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Bob Marley Festival and Ag Fair This Sunday in Hilo

February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Community, Marijuana, Music

Bob Fest & Agricultural Fair was created to celebrate the birth of the Legendary Reggae Artist and to make a correlation between the Spring celebration & the Spring planting season by including the agricultural fair. 2009 saw 2,000 attendees to the Free Family Day Event held at Mo’oheau Park and Bandstand in Downtown Hilo, Hawaii.
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Grateful Dead Drummer Billy Kreutzmann in Pahoa This Weekend

December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Entertainment, Music

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.
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Big Island Tea Gaining Steam

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture, Community

Everyone knows about Kona Coffee, but what about the tea?
The NYTimes has an article in the Dining & Wine section about the rise in commercial teas in Kona and on the Big Island – boosted in part with the help of the Department of Agriculture.
Hawaii is known for its Kona coffee. Now there is also [...]

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Show Your Shaka at Waiakea Center For a Free Drink

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

Hilo, Hawai‘i – Waiakea Center Food Court has launched its “Show Your Shaka” summer promotion, giving out free soft drinks in exchange for a quick flash of the shaka sign through the end of August.
“Waiakea Center Food Court offers a great variety of foods for local tastes and local budgets. And what’s more local than [...]

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