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Waikoloa Plaza breaks ground: New opening date, stores confirmed, hotel

• Waikoloa Plaza’s development team, business owners and county officials take part in the shopping center’s blessing ceremony and ground breaking Friday morning. (Photos by LANDRY FULLER/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY)

WAIKOLOA VILLAGE — At a blessing ceremony and groundbreaking event Friday morning, Meridian Pacific, Ltd.’s owner and president Gary Pinkston said Waikoloa […]

Info from the Hawaii Island Humane Society

Review of Mi’s Waterfront Bistro

Chef Morgan with Lu

Once upon a time, in the early years of our five-star Hualalai Resort, during the aughts, when the Residents’ Beach House served only lunch, a young chef appeared, named Morgan Starr. Morgan’s star rose as he created innovative dinners which became famous world-round. Because his dream, however, was to […]

Have you tried: Foster’s Kitchen on Alii Drive?

A relatively new restaurant with unique and delicious food.

 

 

A Trip Out of the Bubble

The other day a few of us decided to take an excursion out of the bubble. No we weren’t going to Costco or Safeway or the Shops at Mauna Lani. We wanted to go someplace we haven’t gone in quite awhile. We took a trip to Honokaa. But we wanted to go via the Old […]

Ka’upulehu Interpretive Center will be open this Saturday Morning

Aloha

This Saturday the gate to the Ka’upulehu Interpretive Center (Ka Lae Mano) will open at 8:30 AM. The Kupuna, Ka’upulehu MarineLife Advisory Committee (Hualalai Resort, Kona Village, Kaupulehu Developments, OHA, Kamehameha Schools & Kukio) will hold a “Talk Story” to share the history of the Ahupua’a, Mo’olelo, Mele & conservation goals.

Paniolo Farmers’ Market Shares Beautiful Flowers

At the Paniolo Stables’ Farmers’ Market in Waimea are the most astonishing jacaranda blossoms and orchids. The unique orchids are grown by the world’s friendliest person, Matthias Seelis, who is not only good with growing things but good for our souls.

 

Thank you to Becky Holman

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Luxury Cinema Complex Coming to Waikoloa Beach Resort

Good news for movie lovers along the Kohala Coast! No longer will you have to drive to Honoka‘a or Kona to see a movie. Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas is in the process of building a three-screen cinema complex at the Queens’ Marketplace in Waikoloa Beach Resort.

This is No Ordinary Movie Theater

Each movie […]

Largest Moon in 70 year Monday Night. Look for it after the Mooch

A rare supermoon is set to light up skies on 13 and 14 November, as the satellite orbits closer to earth than it has done for 70 years.

The full moon is expected to appear at its biggest and brightest since January 1948.

Because the moon orbits the Earth in an oval shape, sometimes […]

A Touch of Classical Music…A Touch of Spooky

Try Wait is signed into Law by Governor

 

It has been a long road and our work now moves to a new phase for the next ten (10) years here . This is a first step towards our goal of eventually managing a sustainable marine resource at Ka’upulehu .

Mahalo for your letters and testimony in support at all […]

Visitors stream in as lava viewing area opens near Kalapana

KALAPANA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) –

It’s a breathtaking sight, and one that requires a three-mile hike.

But visitors say seeing the lava flowing down the Pulama Pali near the abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision is worth it.

“It’s gorgeous,” said Big Island resident Leilani Wilcox. “I’ve never gotten to see a live lava flow ’til now, […]

In Kona, looking for a new lunch place? Perhaps a French Cafe?

Click on the photo to see the menu.

This lovely restaurant can be found just north of Uncle Billy’s Kona Bay Hotel and tucked in the back off Alii drive. Croque Moniseurs and Macarons.

Let us know how you like it.

Thanks to Debbie Webster

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TRASH TALK #7

Aloha Trash Talkers!

Here is the question of the month:

Where does our recycling material go? Is it really recycled?

Answer – Yes! Hana Hou uses local commodities buyers to channel recycling material including Atlas Recycling, Big Island Scrap Metal, and Business Services Hawaii. Materials are generally processed in the following manner:

Glass – […]

Save the Dates: March 21st and March 23rd BIG IDEAS on the BIG ISLAND II

Dengue Fever locations as of 1/29/16

MESSAGE FROM AUNTY HANNAH SPRINGER: A KAHEA (CALL OUT) FROM THE FAMILIES OF KAʻŪPŪLEHU ON THEIR PROPOSED MARINE RESERVE & PUBLIC HEARING 2-11-16

 

The families of Kuki`o and Ka`upulehu, have resisted movement away from our `aina aloha, the region of North Kona, called Kekaha and further described as wai`ole (without water). A forever independent lot, we have been goat herders and ranchers, truck drivers and educators, always fishing our home waters and tending our gardens […]

TRASH TALK #6

Aloha Hualalai Homeowners, you might ask yourself: Why recycle?

Answer – Simple economics. Re-selling waste material is a much cheaper alternative to either landfilling or burning it. In addition, recycling saves energy, reduces water consumption, and prevents pollution and associated economic and ecological costs.

All developed countries have […]

The Ohana Foundation is Hosting and Information Meeting about Palamanui

Thankful for something new: Carts and Meat Counter at Safeway

The new wired baskets at Safeway are much cleaner and pleasant then the old, dirty, plastic ones

Beautiful new meat counter at Safeway!