Oct 15, 2009 | The Honolulu Advertiser
Water system now meets federal quality for drinking
After eight years of violating safe drinking water standards, the Pahala water system is now up to par, West Hawaii Today reported.
Parasite's spread appears inevitable
HILO, Hawai'i - In just over a year's time, the varroa mite, a parasite that kills honeybees, has spread from the Hilo Bay area north to Onomea and south to Pahala, researchers say.
It comes on the Kona winds - the dreaded yellow-brown haze of vog that makes eyes burn and lungs protest.
Someone throwing ricks at motorists near Pahala
The Hawai'i Police Department is investigating several criminal property damage cases reported on July 17 around 4 p.m. Ka'u police officers responded to a report of someone throwing rocks at motorists traveling south on Highway 11 between the 50- and 51-mile markers in the area of Pahala.
Rocks Thrown At Big Island Motorists
Big Island police are investigating reports of four vehicles damaged by rocks thrown at them on Mamalahoa Highway.
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.
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.
Kona coffee wins state's first cupping competition
Onouli Farm of Kona won top honors at Hawaii's first coffee-cupping competition this weekend at the Hawaii Coffee Association's 14th annual conference at Maui Tropical Plantation.
Alternatives crucial to fill library needs
A library is a window on the world, and, especially for people living miles away from the next community, it's distressing to see that window slam shut.
State Librarian Richard Burns is proposing that the state Board of Education consider the closures.
On Sunday, June 7, a group of students from Volcano School of Arts and Sciences, Ka TMau High, and Pahala Elementary School were welcomed on a VIP visit to the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center on Hawaii.
You know how just about every neighborhood in Hawai'i has the 'rasta house'? A place where surfers put up Bob Marley pareaus in the windows, have 'One Love' stickers on their trucks and play Chaka Demus and Peter Tosh music all day and night? Friday morning, the rasta house down the street was blasting Michael Jackson from speakers in the window.
Action plan to protect students from vog
Keeping a child indoors during recess is normally reserved for students who misbehave.
Pahala Library to Close for ADA Repairs
Pahala Public and School Library is scheduled to close beginning Wednesday, June 10 for approximately two months for health, safety, and accessibility improvements, and the installation of a new roof.
NTSB says pilot error caused fatal crashes that killed four in Isles
Pilot error is being blamed for two fatal air crashes in Hawaii last year that killed four people.