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1 week ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
May 29, 2025, 3:00 AM HST Farmers, ranchers and foresters on the Big Island can learn more about conservation programs and assistance at a free workshop hosted tonight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The East Hawaiʻi Farmers, Ranchers & Foresters Resource Workshop runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Komohana Research and Extension Center.
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1 week ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
Big Island Coffee Roasters, a business that started as a coffee farm in Puna, now supports 25 local farmers by bringing their beans to cups around the world. Kelleigh Stewart and Brandon Damitz also have turned the company into an award-winning brand, a successful café and a public roastery in Hilo. And during the process, they have helped to put the relatively young Kaʻū coffee on the map. Kelleigh Stewart is photographed on a coffee farm.
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1 week ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
May 26, 2025, 3:00 AM HST The Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival will deliver a rich tapestry of jazz, blues, Hawaiian and zydeco Cajun music with legendary artists from New Orleans and Chicago this weekend. The Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival is a celebration of music, culture, and community, set against the backdrop of Hawaiʻi Island.
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1 week ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
May 26, 2025, 1:00 AM HST In an effort to honor the 90th anniversary of Social Security, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Hawaiʻi is holding a telephone town hall with U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and AARP’s Director of Financial Security Chad Mullen. “Social Security is arguably the most successful government initiative in history,” said AARP State Director Kealiʻi Lopez. “We’re grateful to U.S. Sen.
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1 week ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
May 25, 2025, 1:00 AM HST Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announces the following lane closures and road work projects for state roadways on the Big Island during the week of May 27-30. Cars are in traffic due to tree trimming closing a lane on Highway 11 near Hilo. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now)MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY 11)NĀʻĀLEHUSINGLE LANE CLOSURE possible in either direction between mile post 58 to 60, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27-30 for cutting gass.
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2 weeks ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
Kapaʻa, the Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday, challenging its actions to open the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. Manini swim together near Johnston Atoll.
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2 weeks ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
May 23, 2025, 7:02 PM HST Multiple Hawaiʻi fire department units were dispatched to a structure fire at the Sacred Hearts Public Shelter Housing Units at 3 p.m. Friday. Hawaiʻi Police Department were on the scene upon arrival and had cleared the scene of bystanders and assisted in evacuating nearby structures. Upon arrival, personnel found a 10 x 10 single occupant, wooden-framed residential structure with contents 90% involved in the fire.
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2 weeks ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
Hawaiʻi Island children ages 5 to 18 can participate in the first HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase for a chance to record a single and receive a custom-made ʻukulele. HI-PAL, the Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League, provides social and athletic activities for Hawaiʻi Island youth between ages 5 and 17. Activities range from boxing, basketball, and fishing tournaments to canoe regattas, school dances, rodeo events, and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
The Hawaiʻi Keiki Museum is hosting various camps throughout the summer to inspire curiosity and innovation through science. The Hawaiʻi Keiki Museum will offer nine weekly camps over nine weeks, connecting children to science, technology, engineering, art, and math subjects through hands-on exploration. The weekly camps listed below will take place in June and July, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays at the Hawaiʻi Keiki Museum in Waikōloa.
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2 weeks ago | 
bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling
The state of Hawaiʻi won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday. Anne Lopez, Hawaiʻi attorney general. PC: CourtesyOn March 13, Attorney General Anne Lopez led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the administration after it announced plans to eliminate half of the U.S. Department of Education workforce.
