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A team of American, Canadian and Chilean astronomers have stumbled onto a remarkably faint cluster of stars orbiting the Milky Way that puts out as much light as only 120 modest Sun-like stars. The tiny cluster, called Muñoz 1, was discovered near a dwarf galaxy in a survey of satellites around the Milky Way using […]

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.

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MEDIA RELEASE Seven Hawaii high school teams, and one independent elementary school team, are competing in the 2012 FIRST Championship robotics competition at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo. The FIRST Championship April 25-28 is the culmination of the season’s FIRST programs, bringing together three separate robotics competitions for the ultimate ‘Sport for […]

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The Coast Guard is implementing the use of a non-lethal signaling and warning device to support the service’s ports waterways and coastal security mission in Hawaii. The LA51 signal and warning device is a fired from a 12-gauge military shotgun to produce a visible signal at a range of 100 meters. Training will be conducted […]

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MEDIA RELEASE “How to meditate while washing dishes” and other steps toward More Mindfulness will be presented 2-4 p.m. Sunday April 29 at Honokaa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. “More Mindfulness” (Further steps on your Personal Path to Peace) expands on last week’s program to include ways we can apply mindfulness to everyday activities, such as washing […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Office of Aging is asking elderly persons to be aware of a person calling and asking as an agent of the Office of Aging for social security numbers. The caller has said that the phone number was obtained from AARP and has offered certain benefits in return for the elderly person’s […]

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Trio of chegs hunt, fish and forage for ingredients to create meals that will be judged by locals

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MEDIA RELEASE For the second time this month, county’s Department of Parks and Recreation is reopening a popular Hilo park that has undergone extensive renovation. Mayor Billy Kenoi and Parks and Recreation Director Bob Fitzgerald will join various dignitaries in welcoming people back to Reed’s Bay Beach Park during a public ceremony set for 10 […]

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Adventurous tourists have an opportunity this summer for an experience reminiscent of the classic book and movie “Journey to the Center of the Earth”—the chance to explore the interior of a volcano in Iceland.

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On Kilauea`s east rift zone, surface lava flows were active on the pali and coastal plain over the past week.

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MEDIA RELEASE NHCH would like to encourage residents of North Hawaii to apply for three scholarship opportunities, which include the Peggy Dineen-Orsini Scholarship, the NHCH Medical Staff Scholarship and the Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated, Inc. (HEPA) Scholarship. The Peggy Dineen-Orsini Scholarship offers one $2,000 award to a resident of North Hawaii who is enrolled in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A $50,000 donation from AT&T allows Hawaii’s 3R’s to purchase STEM carts in one of Hawaii’s Zones of School Innovation (Keaau, Ka‘u, Pahoa Complex Area). Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi have announced the state has accepted a $50,000 donation to boost student achievement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School’s Smart Scholarship recipients for 2012-2016 are Thea Woodward and Matthew Bal. Smart Scholarships are available to incoming freshmen, granting $8,500 annually to students covering the bulk of tuition for their freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior year at Parker School. Competition was intense for applicants vying for the awards. Parker School is […]

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From Ed Case, candidate for U.S. Senate: Earth Day 2012 asks each and all of us to fulfill our obligation to preserve our environment. Forty-two years after the first Earth Day, our report card is mixed. Landmark legislation and international agreements have slowed declines in some areas, and environmental awareness and commitment are increasing. But […]

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