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The Hawaiʻi Ag & Culinary Alliance program is a partnership between the alliance in partnership with the state, Leeward Community College in Honolulu and Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center in Wahiawā; it is aimed at taking value-added products from concept to business plan and pitch in just 12 weeks.

Participants will be introduced to key concepts in farm succession planning, including family and non-family transition options, tools for transferring land and farm businesses as well as resources available to Hawaiʻi farmers and landowners.

If you know someone who is cream of the crop and deserves 5-star recognition, now is your chance to nominate them for Hawai‘i Restaurant Association’s 2026 Hall of Fame and Restaurant Industry Awards.

Youth leaders from Kauaʻi invite high school students throughout the county to complete a newly launched survey designed to capture what matters most to young people and directly inform programming and more during the upcoming summit.

SunRa Adziyaomamawu, a senior at Connections Public Charter School in Hilo, photographs the sights and pageantry of the parade that marched through downtown Hilo on Saturday morning, April 11, 2026.

The free, family-friendly event is open to the public and celebrates local art, performances and culture; this year’s theme is “Urban Canvases; Culture in Motion.”

Kauaʻi’s community meeting on the proposed water rate increase, originally canceled due to severe weather, has been rescheduled for April 15.

A look further back in the geologic record reveals that several lava fountaining eruptions similar to the ongoing one in Halemaʻumaʻu occurred within Kīlauea caldera within the past 500 years.

Gifts of any size given Wednesday, Dec. 8, directly remove financial barriers for students, expand hands-on learning and advance research addressing Hawaiʻi’s most pressing needs, from health care and education to environmental stewardship.

EA Ecoveristy is creating a Hawaiian language program to help modern learners reconnect with ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi through interactive, accessible learning tools.

The exciting work of flying robots underwater takes science, teamwork and flexibility.

Input gathered during the community workshops will help shape strategies to improve defensible space, emergency access, fuel reduction efforts, public education and interagency coordination.

Kaua‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation thanks the community for its patience and understanding while the pool was closed.

While the species was previously documented elsewhere in Hawaiʻi, its confirmed presence along the south coast of the Garden Isle raises concerns about its potential to spread and impact native marine ecosystems.

The party Friday, April 10, is free to attend and will feature live music, a fire dancing performance, giveaways and a silent auction, as well as delicious food, plus cocktails available for purchase at the bar.

The new 1-hour video highlights floral design presentations and workshops that feature Hawaiʻi-grown flowers; it is being played on Hōʻike Kauaʻi Channel 54 and online.

ʻĀina Momona hopes to gather perspectives from those who work in, care for and steward ocean spaces to help guide how future ocean projects engage with Hawaiʻi’s communities, especially as climate change continues to affect coastal and island communities.

Kauaʻi ʻUkulele Festival will feature live entertainment including well-known and emerging artists along with an opportunity to meet and engage with the island’s local ʻukulele community; luthiers will also be onsite, and there are several workshops planned this year the day before the festival.

Annual Hoʻolauleʻa on Sunday, April 5, kicks off the weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian on the Big Island in Hilo, with competition in the ‘Super Bowl of hula’ beginning Thursday, April 9, with Miss Aloha Hula contest.

Celebrate, learn and be inspired by the people and practices that mālama the Garden Isle; there’s something for everyone to enjoy.