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? [...]

Several Waimea businesses and churches are hosting “giving trees” to invite customers, friends and employees to support this in-gathering of “absolute necessities” so no one is forgotten this holiday season.  Suggested donations are “the basics” – baby diapers, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, bath soap, laundry detergent, feminine products, rice, non-perishable foods (especially proteins such as [...]

  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 [...]

  Kamuela Liquor Store, which just celebrated its 65th anniversary, is joining several other Waimea businesses and restaurants including Hawaiian Style Cafe and Blockbuster in sponsoring a “Giving Tree” to encourage customers and friends to contribute “absolute necessities” to support working families who cannot afford “the basics” this holiday season.  Suggested donations include canned spam and [...]

The 51st annual Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade and All-Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, December 3. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. this year—a half-hour earlier than previous years. The gathering of donations and entertainment will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Waimea Center with emcee Penny Keli’i Vredenburg and [...]

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 [...]

Hot topics ranging from County of Hawai’i Redistricting Commission’s controversial draft map impacting South Kohala voters, to Waimea’s newly forming coqui eradicators organization, to a more complete update on North Hawai’i Community Hospital, to a briefing on the exciting 2nd Annual Waimea Ocean Film Festival in January 2012 will top Waimea Community Association’s Town Meeting [...]