Hawi News

Fights don't break out at kava bars. Unlike regular bars, where tempers can rise with the voices as the night wears on, the more people drink at a kava bar, the more hushed the place becomes.

The American army's battered disillusionment with Vietnam was still some years away when Lt.

The U.S. Coast Guard has decided to demolish the Kauhola Lighthouse on the Big Island's Kohala Coast because of eroding ground.

Rocks thrown at spearfishermen off the Big Island's North Kohala coast apparently led to gunfire Oct.

Hawai'i received an unpleasant wake-up call on the morning of Oct. 15, 2006: an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale off the west side of the Big Island, followed 7 minutes later by a 6.0 temblor.

MAUNA LANI BAY IS BACK: Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows re-opens Nov. 1 after being closed for refreshment.

KAILUA, KONA - Craig Alexander won the Ironman World Championship yesterday, making a late charge in the stifling heat to claim his second straight title.

One of the areas of the Big Island of Hawaii that is least explored by visitors is the region of Kohala, consisting of North Kohala and South Kohala.

In an effort to meet the USGA matching funds grant, a silent auction will be held Saturday at the banyan tree next to the service station in Hawi on the Big Island, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Hawai'i Police Department is investigating the theft of a hydraulic hammer from a storage shed in North Kohala.

Some Pahoa residents aren't happy about a proposed new mall. Image: Alan Mcnarie It's already happened to thousands of small towns across the country: A highway bypass is built around a town, ostensibly to speed up traffic.

Here's a factoid that explains a lot: Guangdong province, once known as Canton, is sometimes known as the Kingdom of Lychee.