HI Life

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 […]

March 26, 2019

HI Life

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 […]

March 24, 2019

HI Life

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TRAIL USE SURVEY

The Na Ala Hele Trails and Access Program is looking for volunteers to assist in its trail use survey project during April and May. The program is trying to get a better idea of who and how many folks hike on the Big Island trails. Photo courtesy Cosmic Cowgirl Volunteer survey takers are needed at the following trail heads: --Pololū Trail--Muliwai (Waimanu) Trail--Ala Kahakai Trail at: Spencer Beach ParkMau‘umae BeachHāpuna BeachPuakō […]

March 20, 2019

Government

Waipiʻo Access Limited?

Via; BIVN The trip down the Waipiʻo Valley Access Road – a dangerous drive for unfamiliar visitors – could soon be more tightly regulated under a proposed bill moving through the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. House Bill 529 HD1 “prohibits any vehicle, except a low-range, four-wheel drive vehicle, from being driven through or in Waipio Valley, except under certain circumstances.” The bill has already passed through the State House and is now […]

March 17, 2019

HI Life

Bill to Replace Good Friday with Lā Kūʻokoʻa

(Via: BIVN) – A bill moving through the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, if passed, would reestablish Lā Kūʻokoʻa, “Hawaiian Recognition Day”, and replace Good Friday as a state holiday. SB1451 SD1 has already been passed by the State Senate and is now in the House. A hearing on the bill will be held in the House Committee on Labor & Public Employment on Tuesday, March 12. The bill initially proposed removing Presidents’ Day […]

March 13, 2019

Hawaii Police Department

More Police for Puna & Kaʻū?

(via: BIVN) – The need for more police in Puna and Kaʻū was detailed in emotional testimony on Tuesday during a Hawaiʻi County Council Public Safety Committee meeting in Hilo. Councilmember Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder introduced a resolutionrequesting an increase in the ratio of police officers per resident in the Puna district “to reduce risk and response times for police officers attempting to help those in need of assistance.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6nwcLCIjk&feature=youtu.be Mayor Harry Kim has […]

March 13, 2019

HI Life

Hilo 5.5

(BIVN) – A Magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the south flank of Kīlauea Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island at 12:55 a.m. HST early Wednesday morning. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.3 km and was felt all across the Big Island. It was felt strongest in Volcano Village. For a short time, the USGS website also measured the earthquake at a possible Magnitude 4.8, but later appeared to confirm a Magnitude 5.3 measurement. […]

March 13, 2019

Environment

Senate Passes Bill To Ban Certain Single-Use Plastics

Via BIVN- A bill that prohibits the purchase, use, sale, or distribution of plastic beverage bottles, utensils, stirring sticks, polystyrene foam containers, and straws by state and county agencies has passed out of the Hawaiʻi State Senate and is now in the House of Representatives. State Senator Mike Gabbard spoke in favor of SB522 SD2, a measure he helped introduce, from the floor of the senate during third reading on March […]

March 11, 2019

HI Life

Hilo Airport Road Closes Overnights This Week

The two exit lanes leading out of the Hilo International Airport parking lot will close overnight this week, and officials say motorists should vacate the parking lot prior to the closure. map courtesy Hawaiʻi DOT The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division reports the two exit lanes leading out of the parking lot will be closed overnight at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019, following the last […]

March 11, 2019

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