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Hawaii Food Banks Need Help!

Many in our community do not have enough food to put on their tables. And the food banks have empty shelves!

A food drive was held yesterday but it’s not too late to help. It’s easy to donate on line!

 

If you caught us on Hawaii News Now Sunrise on Friday, you saw […]

Stormy Sunset, Historic Large Swells

Hurricane Darby has passed by, but there were twenty feet swells down by Keauhou, caused by another unrelated event in the southern hemisphere. A wedding being held by the Hulihe’e Palace was also hit by a monster swell. No one was injured. You can check it out on KITV.com.

 

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Shake, Rattle and Roll!

It was shake, rattle and roll here at Hualalai late Saturday night. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook some of us awake.

Quoting from news reports follow:

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered less than 2 miles east-northeast of Kailua-Kona at a depth of about 7 miles at […]

Cruise Ships Returning to the Big Island!

Maui’s Beaches Are Disappearing Fast!

Scientists forecast that Hawaii could lose 40% of its beaches to sea level rise by 2050. West Maui, where Kahana Bay is located, is ground zero. About 14% of shoreline in West Maui has been completely lost to erosion, according to Hawaii Sea Grant. That’s the highest percentage of beach loss anywhere in Hawaii.

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Turbulent Times In Hawaii

photo by Bill McDowell

The Civil Beat published a story on January 26, 2022 about the high cost of living in Hawaii. It makes me wonder what the future holds.

“In the next decade or so Hawaii will have an unusually high number of people living past 85. As the number […]

Kona Reality For Some

We are so surrounded by beauty here at Hualalai that we sometimes don’t realize homelessness is a factor on our coast. The following is from an article in West Hawaii Today, which you can read in its entirety on their site.

What you can’t see: Homeless advocate takes to skies to map camps for outreach, […]

Stormy Seas!

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For Our Information!

Just wanted everyone who is here on island to know: RSV is going around in West Hawaii.

 

Blue Hope Conservation Roundtable

Sending on behalf of the Global Reefs team:

 

Dear Friends,

Please join The Nature Conservancy, Dr. Sylvia Earle and Mission Blue for a Blue Hope Conservation Roundtable on Friday, October 15th, at 7:00 am HST. This event will bring you under the waves of one of the most pristine and iconic marine ecosystems on […]

Shake, Rattle and Roll!!

 

(All was well at our house. We did have a chandelier sway for ten minutes.)

What’s Up With Air Quality ?

If you want to check on the air quality around your home, breezometer.com is helpful.

Before the volcano erupted on Wednesday, Hualalai was in the green.

 

 

Google: PM 2.5:

The term fine particles, or particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), refers to tiny particles or droplets in the air that […]

Kilauea Volcano Is Erupting

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Wednesday that Kilauea volcano is erupting.

At approximately 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, the observatory said it detected a glow in Kilauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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Hawaii Island Humane Society

(To donate you will have to go to the Hawaii Island Humane Society web page.)

News from the Hawaii Island Humane Society

 

Art Show and Sale: Firehouse Gallery in Waimea

Skies During The Storm of the Century 😂

photos by Bill McDowell

 

 

Although the news of Hawaii was grim on the mainland, Hualalaians were spared most of the rain and wind. I received many emails and texts checking on our welfare. I explained that the mountain of Hualalai protects us from many storms.

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Income/Capital Gains Tax Hike Bill

Below is an article about the proposed Hawaii tax increases that are in final consideration in the legislature. The top income tax rate would jump from 11% to 16% and the capital gains rate would jump from 7.25% to 11%. https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1362709/hawaii-senate-approves-income-capital-gains-tax-hike-bill Also below is a link where you can send an email expressing your views […]

The Volcano’s Lava Flows Fantastically

Aside from the pesky vog, the new eruption is captivating.

photos from Bill McDowell

Hawaii Humane Society Update

Exciting Updates from Hawaii Island Humane Society

 

Media Release – August 4, 2020

 

HAWAII ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY CONTINUES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT SHELTERS IN KEAAU, WAIMEA AND KONA

 

Hawaii Island Humane Society (HIHS) has relinquished control of the County owned Kona Shelter and has relocated its Kona operations to its state-of-the-art […]

Comet Neowise in the Hawaiian Skies

Comet watchers have enjoying the newly-discovered NEOWISE comet since it was first spotted in March 2020. … WISE was an infrared survey mission, but in 2013 it was re-christened as NEOWISE, which stands for Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. NEOWISE was given a new job: detecting asteroids and comets.

 

Really out-of-this world […]