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Coming Soon! 7th Annual Hilo Intertribal PowWow May 26, 27, and 28 at Wailoa State Park http://www.hilopowwow.com/

MAY MUSIC EVENTS In Celebration of the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards May 27 Basically Books has several Music Events scheduled: with Keawe on Saturday, May 19th at 1 pm. For more information please contact Christine Reed at 961-0144

Surf Break Café Riding the Wave of Mobile Technology Coffees are hand-pressed the old fashioned way. Photo by Nate Gaddis. Posted on May 2nd, 2012 on Big Island Now by Nate Gaddis Malissa Thompson is betting on hand-pressed Italian coffee, free Wi-Fi and a relaxed atmosphere to filter working professionals away from the competition. The [...]

KTA Super Stores    is preparing for its upcoming centennial by adding products to a new private label called “1916”, which currently includes beef, wine, and trail mix. The name “1916” is a tribute to the year the Big Island grocery chain was founded and the year Yukiwo Taniguchi, the first son of company founders [...]

Native Hawaiian Flowers are a Global Legacy Park kicks off 25th anniversary of World Heritage with After Dark program,                                   Apr. 24 Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i  – U.S. Geological Survey botanist and author Linda Pratt will present the story of the amazing and beautiful native flowering plants, both endemic and indigenous, that thrive in Hawai‘i [...]

The BIG CHANGE! Surf Break Cafe~This Weeks Winners of the Aloha Spirit Award! Hilo has a (relatively) new coffee shop…and it is a really cool one. Themed after the surf crowd, Surf Break Cafe’ serves fresh island coffee, sandwiches, wraps, omelets, smoothies, delicious scones and so much more…fresh and made right here in Hawaii! I [...]

Immerse Yourself in the Culture of Hawaii. This week long festival kicks off on Sunday, April 8, 2012 thru Saturday, April 14, 2012. For more information www.merriemonarch.com

Lets Grow Hilo…trying to utilize public nooks and corners of unused space and utilizing them as areas to grow food. WE NEED YOU!! Become an active organic gardener and help beautify, and enrich downtown Hilo. Lets Grow Hilo work days are the last Sunday of every month in front of the East Hawaii Cultural Center at 2 [...]

Free, Zero Waste Fundraising Event Saturday, March 10, 2012 2pm-pau! Come Celebrate and Support Hawaii Island Organic Farming Featuring “Let’s Grow Hilo” Organic Gardens Project Enjoy Organic Food Harvested from Public Spaces Live Music and Cultural Performances Edible Plant Sale and Giveaways Keiki Face Painting Pono-Sustainability Demo and Mini Workshops  ”Lets Grow Hilo” Logo Artist [...]

10th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival Celebrating the Year of the WATER Dragon in Downtown Hilo! KUNG HEE FAT CHOY! Saturday February 11, 2011 from 10 am – 3 pm at Kalakaua Park in downtown Hilo. There will be food and craft vendors, live entertainment, information booth, live martial arts demonstrations, Lion Dance performances, raffle prizes, and [...]

By the Numbers 2011 By The Numbers – Hilo Downtown Improvement Association Accomplishments *numbers based on surveys collected at each event. 32,800 –HiloInformationCenter 5,000 – 9th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival 14,000 – 11th Annual Black & White Night 7,200 – Hilo Hula Days 2,000 – misc. projects and programs _______________   61,000 TOTAL [...]

Black and White Night, Friday November 4, 2011. 5pm-10pm in Downtown Hilo. Come by the Mo’oheau Bandstand to get your Treasure Hunt Map and entertainment line-up. Dress up or Dress down, but DRESS IN BLACK & WHITE!