Kona Brewing’s ‘Bruddahs’ Make First National TV Campaign
Kohala Connection: the creative team behind this ad are the late Jim Channon's son & son-in-law. ~Cosmic~
Shark Bite Reported Off Waikoloa Coast
(Via BIVN) – A 75-year-old man “received wounds to his leg” in an apparent shark encounter that occurred after 10 a.m. Tuesday, within an isolated area between ‘Anaeho‘omalu Bay and Keawaiki off the Waikoloa coast of Hawai‘i Island.According to the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources: The man and three others report they were paddling outrigger canoes about a half-mile off shore when one of the boaters noticed the victim […]
Marine research center proposed for Kawaihae Harbor
A nonprofit group dedicated to recording whale songs wants to build a marine science center at Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor, and it’s secured support from a number of political, Native Hawaiian and marine backers. The applicant, Jupiter Research Foundation, is based in Los Altos, California, and Puako. In addition to its work with whales, the foundation also delves into wave glider instrumentation and the electrical behavior of plants, according to […]
Search Continues for Shooting Suspect
HPD Media Release: Hawaiʻi Island Police are continuing their search for the suspect in a Kona shooting incident. Following up on tips from the community, police have checked locations in Kohala and Kona, and police teams continue to search for Walter Gomes III since the initial incident. “We appreciate the cooperation of citizens and Neighborhood Watch groups for being our eyes and ears on the street,” said Lieutenant Roylen Valera […]
Eye On: Pua Ka`ilima Cultural Surf Park
This Surf Park live cams the conditions from Kawaihae. A vision for the future with an eye on the past Since the Hawaiian people first inhabited Kawaihae on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island, the reefs fronting Pua Ka`ilima Cultural Surf Park have been used for surfing. In 1992, Tiger Espere started a tradition bringing together surfers not only from the Big Island but from many parts of the […]