KAILUA-KONA — The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel &Bungalows will shut its doors in October, sending roughly 400 employees back out into the job market. Then, roughly 14 months later, the resort will reopen to the public and invite each employee back to his or her original position at the same salary and tenure, as well as hire around 100 extra workers to staff the revamped property following large-scale renovations projected […]
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation said the mechanical issues that caused the closure of the Kohala Pool on April 19 have been resolved, and the pool is now open for public use. The Department thanks pool users and the general public for their patience during this unexpected closure.
KNKR's newest show, The Holoholo Hour premiered last night at 6pm. Hosts Kapono and Pike started off strong and are sure to be a popular show on KNKR. They discuss everything fishing. You can listen, on demand, to the premiere show here
A talk story by crew members from the worldwide voyage at 5:30 p.m. this Saturday at Eva Parker Woods Cottage Lawn at Mauna Lani Resort. From 3-5 p.m. May 1 and 3, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 5 and 3-5 p.m. May 7 and 9, guided tours of the historic canoe will be led by the crew members at Kawaihae Harbor. On May 3, the public can attend a panel presentation […]
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union’s (HCFCU) Kohala branch will offer a coloring station, photo booth and a Create-A-Bank contest all day Friday. From 2–6 p.m. a Keiki ID will be offered in addition to games, a science center, face painting and tattoos from 3–6 p.m. The event is for teens and keiki who want to get a head start on financial independence and planning for the future. The event will […]
Kohala swimming pool closed until further notice Saturday, April 21, 2018, 12:05 am The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announced that the Kohala Pool is closed until further notice because of equipment failure in the pump room. While the department evaluates the situation, swimmers can use the Kona Community Aquatic Center or the Honokaa Swimming Pool. Operating times, contact numbers and other pool information are listed under the […]
By KEVIN JAKAHI Hawaii Tribune-Herald Kohala junior ace Mikayla Kekoa and Konawaena sophomore ace Shaylann Grace tangled in a good old-fashioned pitchers’ extra-innings duel in Kapaau, where the Cowgirls do their best work at home. The two right-handers each fired four-hitters, but the Cowgirls scored in the bottom of the eighth to prevail 4-3 over the Wildcats in a BIIF Division II showdown on Monday, pushing their record to 7-2 […]
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * The entire state of Hawaii. * Through 6 PM Friday. * The remnants of an old front lingering across the state in combination with an upper level trough moving overhead, will bring the threat for heavy rainfall and flash flooding. The heaviest rainfall is expected to fall from Oahu eastward to the Big Island, […]
Lightning causes power outages on Hawai‘i Island HILO, April 15, 2018 – Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that customers in north and east Hawai‘i experienced power outages caused by thunderstorms impacting Hawai‘i Island this weekend. About 2,100 customers in north Kohala experienced an extended power outage Saturday evening. The outage began at about 5:40 p.m. and was necessary to allow crews to make temporary repairs to two transmission poles on Kohala […]
