2011 Merrie Monarch Festival
The week long 2011 Merrie Monarch Festival came to a conclusion on Saturday evening, March 30th.  And, after three nights of competition, the winner this year is…well, if you don’t already know, watch the video…
Merrie Monarch Festival Winner

This link will take you to Big Island Video News and an 18 minute excerpt […]

Media release | Fern Gavelek Communications
Leaders of the specialty coffee industry are traveling to the stateʻs largest agricultural district this weekend to learn about award-winning Ka‘ū coffee.
Representing three areas of the US Mainland, they include specialty coffee guru George Howell of Terroir Coffee in Acton, Mass.; Skip Fay of Dunn Bros Coffee in Minneapolis, Minn. […]

According to AAA, the statewide average price for regular unleaded is $4.34 a gallon, 20 cents less than a week ago.
The average price in Honolulu is $4.21 per gallon, 22 cents less than last week, 17 cents less than a month ago and 76 cents higher than this time last year.
In Hilo, the average gas […]

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has confirmed the detection of a coffee berry borer infestation at one farm in Pahala in the Kau District on Hawaii Island.
Kau is a major coffee-growing area and surveys are currently being conducted in Kau to determine the extent of the infestation.  Some even hold the opinion that Kau coffee […]

Here’s a recent press release from the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory located within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park:
Volcano Watch | USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
The steady stream of lava cascading down the slopes above Kalapana village died out shortly after March 5 this year, when the spectacular Kamoamoa fissure eruption began. That fissure eruption lasted four days […]

For those of you who are not familiar with the Merrie Monarch Festival, held annually in Hilo, this is the consummate hula competition drawing competitors from around the world.  This week long celebration of the “hula” dance form is held in celebration of King Kalakaua, aka the Merrie Monarch, who was responsible for reviving this […]

Media release | USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Following an almost 17-day pause in eruptive activity, lava is once again visible on Kilauea Volcano’s east rift zone according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
At 10:09 a.m. HST on Saturday, March 26, 2011, lava returned to the Pu‘u ‘O‘o crater. HVO Webcam images (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/cams/POcam/) showed lava […]

The major airlines have raised airfares for the 7th time this year, so for those who keep asking whether they should wait to buy a ticket to Hawaii, the answer would seem to be a resounding no.  However, it is important to remember what is primarily responsible for this latest round of price increases…the higher […]