Terry Gumz joined the Maui Fire Department in May 2007. He worked at Pāʻia and Lānaʻi fire stations. With his promotion, he is assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau. Gumz is a 1989 graduate of J.P.

Robin Kobayashi has been appointed executive vice president and chief people strategy officer for Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health Systems. Ms. Kobayashi brings decades of experience leading ...

Interim Police Chief Reed Mahuna listens to proceedings of the Hawaii County Police Commission. He was given the permanent position. Mahuna earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminology and criminal ...

A group of students on the Imu Mea Ai tour complete building an imu, a traditional Hawaiian underground oven. Photo Credit: Imu Mea Ai An alternative to a commercial luau, Imu Mea Ai is a Native ...

The Hawaii County Fire Commission on Thursday named Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Volpe — who has been acting chief since the Dec. 14 death of Chief Kazuo Todd — temporary fire chief as the search for a ...

Modern luaus are celebrations with food and entertainment, but they originated from the 1819 abolishment of the kapu system. Many commercial luaus feature Pan-Pacific performances, while authentic ...

I’m going to preface this article by confessing that I am not really a buffet guy-I prefer to order what I want, have it brought to me at the table, and not think about it anymore. That said, there ...

Eleven candidates for the Hawaii Police Department’s vacant chief position will receive invitations to be interviewed next month by the Hawaii County Police Commission. Each interview will be ...

The new luau planned for Ko Olina includes Hawaiian, Tahitian and Samoan influences. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Hawaiian Council With the popular luau Paradise Cove Luau in the Ko Olina development on ...

HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) – Fire Chief Kazuo Todd passed away Sunday morning from natural causes, confirmed Mayor Kimo Alameda in a statement. “It is with deep sadness that the County of ...

KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County Fire Chief Kazuo Todd died unexpectedly early Sunday morning. He was 45 years old. Todd was a 21-year veteran of the Hawaii Fire Department and had been fire chief ...