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Kona Historical Society will reopen the historic H.N. Greenwell Store Museum to the public on Monday, February 5, 2018 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kona Historical Society Historical Interpreter Jim Miller shows patrons a lauhala hat, an example of one of the products that would have been bought or sold by merchants, farmers, ranchers and […]

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 on Kauai, Molokai, Maui and in both Kona and Hilo. Geared to farmers, educators, orchard managers and proponents of […]

WAIMEA, HAWAII ISLAND— The 25th anniversary of the Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival has a full lineup of free, multi-cultural performing arts and hands-on demonstrations, plus over 150 crafters and food booths 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. Festivities are at various venues sprawling through the town’s center—look for pink banners identifying site locations. New […]

Kona Historical Society has been awarded $40,000 through the Hawaii Community Foundation’s FLEX Grants Program. The grant was given by the Robert Emens Black Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation, the Hokuli`a Community Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation, and the West Hawaii Fund supported by the Stanley and Renee Tomono Fund of the Hawaii […]

  Kona Historical Society Executive Director Joy Holland and Kona Historical Society Development Associate Dance Aoki hold a check donated by the West Hawaii Association of Realtors during the WHAR Annual Membership Meeting on December 1, 2017 at Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai. The West Hawaii Association of Realtors raised $12,811 for Kona Historical Society as […]

TAKE A SWEET AND SAVORY TRIP AROUND THE WORLD AT 7TH BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—With the theme, “Chocolate Around the World,” the seventh annual Big Island Chocolate Festival is April 27-28 with events headquartered from the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Indulge in the alluring, rich taste of chocolate—in both its sweet […]

Ocean Experience, Ocean Environment, Island Culture Opens January 1, 2018 on Hawai‘i Island HAWAI‘I ISLAND – The action-packed 2018 Waimea Ocean Film Festival (Waimea Film) offers an exciting lineup of films, speakers, coffee talks, Q&As, exhibits, presentations and morning activities, running non-stop January 1-9. The annual event opens January 1, with films playing simultaneously January […]

WAIMEA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Celebrating a quarter of a century, Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. This year marks the event’s silver anniversary, which showcases the blooming of Church Row Park’s historic cherry trees and the Japanese tradition of viewing them—hanami. Hanami celebrates the fleeting beauty of nature while heralding […]

Friends of NELHA debuts new Monday Inspiring Innovation tour KEAHOLE-KONA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND— The non-profit Friends of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (FON) offers a new public tour on Mondays at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology (HOST) Park. The tour joins FON’s lineup of informative weekday tours that include Ocean Conservation on Tuesdays […]

The revised FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Hawaii County became effective September 29, 2017. The flood maps have been updated. You may want to check to see if flood insurance is required for your home. Even if you are near a flood zone it may be in your best interest to obtain flood […]