As a follow up to recent meetings with Waimea Middle School’s families and community, the public conversion charter school’s not-for-profit Local School Board Ho`okako`o Corp. is seeking input from families and the community to assist in assessing the competencies and qualifications of candidates for leadership of Waimea Middle School.  This input will be a critical [...]

Click here for the announcement of an important meeting to determine State Highway projects planning for the long term future.  This is your opportunity to let the Department of Transportation know that project like those listed below are a priority for South Kohala: Saddle Road to Queen Ka’ahumanu HWY extension Kawaihae Road Bypass Waiaka Bridge [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]