Monday, June 18, 7:00–8:30 p.m. The story of the Kingdom of Hawai`i is not complete without telling of the powerful ali`i women of historic times–and local historian Boyd Bond is just the man to bring their tales to life. With a nod to the female gods and characters in the stories of old who may […]

Friday, June 8, 7:00–8:30 p.m. Historian and writer Dana Benner, a former resident of these Islands, brings knowledge of his own Native American ancestry and his ongoing learning about Native Hawaiian culture to this compelling talk story session. Of Micmac/Penobscot/Piqwacket descent, and a member of the New Hampshire Inter-Tribal Council, Dana has been a lifelong […]

HILO, Hawai`i (December 21, 2011)— The special exhibit “Hawaii’s Volcanoes: 1880s to Present” offers the chance to view rarely exhibited paintings, photographs, film, curiosities and oddities from the Lyman Museum collections in celebration of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s 100th Anniversary. Paintings by Nāwahī, Bailey, and two major Volcano School painters, Hitchcock and Furneaux, will be on display.  Photographs […]

Pele and Hi’iaka, A Tale of Two Sisters With Special Guests Leilehua Yuen and Manu Josiah Friday, November 4th 5:00–7:30pm Black and White Night is a downtown Hilo tradition, and the biggest street party of the year! For Black and White Night 2011, on November 4th, stop by Basically Books for an evening of sharing […]

HILO, Hawai`i (October 18, 2011)—Did you know that, in 1868, Hilo Union School offered both a free Hawaiian-language curriculum and an English-language one for which they charged?  Or that the royal summer home Niolopa, complete with Hawaiian-style thatched roof, stood where the Hilo Hotel is now?  Do you know the legends of Haili Street? Hear […]

Aloha kakou…Come, meet us in Hilo! Destination Hilo’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011, from 11:30 to 1:00 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel – Moku`ola Room, at 71 Banyan Drive, Hilo.  Members and guests welcome. We will introduce our new web-based Hawai`i Big Island Discount Museum Pass.  Guest speaker will be Hawaii […]

If you’re going to be in Hilo in early August 2011, you wont want to miss the 59th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show, Sale and Mini Classes being held August 5, 6 and 7. Thousands of orchids in displays created by top notch growers and amateurs entice audiences in this three day spectacle at Edith Kanaka’ole […]