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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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Island Of Hawaii'
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Big Island is Location for New VH1 Reality Dating Show
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment
“My Antonio” is a new VH1 reality dating show starring Antonio Sabato Jr. Apparently he is famous for being a Calvin Klein model and an actor on General Hospital?
The backdrop for this new show is the Big Island of Hawaii, which we recently noted was the location for the season finale of the Bachelorette.
Watch [...]
Tags: Antonio Sabato Jr·Backdrop·Big Island Of Hawaii·Calvin Klein·Calvin Klein Model·Dating·General Hospital·Island Of Hawaii·Reality Show·Season Finale·Vh1
Coral Reefs Face Tough Road Ahead
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Environment, Ocean
Readersdigest.com has an interesting article up about the perils faced by our coral reefs, particularly in Hawaii. They outline various causes; over-fishing, warming oceans, algae, and pollution.
Adjacent to the City of Refuge National Historical Park, the ocean looks as clear as it did five miles away at Kealakekua. But 40 feet down, a blanket [...]
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Video of Volcanoes Erupting Here on the Big Island
August 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Volcanoes
Found this cool documentary footage of Kilauea and Mauna Loa erupting, with great lava flow shots. We havent seen whatever documentary this is from, but we found the video on Fliggo.
Volcanoes erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii
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Tags: Big Island Of Hawaii·Documentary Footage·Hawaii View·Island Of Hawaii·Kilauea·Lava Flow·Mauna Loa·Volcanoes
Kaiser Permanente’s ‘Most Wired Mobile Health Vehicle’ Coming to Big Island
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Medical, health
From Kaiser Permanente’s web site:
Electronic Health Records, Telemedicine, Mammography and Health Screenings on Wheels Expand Access and Encourage Healthier Communities
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, is introducing a new generation of mobile health. A first-of-its-kind, 500-square-foot, 10-wheel mobile medical vehicle is being shipped to its [...]
Tags: Electronic Health Records·Health Care Access·Health Care Providers·Health Plans·Health Screenings·Island Of Hawaii·Kaiser Health·Kaiser Permanente Members·Leading Health Care·Mammography·Mobile Health·New Generation·Oakland Calif·Profit Health·Square Foot·Telemedicine·Web Health·Wheel·Wheels
39th Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival – November 16-25, 2009
June 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
John Fischer of About.com has a great posting about the upcoming 39th Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on his blog. A plethora of information and great photographs can be found!
Now is the time to make your plans to attend the 39th Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on the Big Island of Hawaii. This year’s [...]
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