Vents at Kilauea Volcano’s summit aren’t the only things coming to a head today. Primo is back!!!
That is, bottles of Primo beer will again be on store shelves across Hawaii on Monday.
Primo was one of Hawaii’s first beers, brewed here starting in 1898 by long gone Honolulu Brewing & Malting Company. It stayed Hawaii’s beer, [...]

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Gay & Robinson Inc., which plans to build Hawaii’s first ethanol plant, is hopeful that its financial and logistical stumbling blocks are now behind it, but there remains a level of tension at the company as it moves ahead with plans to shift from producing sugar to distilling fuel.
Several difficult issues remain in launching [...]

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Hawaii’s verdant volcanic peaks and crystalline waters have made tourism the state’s biggest industry. But not all Hawaii residents are thrilled by the millions who flock to their shores.
They complain that some of the visitors renting homes and rooms in their residential neighborhoods create noise, drive up home and rental prices and destroy the sense [...]

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Locally Born Modeling Agency “Back in the Lineup”
Cindy Kauanui’s story, will, no doubt, become a major motion picture some day. Then the country will learn about the surfer girl who started a modeling agency on Kauai, was displaced by a hurricane, moved back to California, rebuilt her life with her three children, and went on [...]

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Informational public meetings on the Superferry’s Environmental Impact Statement conducted by the Hawai‘i State Department of Transportation for the Hawai‘i Superferry are under way.
“The meetings are intended to give the public an opportunity to give their input,” said Mike Formby, DOT Harbors Division chief. “It’s an opportunity to engage the community.”
Formby said there will be [...]

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Residents seeking a more direct say in the island’s energy future answered questions on issues ranging from rates to renewables yesterday evening at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
Six candidates vying for three open seats on the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative Board of Directors were quizzed at a forum hosted by The Garden Island and [...]

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With the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s board of directors election rapidly approaching, The Garden Island hosts a candidates’ forum tonight at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the forum will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Light pupu will be provided with Ron Wiley as emcee and TGI Editor Adam Harju as [...]

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The Princeville Resort will close for seven months starting Sept. 19 during renovations to re-brand the hotel as The St. Regis Resort, part of parent company Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ luxury series.
The temporary closure will furlough some 366 employees. The hotel is scheduled to reopen April 19, 2009.
“Recent economic conditions have impacted our business levels, [...]

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After more than 25 years of delay, the use of a 75-acre agricultural park in Kilauea will be determined by stakeholders with the help of county-hired Kimura International, an O‘ahu-based firm.
The project gained ground when acreage in the Crater Hill area was transferred to the county in the fall of 2006. The donation of the [...]

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PRESS RELEASE
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ocean Minded, Inc. is honored to welcome Bethany Hamilton, one of surfing’s brightest and most inspirational stars, to its team of athletes. Hamilton, world renown for her determination and courage, lives her life with a purpose and spirit that is unparalleled.
“I’m very stoked to be joining Ocean Minded, a [...]

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