News for Community

HONOLULU — www.altres.com — ALTRES marks its 50th anniversary in 2019 and celebrates by launching a program aimed at helping new, local small businesses. ALTRES announced today the simplicityHR Service Grant program, which provides human resources services for a full calendar year through simplicityHR by ALTRES, Hawaii’s human resources “back office” for more than 2,000 local businesses ...read more

Akamai is an internship program open to college students that are residents of Hawai‘i. The program offers college students from Hawai‘i an opportunity to gain a summer work experience at an observatory, company or scientific/technical facility in Hawai‘i in an 8-week program. The program has placements for students from community colleges and four-year universities from a wide range of majors. ...read more

Chamber of Commerce executives and board leaders from across the state of Hawai‘i headed to the state Capitol on Wednesday, January 9 for a Chamber Week proclamation ceremony with Governor David Ige. Included in the ceremony were the Chamber executives from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Kauai Chamber of Commerce, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce and Maui Chamber ...read more

Start the New Year with a superb lineup of films, special guests, intimate coffee talks, Q&As, exhibits and more January 1-9 at the 2019 Waimea Ocean Film Festival (Waimea Film). The festival brings stunning and dramatic imagery to the screen focusing on the themes of ocean experience, ocean environment and island culture.  Find the 2019 program posted online, where you can conveniently purchase ...read more

Gov. David Ige announced plans to implement ‘Ohana Zones and signed a new statewide emergency proclamation designed to assist efforts to provide housing for our community’s most vulnerable members. The emergency proclamation will focus on accelerating the completion of housing projects for individuals and families exiting homelessness. It will also help to expand shelter capacity and access to ...read more

By Fern Gavelek, photos by Pam Latinis   NETWORKING—It was a full house of 150 at the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s (KKCC) holiday AfterHours, which offered attendees the opportunity to dress in swanky attire while networking and feasting on delicious pupus by Foster’s Kitchen and Daylight Mind Coffee Company.   In lieu of an admission fee, attendees donated unwrapped toys and cash to ...read more

Each year, our Chamber members come to our Holiday AfterHours with gifts in hand to donate to Family Support Hawaiʻi – an organization whose mission is to support families and communities in providing love and care for children. “We are very grateful to the Kona-Kohala Chamber for their generosity,” explains Caleb Milliken, Director of the Fatherhood Initiative with Family Support Hawaiʻi. “These ...read more

WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND —The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce (KKCC) enjoyed an evening with friends, colleagues and the community to celebrate a half-century of business advocacy at its 50th Anniversary Gala at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort on Saturday, Oct. 27.  "We are very grateful to our Chamber members, sponsors and community leaders who joined us for this meaningful occasion,” states ...read more

Full Update Posted on September 25, 2018: Photo: U.S. Geological Survey September 25, 2018 The Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaii Tourism United States and Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau continue to provide updates to this site following the reduction in volcanic activity on the island of Hawaii. It has now been more than a month since the continuous flow of lava ceased from Kilauea volcano on ...read more