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"Bullit: and the Mystery of the Devil's Root" (COURTESY OF BIFF FOR NHN)

Stars and chocolates

May 16, 2013 12:07am

Sometimes zombies, sometimes comedies, a kind of common theme seems to solidify around the Big Island Film Festival every year. For 2013, it’s all about family and connections—from a struggling...

<p>Members of the Waimea Wrangler Rough Rollers roller derby team include Agony XT, Anya Okole, Booty Bamz, CoCo, Dyna Mike, Hammer-Roid, Hot T, Huntress Thompson, Notorious A.N.G., Professor Rolliarty, Pocket Rocket, Sadie Mae Gutz coached by Bender, and Chew Ya Up. There are also teams in Hilo, Honokaa and Kona and the sport is exploding on the Big Island. (PHOTO BY JOCK GOODMAN|SPECIAL TO NHN)</p>

Rollin’ on

May 16, 2013 12:07am

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U NEED 2 KNOW

May 16, 2013 12:07am

“I’m excited – it’s a new beginning for me, ending what happened before,” said William, who graduates from Honokaa High and Intermediate School this week. “It’s like a rebirth.”

From a...

<p>Aikido students from around Hawaii Island gather to commemorate the founder of the art. (COURTESY PHOTO FOR NHN)</p>

Local aikido dojos attend the annual Osensei Memorial Seminar

May 16, 2013 12:07am

Aikido of Hilo hosted its annual Osensei Memorial Seminar April 27-28. Acclaimed aikido practitioner and Buddhist scholar, John Stevens was hosted as guest instructor.

Every year, aikido...

LAUGHTER THERAPY

May 16, 2013 12:07am

Mother’s Day has come and gone but it is never too late to say “mahalo” to all mothers. One of my favorite professors in medical school, Dr. David Smith, a pediatrician, said something to our...

June is LIHEAP month

May 16, 2013 12:07am

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council announces families may apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, a once-a-year energy outreach program, at NHERC during the...

NHCH Senior Health Fair is May 19

May 16, 2013 12:07am

The 25th Annual North Hawaii Community Hospital Senior Health Fair is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at the hospital.

The event supports National Senior Health and Fitness Day and...

<p>“I actually met Paul Newman. I took a picture of him in an old Mercedes, because at the time I worked for Cars of the Stars.”</p><p style="text-align:right;">Cynthia Worrell, Waimea</p>

It’s your thoughts that count

May 16, 2013 12:07am

“I actually met Paul Newman. I took a picture of him in an old Mercedes, because at the time I worked for Cars of the Stars.”

Cynthia Worrell, Waimea...

Hawaii County honors outstanding older Americans

May 16, 2013 12:07am

More than 340 family members and well-wishers joined the Hawai‘i County Office of Aging in honoring 20 nominees at the 2013 Outstanding Older Americans Award Luncheon, on May 2 at the Hapuna Beach...

<p>The smaller truck in the volunteer fleet, X9B, is a 1968 Jeep 4x4 that is a 300 gallon capacity brush truck. Both are military vehicles converted for firefighting. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE SHATTUCK FOR NHN)</p>

Hawaii Island’s brave volunteers

May 09, 2013 12:16am

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the risk of more brush fires on Hawaii Island. One would think that with the recent rains, the number of wildfires would decrease, but instead, rainfall...

<p>Sonny Lim records Kanu o ka Aina students singing “Why Can’t There be Peace?” a worldwide song project created to spread the message of peace. (PHOTO BY ANNA PACHECO| SPECIAL TO NHN)</p>

‘Why Can’t There be Peace?’

May 09, 2013 12:16am

Why can’t there be peace?

Peace on the Earth.

Let all anger cease.

Someone must be first.

Why can’t we believe that war is a curse?

Why can’t there be peace? Peace on...

<p>Woven lauhala hats made from the leaves of the hala tree by local artists were on display at the Symposium on Sustainability and Traditional Pacific Arts this past weekend at HPA’s Gates Performing Arts Center. (PHOTO BY MELORA PURELL| SPECIAL TO NHN)</p>

Lauhala weaving

May 09, 2013 12:16am

“We are like the tree. The tree is like us,” said Kona resident, master weaver, and “living treasure” Aunty Elizabeth Lee, the founder and director of Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona, an organization...

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