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Clem Low. Courtesy Photo

The Great Sunday Swing to feature top island musicians

Feb 28, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Lisa Chaly Get ready for a Sunday Swing-dance fun-day! Starting Sunday, March 4 at the Hilo Elks Lodge from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., … Read more

Big Island Broadway Beat

Feb 21, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Suzi Bond Big Island Broadway Beat congratulates everyone involved in of APAC’s “Oklahoma” on a rousing opening weekend. Make it a point to catch … Read more

Cooked Poke-Sansei. Photo by Hadley Catalano

Sam Choy invites you to show off your best Poke recipe

Feb 21, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Hadley Catalano The founder of the island’s poke contest will reunite with the Hawaiian cubed raw fish pupu in an upcoming debut contest, Sam … Read more

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"`Ukulele Festival" will offer music, instruction and more

Feb 21, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

Big Island Weekly When music and culture collide, wonderful things emerge, like the 12th Annual Great Waikoloa ‘Ukulele Festival, to be held Saturday March 3, … Read more

Bob Haber as Inspector Calquhoun and Daryl Jim Diaz as Detective Sergeant Penny. Courtesy Photo by Stephen Green/Waimea Community Theater

"The Hollow" brings murder-mystery to the stage

Feb 21, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Suzi Bond For guest director Felicity Johnson, community theater is a great way to bring people together. “Families work together, teens make friends with … Read more

Ekena Cox, left, with 100% Moxie owners Geri Bibilone and Saizzean ÒSaizÓ Saturnio. Photo courtesy of Ekena Cox Event Management

Supporters of the new Civil Unions Act find a way to celebrate

Feb 14, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Yisa Var As of the New Year, the Civil Unions Act went into effect in the state of Hawaii; bringing same-sex couples one step … Read more

Baba Tavares, Robbie Craddock, Cristina Hussey practice a number

All in One Package, Island Boy with City Dreams

Feb 14, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Suzi Bond We all have big dreams and some of us actually get to live them. Joshua "Baba" Tavares, UH Hilo Performing Arts Senior, … Read more

Photo of Laupahoehoe Point by Hadley Catalano

Annual Laupahoehoe Music Festival gets bigger and better!

Feb 14, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Hadley Catalano What was once the bustling center of the East side community is now a calm and majestic point, home to the natural … Read more

Photo courtesy of the Hawaii Reggae and Agricultural Fair

Hawaii Reggae and Agricultural Fair Hits Hilo

Feb 7, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

Hawaii Reggae and Agricultural Fair Hits Hilo! By Lisa Chaly It’s that time of year again when thousands of people from all over the Big … Read more

Big Island Broadway Beat

Feb 7, 2012  //  A&E,News  //  Comments Off

By Suzi Bond Big Island Broadway Beat congratulates the cast, musicians and crew of KDEN’s “The Fantasticks” on a successful run. Rumor has it, the … Read more