News from March 2021
Independent restaurants can sign up for free plant-based boxes from VEDGEco
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Mar 3, 2021
Hawaii’s plant-based food wholesaler VEDGEco is giving away 1,000 food boxes to independent restaurants around the nation.
Hawaiian lemonade brand hopes to 'wow' Utahns
By Elyse Kelly | Mar 3, 2021
Maui-based Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade (Wow Wow) will be opening three franchise locations in Utah, according to a press release by Wow Wow.
Hawaii residents aged 70 and older will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Mar 3, 2021
The Hawaii State Department of Health is preparing to expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include residents aged 70 and older.
University of Hawaii at Manoa receives award for innovative course development
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Mar 3, 2021
The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s “Just Play” project has been awarded the 2021 Course Development Prize in architecture, climate change and society.
The show goes on at the Palace Theater during COVID-19
By David Beasley | Mar 3, 2021
The Palace Theater in Hilo has been open for nearly a century but even it had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hawaii’s eviction moratorium extended to April
By Benjamin Kibbey | Mar 3, 2021
A new extension of Hawaii’s eviction moratorium by Gov. David Ige gives state residents until Tuesday, April 13 in order to address any issues regarding rent, maintenance fees, utility charges, taxes or other rental unit fees.
37.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hawaiian Beaches
By Big Island Times | Mar 3, 2021
37.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hawaiian Beaches in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: More men than women in Volcano in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 3, 2021
Of the 3,570 people living in Volcano in 2019, 48.8 percent (1,743) were women and 51.2 percent (1,827) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Waimea for the week of February 15-21
By Big Island Times | Mar 2, 2021
The Shell at 65-1200 Mamalahoa Highway is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Waimea for the week of February 15-21, according to GasBuddy.com.
Census Bureau: More women than men in Waimea in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 2, 2021
Of the 11,908 people living in Waimea in 2019, 55.1 percent (6,559) were women and 44.9 percent (5,349) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Waimea for the week of February 15-21
By Big Island Times | Mar 2, 2021
The Shell at 64-5196 Kinohou St. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Waimea for the week of February 15-21, according to GasBuddy.com.
47.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kahaluu-Keauhou CDP
By Big Island Times | Mar 2, 2021
47.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kahaluu-Keauhou CDP in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Stations with the cheapest midgrade gas in Waikoloa for the week of February 15-21
By Big Island Times | Mar 2, 2021
The Texaco at 68-1845 Waikoloa Road is selling the cheapest midgrade gasoline in Waikoloa for the week of February 15-21, according to GasBuddy.com.
Hawaii continues to lose population
By David Beasley | Mar 1, 2021
Although Hawaii would be the last state most people would associate with a declining population, that’s exactly what is according the U.S. Census statistics, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii said in a news release.
Census Bureau: More men than women in Wainaku in 2019
By Big Island Times | Mar 1, 2021
Of the 1,301 people living in Wainaku in 2019, 45.7 percent (594) were women and 54.3 percent (707) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
Stations with the cheapest midgrade gas in Naalehu for the week of February 15-21
By Big Island Times | Mar 1, 2021
The 76 at 95-5591 Mamalahoa Highway is selling the cheapest midgrade gasoline in Naalehu for the week of February 15-21, according to GasBuddy.com.
42.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Laupahoehoe
By Big Island Times | Mar 1, 2021
42.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Laupahoehoe in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.