“Marine wildlife advocates, cultural practitioners urge closing of Kanaloa Octopus Farm in West Hawaii.”
Views expressed in this Hawaii Island News update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 11 July 2023, 2322 UTC.
Content provided by email subscription to “BigIslandNow.com.”
Source: https://bigislandnow.com/category/news (“BigIslandNow.com”).
Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today.
Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigest.net).
|
12:02 PM (1 hour ago)
|
 |
||
|
||||
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
Marine wildlife advocates, cultural practitioners urge closing of Kanaloa Octopus Farm in West Hawaiʻi
The coalition includes Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, Hawaiʻi-based For the Fishes and Moku o Keawe cultural practitioner Mike Nakachi.
Big Island Salvation Army seeks school supplies for keiki in need
Requested items include: backpacks (most needed), colored markers, colored pencils, composition notebooks, crayons, erasers, facial tissue, glue, glue sticks, highlighters, school boxes, paper towels, pencils, pencil pouches, pens (black, blue and red), portfolios, rulers, scissors, small calculators, and wide-rule binder paper.
Call for artists for Hawaiʻi’s Art in Public Places program
The program is seeking qualifications from individual artists for artwork to be commissioned for various locations statewide. Sites for art may include opportunities for three dimensional freestanding sculpture, two dimensional images translated into durable materials, and large painted murals. Specific locations have not been announced.
Kaua‘i group finds rare seabird nests on Tutuila for first time in almost forty years
A Kaua‘i-based conservation team discovered four active burrows of a rare bird in American Samoa last month – marking the first time burrows of the Ta‘i‘o (Tahiti Petrel) species have been found on the island since 1986.
Hōkūleʻa arrives at last Alaska stop: Hydaburg
After four days in Metlakatla, the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Hōkūleʻa canoe and crew departed for Hydaburg, Alaska where they arrived on the evening of July 7.
Hawai‘i police searching for missing ʻopihi picker in Pāhoa
Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a missing person case in connection with a 29-year-old Pāhoa woman who failed to return from a day of picking ʻopihi.
UH Alumni Makers’ Market returns on Oʻahu; portion of proceeds to help student food insecurity
A University of Hawaiʻi alumni event aimed at helping address student food insecurity at the university’s 10 campuses is returning this fall.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health updates COVID-19 prevention strategies at local schools
While the pandemic may be over, the risk of COVID-19 is still real and as a result the Hawai’i Department of Health recently updated its guidance documents to ensure local keiki are protected from the virus at school.
Stellar lineup set for 39th cultural festival at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in Kahuku
The 39th annual Cultural Festival at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on July 22 will feature a stellar lineup of local musicians, hula hālau, Hawaiian games and crafts, local exhibitors and vendors.
Business Monday: While shopping for ‘unusual vehicles’ Hutton found a pink limo By Megan Hadley
When limousine driver Wade DeVillier gets ready for work, he feels like he’s going back in time. He puts on a white button down shirt, white gloves and black slacks, with matching black leather shoes. For pizzazz, he finished the look with a pink bowtie and pink top hat.
JoAnn William’s 30th Annual Christmas in July kicks off on July 15
The 30th Annual Christmas in July gift, jewelry, arts and crafts fair will start at 9 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. on July 15 at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.
Coral Spawning Night at Maui Ocean Center, July 18, 2023
Maui Ocean Center will host its annual Coral Spawning Night from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, allowing guests the chance to witness the phenomenon of coral spawning.
2 visitors airlifted after becoming stranded by fast flowing water in ʻĪao Valley
Maui fire crews airlifted two individuals from ʻĪao Valley State Monument who were stranded and unable to cross the river due to fast flowing and rising water Monday evening.
Teams battle Pacific in “World’s Toughest Row,” arriving soon on Kauaʻi
This remarkable journey started in Monterey, California, and traversed 2,800 miles across the Pacific Ocean, with the teams rowing in custom made ocean rowing boats, up to 28 feet long.
Reggae artist Claire Wright touring debut album on Kaua‘i
Wright will bring her “I Could Use a Beach” tour, featuring special guest Tavana, to Anaina Hou Community Park on Kaua‘i’s North Shore on July 15.
 |
ReplyForward
|