How does your garden grow?
Composting is a term that is thrown around a lot these days, though it still seems to carry an air of mystery around who, what, when, where and why making a healthy compost is good for your garden. Whatever your major, whether you are studying biology, business or performing arts, whatever your age or income level, creating rich compost is relevant and feasible for everyone.
Chinese water dragon brings downpour to downtown
Sun peeked through the clouds one lovely Saturday morning, just as demanding drops forced their way past the glorious rays and poured down the sky, soaking the people that scurried like ants below. Here and there children in rain boots darted through nature's sprinkler, while adults ducked under dripping tents to avoid the rain.
Population of UH Hilo’s furry friends explained
Have you ever wondered why there are so many cats on campus? Or perhaps why those fine felines refuse friendship to even the most welcoming arms? Perhaps you haven't noticed them at all, but they live, walk and meow among us. And here's why: The cats you see on campus are feral.
Hilo’s Shark’s coffee & chocolate
Kahili ginger lines the curling Peepeekeo cane road as you come upon a lo'i nested deep between two voluptuous green hills. Small forests of coffee and cacao lace this Hamakua farm where succulent vanilla vines with otherworldly pods weigh heavily on the trunks of young cacao.
Save the Hawaiian legacy for future generations!
Resulting from lack of funds to hire, a rejected grant and the mention of a Hawaiian language project moving to Cambodia, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Puakea Nogelmeier, executive director of the nonprofit organization Awaiaulu, had a dream. According to Awaiaulu's website, the organization is "dedicated to developing resources and resource-people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future.
Plans to build community park gain support
"Local skateboarders get jail time," read the headline published in Big Island Weekly this past June. The article, written by Ke Kalahea's own Tiffany Edwards Hunt, detailed the account of six young men who were arrested for doing just as the headline said: skateboarding, and doing so in a restricted area.
Love; For centuries the greatest minds have sought to understand the emotion so powerful and possessive that some say it's madness. But none have reached even a working definition. Then again, in summation of my past relationships, I think it is safe to say love is undeniably a good bit of madness.
Student poll provides ideas for improvement
Q1: Do you feel that UH Hilo has a strong sense of community? Jackson Curtis Meyer: At UH Hilo, everyone treats each other well, and there is definitely an aloha spirit, but I'm not so sure there is much community… People don't go past, [say] ‘hey what's up' and get to know people.
Hilo Students and Faculty Member Travel Abroad to Represent Hawai’i in Japan
This month, from Oct. 7 to Oct. 16, one professor and five UH Hilo students were selected to participate in...
Student Artist Joe Arce is Going Places
"I'm just a kid from Delaware who came out here for school three years ago," said artist Joe Arce....
Holding down the arts in downtown Hilo
Downtown Hilo, with its colorful local storefronts, annual festivals, and bright flora and fauna, is home to one of the most exquisitely preserved historical theaters in the...
Sit down with student filmmaker Dominik Walczuk
Last issue, Le'a Gleason began a story about Dominik's upcoming film Subjective Expressions. This is the continuation of that story.
Lee Cataluna presents novel at Performing Arts Center
Journalist and playwright Lee Cataluna will read from her first novel, "Three Years on Doreen's Sofa" ...
Enrollment mishap a disservice to the international community at HawCC?
Hawaiʻi is a state that knows little about homogeny and uniformity. This idea extends to the cultural, social and linguistic characteristics of the population, and the local people have voices as varied as their nationalities.
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