CSM has an interesting article up about the increasing demand for sushi and the fished used in its tasty preparation. Many of the popular sea life used in sushi is now being over fished. Sustainable farming of these species could be key to keeping them around:
Even though it was the right thing to do, it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Kona'
Eco Friendly Sushi Thanks to Kona Blue Water Farms
July 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: Blue Water·Bowman·Fish·Hamachi·Hawaii·Kampachi·Kona·Love Affair·Many Things·Monterey Bay Aquarium·Outreach Manager·Personal Commitments·Philosophies·Restaurants·Sea Life·Sheila·Sushi·Sustainability·Sustainable Farming·Tataki
Brewclub.com Reviews the Kona Longboard Lager
July 24th, 2009 · No Comments · beer
Brewclub.com Reviews the Kona Longboard Lager
Beer aficionado web site, brewclub.com reviews our own Kona Longboard Lager, and gives it a 3.5 out of 5.
Ok, ok… The smell is sorta sweet, sorta citrusy, maybe a tad fruity a little bit hoppy, yet at the same time still ‘beery’ smelling. (Please no gagging from the real beer [...]
Tags: Aficionado·Aroma·Kona·Lagers·Little Bit·Mouthfeel·Relative Lack·Reviewers·Sorta·Sting·Tad·Web Reviews
UofN Kona – Sustainable Agriculture Seminar – W/Video
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture, Community
UofN Kona will be holding its Sustainable Agriculture Seminar July 27th – August 7th 2009. The seminar will highlight designing and developing low-maintenance “food forests”, agricultural design and implementation, water management, plant propagation, soil care, pest management and resource stewardship.
Tags: Forests·Implementation·Kona·Low Maintenance·Pest Management·Plant Propagation·Resource Stewardship·Soil Care·Sustainable Agriculture·Water Management
Onouli Farm Wins Hawaii’s First Coffee Cupping Competition
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture
Via Coffee Sage:
Onouli Farm of Kona won top honors at Hawaii’s first coffee-cupping competition this weekend at the Hawaii Coffee Association’s 14th annual conference at Maui Tropical Plantation. There were 69 entries who were judged by 3 judges. The scores were based on wet and dry aromas, acidity, body, balance, sweetness and aftertaste.
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Tags: Acidity·Aromas·Body Balance·First Coffee·Hawaii Coffee Association·Kona·Maui·Sage·Sweetness·Tropical Plantation·Wins
Hilo Airport Could Get Much More Expensive
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Economy, Tourism
hilolounge
According to a Star Bulletin report, the cost to airlines for using the passenger waiting lounge at the Hilo airport could go up by as much as 371%, adding about $20 to the cost of your fare.
The state Department of Transportation, citing airport activity and revenue and expenditure forecasts, increased the holdroom rate at Hilo [...]
Tags: Air Travel·Airlines·Chief Executive·Department Of Transportation·Expenditure Forecasts·Five Months·Frequent User·Hilo Airport·Jonathan·Jonathan Ornstein·Kona·Mesa Air Group·Revenue And Expenditure·Star Bulletin·State Department Of Transportation·Travel Fares
Video of Eek-A-Mouse at Kona Bowl
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Music
The legendary Jamaican musician Eek A Mouse, known for his cover of the John Holton hit “Police in Helicopter“, played live in the parking lot at Kona Bowl a few days ago on June 27th.
Check out the video of his performance:
Tags: Eek A Mouse·Few Days·John Holton·Kona·Musician·Parking Lot·Police In Helicopter
Memorial Graffiti, Big Island Style
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community
Via the Examiner.com:
RIP Michael Jackson, 20 feet of letters spelled out in white coral on black lava appeared almost immediately after the star’s death. Graffiti of this type, white coral on black lava, is Hawaii’s own version of social networking. On the Big Island from Kona to Kohala this type of graffiti adorns [...]
Tags: Artwork·Birthday Mom·Black Lava·Bridges And Walls·Conventions·Coral Rocks·Graffiti Spray·Happy Birthday·Heartfelt Plea·Island Style·Island Tradition·Kona·Lava Fields·Long Time·Michael Jackson·Social Networking·Sports Enthusiast·Time Source·Turtle·Welcome Diversion
Car Crash in Kona Kills Baby, Mother Injured
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Death
A 1-year-old Kona girl was killed and her mother critically injured Saturday night in Kailua-Kona when their car was allegedly struck by a pickup truck whose driver had just run a red light.
Aliyah Braden was pronounced dead at 8:23 p.m. at Kona Community Hospital. She was a passenger in a 2004 Honda 4-door sedan driven [...]
Diver Missing Off Kona Coast
April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Medical, Ocean
CDNN reports:
KONA, Hawaii (12 Apr 2009) — Big Island fire-rescue personnel are searching for a tourist who disappeared while diving off the Kona Coast.
Authorities told CDNN that the Big Island fire department responded to a call from the 49-year-old victim’s wife at 10:49 am.
The search is focused on an area near the Kona Makai condominiums, [...]
Tags: Kona·Scuba Diving
