West Hawaii Today, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
West Hawaii Today
KAMAKAHONU — In the latter years of King Kamehameha I’s life, the Ahu‘ena Heiau was a place of government and political power. It was there, according to documents that landed the site on the National Register of Historic Places, nightly council meetings were held and his son, Liholiho, received his instruction.
HONOLULU — A hard that controls one of two air ambulance companies in Hawaii is acquiring the other business.
KEALAKEKUA — There was a little something for everyone Monday at the 14th annual UpCountry Faire in Kealakekua, hosted by Christ Church Episcopal in honor of both Labor Day and the church’s sesquicentennial.
SAN FRANCISCO — Security guard Eric Leon observes the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records movie and sounds alerts. According to its maker, it deters mischief just by making the rounds.
HONOLULU — Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual private assistants.
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KAMAKAHONU — In the latter years of King Kamehameha I’s life, the Ahu‘ena Heiau was a place of government and political power. It was there, according to documents that landed the site on the National Register of Historic Places, nightly council meetings were held and his son, Liholiho, received his instruction.
HONOLULU — A rigid that controls one of two air ambulance companies in Hawaii is acquiring the other business.
KEALAKEKUA — There was a little something for everyone Monday at the 14th annual UpCountry Faire in Kealakekua, hosted by Christ Church Episcopal in honor of both Labor Day and the church’s sesquicentennial.
SAN FRANCISCO — Security guard Eric Leon witnesses the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records movie and sounds alerts. According to its maker, it deters mischief just by making the rounds.
HONOLULU — Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual individual assistants.
Big Island Harley Davidson in Kona hosted their annual Labor Day Party Sunday afternoon.
KOHALA COAST — The medics were gone by now, on their way to Hilo Medical Center.
The Hawaii Police Department is asking for the public’s help in processing court bench warrants.
Labor Day was created as a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the American working class, and the working class celebrates it in a multitude of ways.
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. David Ige’s administration has fulfilled its promise of installing air conditioning in 1,000 classrooms.
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Volcano Update
Sometimes you just have to sit down and do it. Everyone is faced with this challenge at one time or another and scientists are no exception. Our research into the explosive history of Kilauea Volcano came to just such a head earlier this year.
Local news
KAMAKAHONU — In the latter years of King Kamehameha I’s life, the Ahu‘ena Heiau was a place of government and political power. It was there, according to documents that landed the site on the National Register of Historic Places, nightly council meetings were held and his son, Liholiho, received his instruction.
State & Regional
WAILUKU, Maui — Hawaii Energy has launched the latest phase of a program to substitute families’ older, energy-eating refrigerators with fresh, energy-efficient models.
Arts & Entertainment
Very first came the taco trucks, then the malasada trucks and then the Jamaican Chicken trucks. The food truck phenomenon began taking off around the country about the same time the economy began to decline, as a way to provide delicious meals without the typical costly investment. The Kona artist, simply known as Jameson, is taking this idea of a mobile business to a entire fresh level with his fresh venture, The Aloha Art Truck.
Local Sports
Local Features
A water lily blooms despite not having water during the ongoing water confinement in North Kona. (Suzy Coyne/Community Contributor)
Obituaries
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Opinion
WASHINGTON — Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Actually, Keats, a romantic, did not mention that last part. He died before the birth of the subject of a waning American romance, football. This sport will never die but it will never again be, as it was until recently, the subject of uncomplicated national enthusiasm.
