Ke Ola Magazine Hawaii Island

02/28/2023

SHARING our final issueʻs "Ka Puana-Closing Thoughts" with a lamentation chant that "honors the services of the life of Ke Ola" by Kumu Keala Ching...watercolor painting "Reborn" courtesy of Melanie Pruitt.

A lamentation chant for Ke Ola Magazine's final issue, and its history of service. Kumu Keala Ching has been involved with the magazine since its first issue.

02/28/2023

FREE food handler certification instruction through West Hawaii Culinary - Palamanui and Laiopua 2020.

02/28/2023

IMMEDIATE ACTION, PLEASE!

GOOD PACKAGING BILL💫 URGENT ALERT 💥

Do you want to help get a good packaging bill passed? Call Senator Dela Cruz and ask him to schedule a hearing for Senate Bill 1458. Do this before the end of the day FEB. 28 aka TOMORROW.

808-586-6090. Tell them your name, where you’re from and ask him to schedule a hearing.

SB1458 creates a fee which charges the largest corporate retailers in the world for every ton of packaging waste they create in Hawaii. This money is then used to assess county-specific needs and FUNDS REUSE PILOT PROGRAMS. This can fund innovators and entrepreneurs to help food, beverage and other local goods move to reusable packaging!!

CALL TODAY OR TOMORROW 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

02/25/2023

NESTLED down a trail in lush Kēōkea is Kōnea o Kukui. Meaning "light or enlightenment to restore health," this tropical oasis is the happy place of Nani Svendsen of North Kohala. Writer Jan Wizinowich tells how Kōnea o Kukui is healing many while restoring community connections in the current issue and also online:

By Jan Wizinowich With the passage of time, a place becomes layered with the spirits of beings and events that hold the stories and wisdom of those who have gone before. Many may not notice or recognize the spirit of the land, but on Hawai‘i Island, it is still very much alive, if one listens to w...

02/23/2023

CANOE STORIES—Mary L. Moody shares how she got to know master canoe builder Jerry Benson of Kealakekua and his collaborations with the late Hawaiian artist Herb Kāne and involvement with the Makali‘i voyaging canoe. Itʻs in the current issue and also online:

Jerry Benson went into business with the Hawaiian artist and designer Herb Kāne, and together they made more than 100 canoes, including the Hōkūle‘a.

02/18/2023

SAID to bray like a donkey, the ʻA‘o, or Newellʻs Shearwater, is an endangered coastal seabird. Rachel Laderman of Lynker's Sustainable Pacific Program shares info about the seagoing bird, which nests in mountain burrows, in the current issue and online:

Once so plentiful they darkened Hawaiian skies when returning at night to their breeding burrows, their numbers crashed in the last century and were thought to be extinct statewide from 1908 to 1947

02/18/2023

Cookie Time! Support the Girls Scouts and get them 1:30-4:30pm Sat. Feb. 18 & 25 at Kona Commons fronting Jeans Warehouse.

Time for Thin Mints, Lemon-Ups, Trefoils and Do-si-dos! Kona Girl Scouts Troop 277 is selling all your favorite cookies 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 18 & 25 fronting Jeans Warehouse. Got milk? Head to Island Naturals.

02/16/2023

WEATHER ALERT—HAWAIʻI COUNTY PREPARES FOR WEATHER IMPACTS; ADVISES HEIGHTENED AWARENESS

Hawaiʻi County officials advise the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch set to go into effect tomorrow morning, February 16, and remain in effect through Saturday afternoon, February 18. The County expects rainfall of up to 20 inches throughout a 72-hour period and anticipates road closures, particularly in flood-prone areas. The areas expected to see the most severe impacts are Kaʻū, Puna, and Hilo, including areas along the Hāmākua Coast to Waipiʻo Valley. Road crews, utilities, Fire, and Police stand ready to address impacts caused by the anticipated weather as they occur to ensure public safety.

“We’re expecting a lot of rain over a condensed period and are asking residents to prepare for that,” said Mayor Mitch Roth. “Rainfall is nothing new to us, but as we look at the impacts we’ve had from similar events over the past couple of years, it’s better to be safe than sorry. We’ve seen the benefits of community preparedness and trust that the community will always do what is in the best interest of each other and our collective safety.”

The County has not requested the cancellation of any planned outdoor events or activities at this time but reminds residents that closures and/or cancellations may be necessary with little to no notice, pending the severity of the weather impacts.

Officials will continue to monitor the situation and update the public as necessary.

02/16/2023

OWL - Ohana Wa’a Laulima (the canoe family with many helping hands) is dedicated exclusively to giving individuals with disabilities the opportunity to learn the sport of paddling. Find coverage by Mālielani Larish in the current issue and online:

‘Ohana Wa‘a Laulima is one of the few canoe clubs in Hawai‘i dedicated to giving individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to learn the sport of paddling.

02/12/2023

DRESS UP your rice with this recipe by Brittany P. Anderson and learn about one of Hawai‘i's favorite condiments in the current issue and also online:

Furikake may be Hawai‘i Islandʻs favorite condiment, put on just about anything from rice to Chex Mix.

02/09/2023

A MAINSTAY in Keauhou Bay, the Capt. Jack was photographed by moonlight by Kona's Tina Clothier for our Table of Contents page. The boat was operated for years by Capt. Jack Ross, who enjoys retirement and sharing his many ocean adventures to appreciative mariners.

02/04/2023

OFFERING a variety of legal services, E. F. (Eddy) Cash-Dudley is a North-Hawai‘i attorney and author. With offices in Waimea and Capt. Cook, she offers estate planning, and her family law practice includes adoption, custody and paternity cases. Read about it in our "Talk Story with an Advertiser."

With offices in Waimea and Captain Cook, Eddy also provides low-cost estate planning documents including durable financial powers of attorney, and revocable transfer on death deed, and trusts.

02/02/2023

LUNAR New Year fun Friday at Queens' Marketplace

01/31/2023

PARTNERING with For Children to Flourish, Pua Ka 'Ilima 'O Kawaihae is taking keiki out on a sloop-rigged sailboat to learn first-hand about the ocean. Check out coverage by Ma‘ata Tukuafu in the current issue and also online:

Partnering with the nonprofit For Children to Flourish, they take young students out on boats to learn about ocean safety, marine animals, and for the pure enjoyment of being out on the ocean.