The recent 80-acre fire which caused evacuations in Waikoloa has prompted Waimea Community Association to schedule a FireWise program presentation at its 5:15 p.m., Thurs., March 1, 2012 Town Meeting in Waimea School Cafeteria. FireWise teaches communities how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourage neighbors to work together to prevent losses.  Given the [...]

Sen. Malama Solomon will begin a mandated five-day Legislative recess with a community update from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 23, 2012 at the Kamuela Vacuum Cooling Plant.  Everyone is invited to share their thoughts and concerns about legislative priorities while there is still time to amend bills before First Decking on March 2, and First [...]

Keith Vieira, Chair of the Board of Directors of Ho’okako’o Corporation, has released a letter to the Waimea Middle School families and community inviting them to a meeting to discuss John Colson’s resignation. The meeting will be on Thursday, February 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thelma Parker Memorial Gym. Click here to [...]

At the Kawaihae Local Resource Council (KLRC) meeting on Sunday, February 5, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sal Panem, Hawaii Island District Engineer with the Department of Transportation, Highways Division, will update the community on the Kawaihae Harbor Bypass project as well as pedestrian safety concerns and parking along the roadway near the business district. [...]

The Hawai’i County Environmental Management Commission will meet at W.M. Keck Observatory, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25. The Commission meets bi-monthly and rotates its meetings between Hilo, Kona, and Waimea. Click this link for the agenda.

It promises to be an inspiring glimpse of the life and pa’ahana (hard, industrious work) of  “treasures in our own backyard on Hawaiian homestead farms and ranches” as Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School (WMPCCS) family members and community friends come together for a series of four free after-school classes from 3:45 to 5 p.m. [...]

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? [...]

Board of Water Supply representative Quirino Antonio will present highlights of Hawaii County’s current Water Use and Development Plan at the next Kawaihae Local Resource Council (KLRC) meeting Sunday, November 6, from 2-4:00 pm. If anyone wishes to submit questions to Mr. Antonio prior to this meeting, they may do so via e-mail to: qantonio@hawaii.dws.org. Also in attendance will be State [...]

The Senate Committee on Water, Land and Housing (WLH) Chair Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz and Vice Chair Senator Malama Solomon in partnership with Senator Gilbert Kahele are hosting the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Hawai‘i Island Listening Sessions on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, 2011. The Waimea Listening Session will [...]