Billy Kreutzman is in Pahoa this Saturday night to round out his Hawaii tour.
The celebration moves to the Big Island town of Pahoa to the historic Akebono Theater. Chris Berry really wanted to play for his new neighborhood in Hawaii and it will be a exciting finish to his first Hawaiian island tour.
Show starts at [...]
Entries from December 30th, 2009
Grateful Dead Drummer Billy Kreutzmann in Pahoa This Weekend
December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Entertainment, Music
Tags: Akebono·Amp·Celebration·Doors·Grateful Dead·Grateful Dead Drummer·Hawaii Tour·Hawaiian Island·Island Hi·Jungle Love·Limited·New Neighborhood·Opening Act·Saturday Night
Vog Visible From Space in New Photograph
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Environment, Science, Volcanoes
The Picture of the Day from Space Fellowship shows vog in its latest satellite photo.
Volcanic fog—vog—swirls around the Hawaiian Islands in this satellite image. Vog is formed when sulfur dioxide gas emitted from a volcano reacts with oxygen and water vapor.
The reactions form tiny drops of sulfuric acid and other sulfates, which create a visible [...]
Tags: Emissions·Fog·Hawaiian Islands·Haze·Kilauea Volcano·Metric Ton·Metric Tons·Oxygen·Photo·Satellite Image·Size Image·Space Photograph·Space Picture·Sulfates·Sulfur Dioxide Gas·Swirls·Visible From Space·vog·Water Vapor
Cher Puts Her Big Island Home Up For Auction
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment, Real Estate
Singer/Entertainer Cher is selling her Big Island Home!
Entertainer Cher’s newly constructed home at the Four Seasons Hualalai Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii goes on the auction block next month.
The 8,821-square-foot Balinese-style home was designed by the singer and actress and completed just this month.
Concierge Auctions, which will conduct the sale on Jan. 18, [...]
Tags: Acre·Actress·Artwork·Auction Block·Auctions·Balinese Style·Big Island Of Hawaii·Bungalows·Cher·Concierge·Estimates·Four Seasons·Hualalai Golf Course·Inshallah·Island Of Hawaii·Square Foot·Three Quarters
Kona Brewing Going Organic with New Beer “Oceanic Organic Saison”
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments · beer
Looks like Kona Brewing is going green with its newly certified organic beer:
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Kona Brewing Company’s Oceanic Organic Saison is Hawaii’s first certified organic beer. Kona Brewing Company’s brewery recently received organic certification for the beer from Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) and brewed it last month. The beer will [...]
Tags: Belgian Style Ale·Custom Blend·Grains Of Paradise·Hawaii Kai·Hawaii Kona·Hawaii Organic Farmers Association·Hawaii Restaurants·Hofa·Hop Flavor·Island Of Hawaii·Kona Brewing Company·Lemon Peel·Organic Beer·Organic Certification·Organic Farmers Association·Organic Malt·Spicy Aroma·State Of Hawaii·White Pepper·Yeast Strains
Video: Big Island Helicopter Tour Footage
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourism, Volcanoes
The weather here has been great lately. Giving Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours an opportunity to put a neat video up of footage from their tours. Lots of great video of volcanoes, shoreline, and waterfalls from the Big Island:
Tags: Hawaiian Helicopter·Helicopter Tour·Helicopter Tours·Opportunity·Shoreline·Tour Footage·Video Footage·Volcanoes·Waterfalls·Weather
Kilauea Volcanic Activity Photos from Space
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Photos, Science, Volcanoes
Lots of great photos coming from space lately! Recent NASA shots show volcanic activity:
At the Halema‘uma‘u Crater, a plume emanates from a relatively small location on the southeastern crater rim. The plume’s light color suggests a high proportion of water vapor, although some ash might mix with steam in this plume.
The Pu‘u O‘o Crater is [...]
Tags: Activity Photos·Ash·Billows·Bulletins·Crater Rim·Halema·Hawaiian Volcano Observatory·Inflation And Deflation·Magnitude·Nasa·North Flank·Photos From Space·plumes·Proportion·Space Nasa·Steam·Thanksgiving Eve·Volcanic Activity·Volcanic Plume·Water Vapor
Aerial Orthophotos of Big Island Volcanoes
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Photos, Science, Volcanoes
Earth Snapshot had a few volcanoes of the big island in its Earth Image of the Day:
The island of Hawaii is home to five volcanoes, three of which can be observed here in this orthorectified image. These are, clockwise from the upper right, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hual?lai.
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in [...]
Tags: Active Shield·Cinder Cones·Cubic Miles·Dormant Volcano·Earth Image·Elevation·Flanks·Hual·Island Of Hawaii·Lai·lava·Mauna Kea·Mauna Loa·Orthophotos·Pacific Ocean·Sea Level·Shield Volcano·Size Image·Tallest Mountain·Volcanoes
BJ Penn Back in Hilo After Sanchez Fight
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Sports
Big Island cell network updgraded by Mobi PCS
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Community
Mobi PCS has upgraded their cell network on the Kona side:
Honolulu-based Mobi PCS has activated a new cell site in Holualoa, on the Kona side of the Big Island, to enhance its 3G voice and Hele Wireless Broadband networks in the area.
The addition boosts in-building and street coverage throughout residential areas of Holualoa, including the [...]
Tags: Coverage Map·Holualoa·Honolulu·Iolani·Kahakai·Kilohana·Kona Side·Mobi Pcs·Pcs Coverage·Residential Areas·Source Star·Star Bulletin·Street Coverage·Wireless Broadband Networks
