Captain Cook News

The varroa mite parasite that's been killing bees across the country is spreading on the Big Island, threatening local fruit and macadamia nut industries.

Trade mundane doodhi and baigan for these 5 lesser-known seasonal veggies. iTALK searches vegetable markets to tell you what should be making it's way into your kitchen Fancy supermarkets have killed the concept of seasonal vegetables, with most of them being available all through the year.

Hawai'i Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Darren Horio Phone: 326-4646, Ext.

Imagine flying to Hawaii on a working vacation, the Swarovski binoculars packed in the overhead bag, the anticipation of seeing new-to-me birds at an all-time high.

It's hard to imagine a time when there were still mysteries just beyond the blue horizon, even as Eleanor Nordyke holds the proof in her hands - a weathered journal from one of history's most celebrated explorers, Capt.

Hawai'i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 May 22, 2009 Report No.

A 1-year-old Big Island girl died and her 25-year-old mother was in critical condition yesterday after their car was hit at 7:28 p.m. Saturday by a Toyota pickup truck in Kailua-Kona. Police identified the girl as Aliyah Braden of Captain Cook.

A baby girl is dead and her mother in critical condition after a pickup truck collided with their vehicle on the Big Island.

JUST because you've landed in paradise, it doesn't mean that you don't qualify for some extra cosseting.

KEALAKEKUA - Family members were left questioning the county prosecutor's office and police after a former Captain Cook resident pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge yesterday - nearly three years after he hit and killed 88-year-old Mildred Mitamura with his vehicle as she was gardening in her front yard.

I've wondered countless times why there isn't a statewide statute requiring new buildings to have solar water heaters.

The state Department of Human Services has opened its third Ke Kama Pono safehouse for troubled teenagers.

The Sri Chinmoy 6 and 10 day races are underway in Flushing Meadow Corona Park in Queens.

Coffee growers, those interested in growing coffee and coffee enthusiasts are encouraged to attend the second annual Seed to Cup Workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at Kula Community Center.

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A Hawaiiana collector who auctioned off his library in New York this week earned enough to buy a whole new library.

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK: A HERO MADE AND UNMADE. By Glyn Williams. Harvard University Press.

This is a fantastic look at Capt. James Cook's third voyage across the Pacific, which began in England in 1776 with the intent of discovering the lands and peoples of the side of the world opposite Europe.

A 60-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting his son on the Big Island was arrested yesterday upon his release from a Honolulu hospital.

The discovery of more than 50 ancient rock engravings in Tonga has excited archaeologists, who say they demonstrate the links between the Pacific island and Hawaii before Europeans arrived.