Vivienne Aronowitz, the Board President of Mala’ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School, has written a letter to the Hoʻokākoʻo Board asking them to reconsider their move to replace Principal John Colson at Waimea Middle School.

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.

At its January meeting, the Waimea Community Association elected re-elected Sherm Warner to a second two-year term as President and elected Patti Cook to a two-year term as Vice-President. Nancy Carr-Smith has been named by the board to replace Patti Cook as Secretary and will serve out the balance of the term that Patti vacated [...]

In a January 6 decision, the Hawai’i Supreme Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs Senator Malama Solomon, Patti Cook, and others and concluded that the 2011 Final Reapportionment Plan disregarded the Hawai’i Constitution by including non-permanent residents. The Court directed the Commission to file a new plan. That plan will result in an additional State [...]

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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 [...]

As part of its increased level of sponsorship of the Waimea Christmas Parade and Lokahi Giving Tree Project, North Hawai’i News is running a complete guide to the details of Waimea’s Christmas tree lighting and 51st Annual Christmas Parade. The guide also includes details of the Lokahi Giving Tree Project, Waimea’s way of supporting community [...]