Island Treasures: Puna Gallery and Gift Emporium
Puna Gallery and Gift Emporium is a family-run art gallery and gift shop located in the heart of Old Pāhoa Town. They feature fine art, including paintings, prints, wooden bowls, sculpture, and furniture handcrafted by local Puna artists. A large…
The Right Thing to Do, in Real Time
By Judy Edwards Ken Boyer is a big guy with a big heart and a kind voice, who carries a camera as one of his passions. He grew up in Volcano and lives there still with his wife, Deb, and…
Chuck Leslie: The ‘Ōpelu Man
By Karen Anderson One day in the late 1990s, third-generation Napo‘opo‘o fisherman Chuck Leslie headed north toward Keauhou in his 56-foot longlining vessel, Hana Like, when suddenly and inexplicably he passed out at the wheel, just outside of Pu‘u ‘Ohau…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Jungle Love
Becky Peterson opened Jungle Love in Pāhoa in 2004 in Pāhoa Marketplace. Being an artist, and also very involved in the local art community, Becky felt it was time to have her own business. She came up with the name…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: dlb & Associates
Everyone knows the saying “necessity is the mother of invention.” Dan Berg had been laid off on a Friday, and by the following Monday, he had created his own land surveying business. That was in August, 2010. Since then, Dan…
Try Look Inside: Yvonne and Keoki Carters’ Artistic Life
By Ma‘ata Tukuafu A life with deeper connection is what husband and wife team Yvonne Yarber Carter and Keoki Apokolani Carter strive for. With their creation of original music, their professions in land-based cultural education to steward native plants, trees,…
Mālama Mokupuni–Caring for Our Island Environment: Telling the Story of the Archipelago
By Rachel Laderman When the 6.9 earthquake rocked Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on May 4, 2018, it seriously damaged park buildings and infrastructure. The park had to close until the volcanic action settled down, reopening on September 22. During those…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Big Island Gravity
The most beautiful skydive in the world is located right here on Hawai‘i Island! Big Island Gravity, LLC (Skydive B.I.G.) takes their guests to see well over two dozen massive waterfalls as they fly over Pōlolu, Waimanu, and Waipi‘o valleys.…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: WaterWorks
WaterWorks, which was established in 1988 as Puna Water Services Inc., was initially a trucking company engaged in the business of hauling water to homes that relied on water catchment systems. Since that time, WaterWorks has evolved into becoming the…
Community Leader Howard Pe‘a: Talented Family Man, Haku Ho‘oponopono
Na Puanani Woo and Pualani Louis ‘Ohana Howard Kahale Pe‘a, or “Uncle Howard” as he is known, is a talented family man. Genuine. He was born, raised and still resides in Hawaiian Homelands in Keaukaha-Pana‘ewa, Hilo. In his late 60s…
Ka Puana: Proverb 2437–“O ka pono ke hana ‘ia a iho mai na lani.”
Island Treasures: Nicoco Hawaiian Gelato
Perhaps you’ve seen it around, the adorable smiling face of the big-eyed white wolf pup, paired with the soft baby blues and cotton candy pinks reminiscent of those perfect sunset skies. It makes you lick your lips just thinking about…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Pahoa Used Books & Movies
Pahoa Used Books & Movies is a fun store, which includes used books, a large collection of movies for rent and purchase, as well as Hawaiian music CDs and other items. Also available is an eclectic collection of jewelry, in…
Fifty Shades of Blue: Artist Helen Nahoopii
By Ma‘ata Tukuafu When Helen Nahoopii was a young girl, she was known as the “creative one” in the family. Her mother, a chemist and tax consultant, recognized that Helen saw the world in a unique way; she didn’t think…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: The Exclusive Hawaii
Located on a secluded 50-acre ocean view estate in Hakalau, The Exclusive Addiction Treatment Center is an internationally accredited holistic treatment center specializing in all types of addiction and co-occurring disorders. Co-founders Jean-Francois Benoist (J.F.) and Joyce Marvel-Benoist started out…
Halema‘uma‘u Rediscovered
By Gail Armand At the edge of the newly revealed Halema‘uma‘u, the only sounds are the breaths as visitors encounter the crater with its changes for the first time since Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park closed May 11, 2018. Along the…
Featured Artists: Shay Niimi Wahl & Joalene Young
Featured Cover Artist: Shay Niimi Wahl After her first four years in Honolulu, Shay Niimi Wahl grew up in the once-thriving sugar plantation town of Pa‘auilo on Hawai‘i Island. Her rural upbringing made Shay aware of the beauty and diversity…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
An iconic structure on Hawai‘i Island with an award-winning native plant landscape showcasing over 70 native species, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i is a world-class informal science center that showcases the power of Hawai‘i’s cultural traditions, its legacy of exploration…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Parker Ranch Store
Established in 1988, Parker Ranch Store is celebrating 30 years of being part of the Hawai‘i Island community. The store was originally established by Parker Ranch; however, in 2009 it was put up for sale as the ranch refocused on…
Ka Puana – Proverb 1821
Kūkahi and the Love Machine
By Ma‘ata Tukuafu Kūkahi Allan Nu‘uanu Lee was only seven years old when he wrote his first song. Very interested in music at a young age, he was drawn to the piano and taught himself to play by ear at…
The Gannenmono: A 150-Year Celebration of Faith & Fortitude
By Lara Hughes The Arrival In 1860, King Kamehameha IV met with the first delegation of Japanese people to visit the Hawaiian Islands. During this visit the king proposed a friendship treaty with Japan. This action, along with the rise…
Island Treasures: HonuHeart™ Designs
Peggy Waterfall has been designing and producing sterling silver jewelry with Hawaiian images for 13 years. Peggy says, “A few years ago I woke up at 4am with a picture in my mind of those same designs as Christmas ornaments.…
Ka Puana – Proverb 684
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Hawaii Community FCU
In 1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, 10 struggling coffee farmers who were continually denied loans and services by traditional financial institutions, decided to join together to support their communities by creating a credit union. They wished to…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Clark Realty Corporation
Consistently ranked as one of the top 10 brokerages in the State of Hawai‘i, Clark Realty Corporation represented buyers and sellers in more than 1,000 transactions valued over $380,000,000 in 2017. That’s no small feat for a Hawai‘i Island-based company…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Precision Auto Repair
What started as a dream turned into a reality when Raymond and Shelly Ciriako opened Precision Auto Repair in January 2010. After working for other companies for many years, Raymond wanted to start his own auto repair shop. With values…
Island Treasures: Barger Gallery
Fine artist Jeff Barger essentially hadn’t picked up a paintbrush while he operated his 25-year-old interpretation and translation company in Vancouver, Washington. Jeff began his art career in high school; however, after being rejected from the Parsons School of Design,…
Featured Artists: Andrea Pro & Kirk Shorte
Featured Cover Artist: Andrea Pro Andrea Pro, creator of the woodcut print, Nectar, featured on our front cover, shares her inspiration of creating this art piece, “After a hike in Kīlauea Iki crater at Volcano I emerged into the rainforest…
Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease: Aerial Arts on Hawai’i Island
By Ma’ata Tukuafu If you’ve ever been to a circus, the trapeze performersʻ seemingly effortless performances might have intrigued and inspired you. In the past five years, several people on Hawai‘i Island have begun teaching different forms of aerial arts…
