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Global Mana Development Launches Groundbreaking Agrivillage Project in Hawaii
In a move poised to revolutionize local agriculture and food security, Global Mana Development has signed an agreement to develop a 77-acre Agrivillage in Papaikou, located on Hawaii’s Big Island. This project, spearheaded by fifth-generation farmer Steven Shropshire and the visionary team at Global Mana Development, aims to address the pressing issue of food supply shortages in Hawaii.
Waiākea grad to take over helm at Hawaiʻi Community College
One of Hilo’s own will take over the helm at Hawaiʻi Community College. Susan Kazama will become the college’s next chancellor as of July 19. She has been the school’s interim chancellor since July 1, 2023. Kazama was born and raised in Hilo. She is a...
Long-Term Recovery Plan For Lahaina Expected By December
Maui County’s new planning director, Kate Blystone, wants people to “think big” when it comes to rebuilding Lahaina. At the last of five community workshops to brainstorm how to rebuild the town that was largely destroyed by the Aug. 8 fire, some people wanted the footprint of the once-thriving business district to remain the same, but with three-story parking garages at each end. Others wanted the area that includes a part of Front Street to become a park or cultural corridor, honoring the place King Kamehameha made the Hawaiian Kingdom’s capital in 1802.
Korean Shave Ice or Bingsu shop opens in Honolulu
HONOLULU (Island News) -- A beloved dessert in Korea is now being served in Honolulu. En Hakkore is serving up traditional Korean shave ice or Bingsu. The Park Family opened a restaurant in Palama Market on Makaloa Street on Friday. What makes this Korean Treat so unique is the ice.
Another Hawaiʻi County mayoral candidate forum scheduled this week
Hui ʻOihana, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, and partners Hui Hoʻolako for Hawaiian Initiatives, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Nā Leo TV will host another chance for Big Island voters to ask questions and get information about the candidates who want to lead the island for the next four years.
The Big Island Makes Big Moves On Sustainability, Climate, Equity And Resilience
Hawaii has been a leader on many environmental and climate change issues, most notably in being the first state in the country to adopt a 100% renewables target for electricity (2015’s House Bill 623). We are making great progress on green energy and transportation, but it’s still not fast...
Kahuku’s Aiden Manutai commits to Cal to continue Hawai’i recruiting pipeline
The Hawai’i-to-Cal pipeline continues. Kahuku defensive back Aiden Manutai became the third Hawai’i high school football player in the class of 2025 to make a commitment to play for the University of California, Berkeley, when he made his decision known at a live-streamed event at the Ko’olau Plantation Estate in Ka’a’awa Friday afternoon.
EMS: 5 men treated for smoke inhalation from 2-alarm fire at H-Power plant
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu EMS officials treated five men for smoke inhalation from a 2-alarm fire at the H-Power plant in Kapolei on Monday evening. According to HFD officials, just around 4:30 p.m., a 2-alarm fire broke out at the H-Power plant due to smoldering trash on a conveyor belt.
The young entrepreneur behind Ryder’s Poke & Shave Ice
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Big dreams mean taking big chances. That’s what it took for one young entrepreneur to open up his own poke & shave ice shop back in 2022. Ryder Yamaguchi was fresh out of high school when he decided to start his own business. At the time, he was only 18 years old. […]
Owners of Lahaina commercial properties still wait for county guidance
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Nearly a year after Front Street and most of Lahaina were destroyed, businesses and landowners are still hoping to bring back the historic commercial district. But without direction from the county, Front Street’s fate remains in limbo. The shoreline buildings, some on the protective sea wall, were...
Funds Provided For Fentanyl Task Force, Big Island Substance Abuse Council
HILO, Hawaiʻi - $478,400 in National Opioid Settlement Funds are being invested to directly address the growing opioid crisis on Hawaiʻi Island. (BIVN) – $478,400 in National Opioid Settlement Funds are going to support the work of the Hawaiʻi Island Fentanyl Task Force, and its fiscal sponsor, the Big Island Substance Abuse Council.
Rotary club reflects on December Christmas event on Maui
The Rotary District of Hawaiʻi (D5000) contributed $10,000 to the Lahaina Restoration Foundation to shift a “winter wonderland” event in December from its usual location at the Lahaina Banyan Tree to the Royal Lahaina Resort in Kāʻanapali. The move ensured that children and their wildfire-displaced...
Local film industry talks gun safety amid 'Rust' shooting trials
Questions about gun safety on film and television sets are resurfacing after the dismissal Friday of involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin. Baldwin was on trial for his role in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget film "Rust." The film's armorer,...
School Tools: Aloha Termite & Pest Control helps to get keiki in need the school supplies to succeed
Lina Girl talks with Aloha Termite & Pest Control owner and CEO Jon Montalbo and his keiki Braxtyn and Maddox about the importance of giving back to through School Tools. Make your donations at http://kitv.com/schooltools.
University of Hawaiʻi researchers launch study of Lahaina wildfire and its impact on residents
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers are undertaking a five-year, $3.8 million study of government’s response to the Lahaina wildfire disaster and its impact on residents. With the one-year anniversary approaching next month, the university said the study funded by the National Institutes of Health will look...
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