A subject close to every paniolo’s heart – music – will be featured at the Paniolo Preservation Society’s next Paniolo Talk Story Night at historic Pukalani Stables – beginning at 5 p.m., this Sat., April 28, 2012. Just as the horse and kaula ili (lariat) are essential to our Hawaiian cowboys, so is music!  PPS, with support of [...]

The Hawai’i County Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division & Recycling Section will sponsor a 2-hour long composting workshop at Waimea Nature Park on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Everyone who attends the complete session will receive a free compost bin. Composting bins may not be immediately available after the completion [...]

Collection will occur between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Waimea Solid Waste Transfer Station. This event for household generated and self-hauled waste only. No business or farm wastes and NO electronic waste will be accepted. 
The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management holds these collection events so residents [...]

The 19tth annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival has a full lineup of multi-cultural performing arts, hands-on demonstrations, over 100 crafters, a new quilt show and food booths 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at various venues sprawling through town—look for pink banners identifying site locations. Organized by members of the upcountry community and the county’s department [...]

“Paniolo Grinds” – the delicious traditional foods and the hunting, gathering and cooking practices of Hawaiian ranching families – the mea ‘ai of this lifestyle and culture – will be the theme of Paniolo Preservation Society’s (PPS) next Paniolo Talk Story at the new Paniolo Heritage Center at Waimea’s historic Pukalani Stables.   The community [...]

What are your “hot buttons” for the 2012 Legislature?   √       Job creation √       Taxes? √       Sky high electric bills – why isn’t PUC mandating increased use of geothermal? √       Equitable funding for public charter schools? √       Physician recruitment and retention? √       Medical insurance costs and availability? √       Agricultural water resource funding? [...]

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  Waimea Community Association’s cadre of Christmas parade volunteers expanded their mission over the past several years to include a community-wide in-gathering of donations to be sure everyone is remembered during the holidays.  To provide light and guidance for the in-gathering and inspire community generosity, a tree lighting is held – this year in partnership with [...]