News from March 2021
Kaiali'i Kahele's campaign committee receives $250 from Melissa Hampe
By Big Island Times | Mar 21, 2021
The campaign committee of Democratic Party candidate Kaiali'i Kahele, Kahele for Congress, received $250 from Melissa Hampe on March 20, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Census Bureau reports Discovery Harbour population was 1,304 in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Discovery Harbour had a population of 1,304 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Census Bureau: More women than men in Kilauea in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Of the 2,686 people living in Kilauea in 2019, 51.9 percent (1,393) were women and 48.1 percent (1,293) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
33.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahoa
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
33.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahoa in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Big Island Times area weekly mass times
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
The following parishes in the Big Island Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.
Yasuo "Yasu" Fukumitsu
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Yasuo “Yasu” Fukumitsu, 92, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, died March 7, 2021 at his residence.
Annette Loretta Freimuth
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Annette Loretta Freimuth, 81, of Naalehu, Hawaii, died March 5, 2021 at her residence.
Sheridan Howard Kobayashi
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Sheridan Howard Kobayashi, 75, of Hilo died on Mar. 5 in Keaau. Born in Hilo
Momoyo "Katherine" Tanaka
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
Momoyo “Katherine” Tanaka, 89, of Honokaa died March 4 at her residence.
David Keahonui Kahihikolo, Jr.
By Big Island Times | Mar 20, 2021
David Keahonui Kahihikolo, Jr., 84, of Hilo, HI, died at home on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Census Bureau reports Captain Cook population was 4,171 in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 19, 2021
Captain Cook had a population of 4,171 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
26 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala
By Big Island Times | Mar 19, 2021
26 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: More men than women in Kukuihaele in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 19, 2021
Of the 347 people living in Kukuihaele in 2019, 43.5 percent (151) were women and 56.5 percent (196) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Census Bureau: More women than men in Kurtistown in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 18, 2021
Of the 1,199 people living in Kurtistown in 2019, 51.5 percent (618) were women and 48.5 percent (581) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
46.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP
By Big Island Times | Mar 18, 2021
46.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Hall: Firefighter, EMT career takes ‘serious’ prepping
By Tamara Browning | Mar 18, 2021
Hawai‘i Fire Department firefighter and emergency medical technician Leinā'ala Hall is taking to heart a 2019 commencement message to “never stop learning” as she studies as a paramedic.
Census Bureau reports Ainaloa population was 3,279 in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 18, 2021
Ainaloa had a population of 3,279 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Diagnosis of cardiac disease plummets during COVID-19
By Marjorie Hecht | Mar 18, 2021
A significant indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was a sudden and sharp decrease in the number of cardiology diagnostic procedures performed worldwide, and especially in lower-income countries.
31.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kapaau
By Big Island Times | Mar 17, 2021
31.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kapaau in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: More men than women in Laupahoehoe in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 17, 2021
Of the 528 people living in Laupahoehoe in 2019, 47.2 percent (249) were women and 52.8 percent (279) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.