Kea‘au, A Point in Time
Compiled by Peter T. Young and Barbara Garcia ‘Ōla‘a or Kea‘au? What happened to ‘Ōla‘a? That seems to be the question for some, because in the district of Puna, what once was called ‘Ōla‘a is now called Kea‘au. Forests once…
Pāhoa Town: Then and Now
By Tiffany Edwards Hunt Pāhoa’s old-timers will tell you that living on the East Rift Zone, they have dealt with flowing lava before. The volcanic soil attracted the Puna Sugar Company to the area, making Pāhoa rich in the history…
City of Murals
By Alan D. McNarie The aged plantation era buildings of downtown Hilo used to radiate an aura of slightly seedy gentility. That’s all changed— the city is now erupting in tropical pastels and bright primary hues. That’s partly due to…
