News from June 2021
Census Bureau: 75.3 percent of people in Hawaiian Beaches were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 22, 2021
Of the 5,320 citizens living in Hawaiian Beaches in 2019, 4,006 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Native Hawaiian organizations receive federal grants to 'preserve indigenous history, heritage and culture'
By Christina Heath | Jun 21, 2021
Federal grants have been awarded to 12 native Hawaiian programs that are working to continue the preservation of indigenous ways of life and culture.
Hirono: 'No one should be denied a chance at higher education because it's unaffordable'
By April Bamburg | Jun 21, 2021
To ensure that students have access to education funding, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), along with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), reintroduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act on June 16.
SCP Hilo Hotel is ‘dedicated to providing holistic hospitality experiences’ for eco-conscious travelers
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Jun 21, 2021
Soul Community Planet (SCP) is bringing its vision of holistic hospitality to Hawaii with a new hotel in Hilo.
Census Bureau: 36.1% of people in Fern Acres identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 21, 2021
Of the 1,997 citizens living in Fern Acres in 2019, 63.9 percent said they were only one race, while 36.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Voting officials in Hawaii County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
By Big Island Times | Jun 21, 2021
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Hawaii County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
Census Bureau: 83 percent of people in Hawaiian Acres were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 21, 2021
Of the 2,976 citizens living in Hawaiian Acres in 2019, 2,469 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Voting officials in Maui County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
By Big Island Times | Jun 20, 2021
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Maui County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
Paper industry’s Q4 retained earnings down 0.7%
By Big Island Times | Jun 20, 2021
The paper industry’s retained earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were down 0.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: 72.8 percent of people in Halaula were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 20, 2021
Of the 640 citizens living in Halaula in 2019, 466 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Census Bureau: 23.2% of people in Eden Roc identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 20, 2021
Of the 764 citizens living in Eden Roc in 2019, 76.8 percent said they were only one race, while 23.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Vaccination Clinics Scheduled at Kona Commons Shopping Center
By Submitted content | Jun 19, 2021
Kona Commons Partners with West Hawai`i Community Health Center on Clinics
Hawai'i observes Juneteenth, 'commemorates the end of African-American enslavement'
By Christina Heath | Jun 19, 2021
Hawai'i has become the second to last state in the nation that will officially recognize Juneteenth, which is observed annually on June 19.
Census Bureau: 19.2% of people in Discovery Harbour identified as multi-racial in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Of the 1,304 citizens living in Discovery Harbour in 2019, 80.8 percent said they were only one race, while 19.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
Census Bureau: 76.8 percent of people in Fern Forest were old enough to vote in 2019
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Of the 787 citizens living in Fern Forest in 2019, 604 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Big Island Times area weekly mass times
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
The following parishes in the Big Island Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.
Laurel June Homer
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Laurel June Homer, 45, of Holualoa, Hawaii died June 12, 2021 in Kealakekua.
Albert "Sonny" Paiva
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Albert “Sonny” Paiva, 88, Honokaa died June 12 at the North Hawaii Community Hospital.
Kevin McLeod Thomasson
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Kevin McLeod Thomasson, 47, of Waikoloa, Hawaii died June 10, 2021 in Waikoloa.
Jerry Patrick Domingo
By Big Island Times | Jun 19, 2021
Jerry Patrick Domingo, 63, of Hilo, passed away on June 8th at home.