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KA‘U COFFEE FESTIVAL OFFERS PROCESSING, GROWING EXPERTISE AT FREE KA‘U COFFEE COLLEGE MAY 5  PAHALA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND—Leaders in the specialty coffee industry and orchard research are presenting a host of educational opportunities for island coffee farmers at the annual Ka‘u Coffee College 9 a.m.-pau May 5 at the Pahala Community Center.  The annual educational series […]

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI’I ISLAND—Kick off the holiday season and celebrate the 30th year of the Big Isle’s premier holiday extravaganza at the festive Christmas with the Chefs, Saturday, Dec.1. The annual gala is on the seaside grounds of Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel from 5:30-8 p.m. Members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Kona Kohala Chefs […]

JULY 30, 2018 ~ HAWAII COFFEE ASSOCIATION HOSTS 23rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND 10TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE CUPPING COMPETITION Kauai, Hawaii- Coffee industry professionals from across the state assembled for the Hawaii Coffee Association’s (HCA)  23rd Annual Conference and 10th Annual Statewide Cupping Competition this past weekend at the Kauai Beach Resort located in Lihue. A robust program featured presentations […]

GET $50 DISCOUNT BEFORE AUGUST 1 FOR HTFG CONFERENCE HAWAII— The 28th Annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference is September 20-23 at Leeward Community College in Pearl City on Oahu and continues with five gatherings on the neighbor islands. Dates run consecutively September 25-29 with mini-conferences moving to Kauai, Molokai, Maui and in both Kona […]

HAWAI‘I ISLAND—The 2019 annual Waimea Ocean Film Festival (Waimea Film) kicks off the new year January 1-9, in Waimea, as well as The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i, Mauna Kea Resort and Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Festival passes are available online starting July 11 at www.waimeaoceanfilm.org with extra early purchase pass rates available at that time. The Waimea Ocean Film […]

HONOLULU – Three Maui women have been honored with induction into the Hawai‘i Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), an invitational organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality. The three 2018 inductees from Maui include Lee Anderson, executive chef and owner of Sugar Beach Events; Elizabeth McDonald, pastry chef and owner of […]

KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Chocolate—in its many tempting forms–stars at the seventh annual Big Island Chocolate Festival gala 5-9 p.m. Sat., April 28 at Hapuna Beach Resort. Indulge in both savory and sweet creations prepared by top chefs and chocolatiers, plus unlimited wine and beer pours, in the spacious ballroom and twinkle-lit courtyard. More chocolatey fun […]

ACTIVITIES PERK APRIL 21-MAY 6 Ka‘u, Hawai‘i Island—The 10th annual Ka‘u Coffee Festival celebrates its award-winning brew with java-jumping fun starting April 21 and culminating May 5-6 with the popular, day-long ho‘olaulea‘a and coffee college educational series. Supported by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and a host of community sponsors and volunteers, the Ka‘u Coffee Festival […]

Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library 808-887-6067 Sat., February 24 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. Engineers Week is February 19-24 and we’re celebrating with a family-friendly Engineering Bash! Meet some of the island’s most talented engineers from Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Pohakuloa Training Area, and the W.M. Keck Observatory, and discover the […]

Kona Historical Society will make its famous Portuguese cinnamon bread to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. This special bake will happen on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Kona Historical Society’s stone oven, or forno, located in the pasture below its main office and its historic general store museum in Kealakekua. Two volunteers, Leila Nessen (left) and Kathy […]