Hawai‘i Island

It’s the 25th anniversary of the Kilauea volcano eruption on the Big Island.Just after midnight on Jan. 3, 1983, molten lava began pouring from a freshly-opened crack in a thick ohia forest a few miles east of Kilauea’s summit. It hasn’t stopped since. Then just kids from nearby Hilo, a bunch of us packed into a […]

When will the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel open again?  Not soon.The Mauna Kea shut down after the October 2006 Big Island earthquake caused serious structural damage and safety concerns.  According to itsWeb site, the 43-year-old resort is promising a December 2008 re-opening, after  $150 million worth of work.Why a two-year delay?According to a Honolulu Star-Bulletin story, the