Snow Blankets Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
Over the last 48-hours, snow has blanketed the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.  The road up to the Mauna Kea Visitors Center was closed for part of this weekend due to the snow.
Here is a slide-show capturing the snow from both the mountain tops, as well as […]

High Wind and Surf Advisories
While most of the country, with the exception of Alaska, is experiencing a fairly mild winter, Hawaii seems to be seeing a lot of wind and rain, as well as a lot of rough ocean conditions this year.  Note the number of high wind and surf advisories that the NOAA has […]

By Keola Ryan
Hawaiians are a deeply spiritual people. Their inspiration and mana (spiritual power, energy, and life force) come from the powerful forces of their natural world. This world was immense. It stretched beyond the eight main Hawaiian Islands and encompassed Kahiki, Aotearoa, Te Pito o te Henua and everything in-between. It spanned […]

The Annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count
And, once again, they are looking for volunteers to help with this year’s count.  This effort has been an on-going project since 2002 and helps in determining the overall health of the humpback whale population in the Pacific.  The annual sanctuary ocean count has shown […]

Welcome the new year in with some great Hawaiian coffee!   Coffees of Hawaii is having a new year sale on their special “Year of the Dragon” coffee!
Coffees of Hawaii’s “Year of the Dragon” New Year’s Coffee – Limited Edition – only available January 1st – 31st – plus 10% off & Free Shipping with code […]

Happy New Year!
May 2011 be a better year than 2010 was!  The country needs some good news and to see some improvement in our current economic state of affairs.  Then again, so could I.
It is also a good time to count our blessings, whether its still having a job while so many do not, or […]

Royal Gardens Area Lava Flow From 12/4-5/2001
Sorry, but I fell asleep at the switch and missed this great video post at Big Island Video News, one of my favorite sites.
To see this up-close video that was shot 2 weeks ago, go to http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/12/07/video-amazing-footage-of-lava-burning-royal-gardens-hawaii/
To get the latest information posted by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), […]

Tea Plants First Introduced Over 100 Years Ago
Tea was first introduced to Hawaii around 1887.  Since then, unsuccessful attempts to commercialize Hawaii grown tea production on Kauai and in the Kona region of the island of Hawaii were attributed to the high cost of production in Hawaii compared to the lower costs in other tea […]