Holualoa News

For the children of successful artists, going into the family business might seem like the obvious choice.

Catholic churches around the state will hold special masses, healing services and even parades to celebrate a relic of St.

MAUNA LANI BAY IS BACK: Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows re-opens Nov. 1 after being closed for refreshment.

Kona coffee belongs to a special breed of agricultural product. Hawai'i is the only coffee-growing region in the United States, and with its storied past Kona coffee has spawned an impressive number of estate farms of exceptional quality and global stature.

Field trips for thousands of students statewide are among the activities hanging in the balance as administrators juggle calendars and try to figure out how to accommodate the 17 planned furlough days for the school year.

The future of the Big Island's Kealakekua Public Library remained uncertain Thursday, even as the Board of Education considered a revised budget proposal.

The Friends of the Library of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Public Library System hope patrons will donate at least that amount to help keep open the state's public libraries.

Budget restrictions, hiring freezes and staffing shortages could lead to a temporary closure at the Lahaina Public Library, State Librarian Richard Burns is reporting today to a Board of Education committee.

The Hawai'i Public Library System may have to close some library branches intermittently and substantially pare back public service hours, but no libraries would be permanently closed, according to a $5.7 million budget reduction plan before the state Board of Education.

Maui businesswoman Joan McKelvey is upset about a proposal to close the Lahaina Public Library, because the next nearest library is more than 20 miles away in Wailuku.

The latest proposal? Closing five school libraries: Holualoa Public Library, Pahala Public and School Library, Kealakekua Public Library, Ewa Beach Public and School Library, and Hana Public and School Library.

Public library patrons are gathering petitions, writing lawmakers and e-mailing the Board of Education to try to avert the closure of five branches due to budget cuts.

The state Board of Education is considering a proposal to reduce the Hawaici State Public Library System's budget by more than $5.7 million.

The board that oversees Hawaii's public libraries was told Thursday about a proposal to close five libraries statewide to deal with budget cuts.

The Board of Education, which oversees operations of state libraries, is considering closing five libraries due to budget cuts.

Holualoa Public Library on the Big Island will be closed temporarily effective Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

A 21-year-old Holualoa man died yesterday from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Route 190 at the 17-mile marker in North Kona, Big Island police officials said.

Herbert Murata's small urban garden sustains him, in more than the obvious ways.

HYATT'S GOLD PASSPORT PLANNER REWARDS program allows meeting planners to secure personal Hyatt Gold Passport 'points' for booking corporate meetings at Hyatt locations.

A tiny high school on the Big Island that provides a free college-preparatory education to students from Pacific island nations expects to shut down at the end of the academic year for lack of funds.