Sunday Oct 25 | The Honolulu Advertiser
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, travel in furlough limbo
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 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.
Three state libraries removed from closure list
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.
Civic Corner - Library closures
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.
Proposal Could Close 5 Public Libraries
The board that oversees Hawaii's public libraries was told Thursday about a proposal to close five libraries statewide to deal with budget cuts.
Ewa Beach Library, four others may shut down because of budget cuts
The Board of Education, which oversees operations of state libraries, is considering closing five libraries due to budget cuts.
Holualoa Library to Close Temporarily Starting July 1
Holualoa Public Library on the Big Island will be closed temporarily effective Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
Holualoa man killed in Big Island crash
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.
Big Isle school likely to close
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.