3.7 Quake, North Kohala
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled through Hawi this morning at 12:05am. According to the USGS, the quake originated 11km SSE of Kapaau at a depth of 11.4 miles.
The Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative
The cooperative links growers to buyers, including schools and hospitals, to help satisfy a growing demand for breadfruit. In just two years, the Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative (HUPC) has amassed 35 member farms, built a processing facility, harvested 53,000 pounds of ulu, and supplied 3,000 pounds of prepared ulu. For 2018, it’s on track to provide 12,500 pounds to all of the state’s public schools. It’s tangible proof that “it makes […]
Hawaii’s ‘Rapid Ohia Death’ Disease Is Killing the Forest Canopy
And There's No End In Sight from: NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE Mythology holds that the goddess Pele, in a fit of jealous rage, transformed the man she loved into a gnarly evergreen called the ohia. That’s the tragic tale behind the beautiful tree that, in its many forms, makes up most of Hawaii’s forest canopy. (It also grows as a shrub or an epiphyte—a tree that grows on other trees.) It would […]
ADDITIONAL ‘ALALĀ RELEASED
INTO NATURAL AREA RESERVE ON HAWAI‘I ISLAND (Hilo, HI) – Tomorrow will mark a year since the successful reintroduction of critically endangered Hawaiian crows into the forests of Hawai’i. Yesterday researchers with The ʻAlalā Project released five more ‘Alalā into the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve. These birds will join eleven ‘Alalā already thriving in native forests on the windward slopes of Mauna Loa. The two females and three males, […]
Found: Mattress Art
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Picture Perfect Reopening
Via: Hawaii 24/7 Hawaii National Park, HI – Smiling rangers, beautiful weather, and drinking water welcomed visitors back into Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park today, which closed May 11 after unprecedented volcanic activity threatened public safety and damaged park roads, waterlines, buildings and trails. Park rangers turned off the Park Closed sign on Highway 11 and replaced it with a new message: Welcome Back/Park Open. Rangers were able to open the […]
Mauna Kea Rules and Use Public Meeting Scheduled
Via: HawaiiNewsNow Hearings being held this week will give the public a chance to weigh in on proposed administrative rules for public and commercial activities on Mauna Kea. Four hearings are scheduled this week, the first being held Monday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sullivan Conference Center located at the UH Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo Street, Honolulu. The three other hearings on Hawaii Island and Maui will take place according to […]
DLNR: New Beaches In Puna
Video via Big Island Video News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajenHbaqMEU
In Advance of Software Upgrades, Helco Extends Service Hours
The companies’ computer software upgrade will affect phone, online and walk-in services from Friday, Sept. 28, to Monday, Oct. 1. Helco will temporarily extend their Customer Call Center hours starting Sept. 24 to help minimize anticipated delays resulting from the companies’ system-wide software upgrade. The extended Customer Call Center hours will run from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, through Friday, Oct. 5, excluding weekends. Customers may call […]