HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The founder and owner of Volcano Island Honey Co. on the Big Island says he went into shock when he found varroa mites in a few of his bee colonies at the start of the year.
Richard Spiegel says the mites that feed on honey bees are moving across the island faster [...]
Entries from March 23rd, 2010
Varroa Bee Mites Spreading Across the Big Island
March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Agriculture, Business, Environment
Tags: Adult Bees·Bee Colonies·Bee Mites·Hawaii Tribune Herald·Hilo Hawaii·Hilohawaiitribune·Honey Bees·Moving·Pests·Richard Spiegel·Shock·Spiegel·Toxin·Varroa Mites·Volcano Island
Nekowee Clearwater Wins The Volcom Surf Event At Pohoiki
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · surfing
Isaac Frazer over at Big Island Weekly covered the event on Feb. 28th, and just posted his interviews and photos of the event.
The Volcom Surf Event could have been in either Honoli’i or Pohoiki, but Phohoiki won out with bigger, cleaner waves that day.
From the article:
Contest director Tai Van Dyke said, “It ended up being [...]
Tags: Amateurs·Article Contest·Bowls·Casey Brown·Contest Director·Frazer Island·Jr Men·Kainoa·Kauai·Local Knowledge·Maui·Meister·Menehune·Open Women·Performance Level·Surf Event·Surfers·Tonino Benson·Van Dyke·Waves
High Wind Advisory For Hawaii
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Weather
From the National Weather Service:
Issued: Mar 10, 2010 7:00 AM HST Synopsis
Unusually strong and gusty trade winds will diminish slowly to more typical speeds through tonight. Trade-wind showers also will be more widespread and locally heavier than usual while the strong trades last. By Saturday afternoon, a passing trough will bring weak southeasterly winds, but [...]
Tags: Gale Warning·Haleakala·Hawaiian Islands·High Wind·Kaiwi Channel·Koolau·Maalaea Bay·Maui County·Molokai·National Weather Service·Northwest Waters·Olomana·Small Craft·Southeasterly Winds·Trade Wind Showers·Typical Speeds·Watches Warnings·Windward Oahu·Windward West·Winter Weather Advisory
Kona Brewing Co. Goes Green With New Lightweight Bottles
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, beer
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Glad to see local companies caring about the environment:
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii, March 9, 2010 . . . In a move to minimize environmental impact, Kona Brewing Company has announced its award-winning beer will be produced in glass bottles that are 11% lighter than before. The company, Hawaii’s largest brewer, has reduced its bottle [...]
Tags: Beer Stores·Carbon Dioxide·Environmental Impact·Fire Rock·Flavors·Generating System·Glass Bottles·Grocers·Hawaii March·Island Of Hawaii·Kailua Kona·Kona Brewing Co·Local Companies·Longboard·Million Miles·Pale Ale·Solar Energy·Sustainability Programs·Wheat Ale·Workload
Hilo THC Ministry Member Begins Trial in Colorado
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Marijuana, Politics
GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Trevor Douglas was pulled over by police in August of 2009 in Clear Creek County (35 miles West of Denver) and marijuana and related paraphernalia was found in his possession.
Douglas is a member of the THC Ministry in Hilo, and is using his religion as a defense against the charges.
He is representing [...]
Tags: Boston Herald·Clear Creek County·Colo·Georgetown·Hilo·Marijuana·Paraphernalia·Possession·Religion·Thc·Trevor Douglas
BJ Penn to Fight Welterweight This Year?
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Sports
After clearing out Lightweight, is “The Prodigy” ready to do the same in Welterweight?
UFC president Dana White has repeatedly stated that before a champion in any weight class should jump up or down in weight to compete, he should clear out his division of worthy challengers. Apparently White thinks that lightweight champion BJ Penn is [...]
Tags: BJ Penn·Challengers·Dana White·Edgar·Fight Line·Lightweight Champion·Lightweight Division·Prodigy·Title Source·UFC·Weight Class·Welterweight Title
Car Drives Off Cliff by Kahakai Park in Pahoa
March 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Community
Approximately 6PM HST. Breaking news from Big Island Buzz. An SUV drove off the cliffs in Pahoa by Kahakai Park and rescued by helicopter. Photos are Big Island Buzz exclusives. Eyewitnesses say they watched the vehicle drive straight off the cliff. Everyone appeared to be safe thanks to speedy help from local [...]
Tags: Breaking News·Buzz·Caption·Car Drives·Car Park·Citizens·Ems·Eyewitnesses·Helicopter Photos·Pahoa·Suv
“Hawaii Chair” Makes #67 on Internet Meme List
March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment
Youshouldhaveseenthis.com added the Hawaii Chair to its top 99 Internet Meme’s List. Here it is again in case you missed it!
