.
6 ways to make your garden more successful
Homeowners enjoy gardening for many different reasons. In addition to adding beauty to a property, gardens can offset grocery costs by yielding tasty produce. They also offer important habitats and food sources for both insects and animals.
Island Life: Blue jade for Mom
Blue jade blooms in a Kona backyard.
Ask Angi: What’s trending outdoors this year?What’s trending outdoors this year?
Outdoor living has come a long way since throwing a blanket down for a family picnic. Advances in exterior features have made al fresco relaxation as much a part of everyday life as spending time in your kitchen or living room — meaning you have more options than ever before to bring indoor comforts to the outdoors.
Style at Home: The art of pattern mixing
We love to mix everything from styles to colors and especially patterns. After all, new traditional design is a mix itself. It is classic and fresh, livable and luxe, formal and fun. The goal is to take “traditional” elements and turn them into “new” design concepts that paint the story of you in your home. Pattern mixing is the starting point to be creative and show personality; it is the perfect excuse to be wild and free and throw the rulebook out the window. Without a rulebook, you can start to create a uniquely wonderful home.
Island Life: Newly eclosed monarch
The term to describe the activity when a butterfly “hatches” is eclosed. This female Monarch butterfly prepares for her first flight 24 hours after eclosing.
Island Life: Kona sunrise
A couple enjoy their coffee and a Kona sunrise from the Kailua Pier.
Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history
Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams — who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee — knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, as played by Whoopi Goldberg in the comic film “Sister Act.”