Many of us have heard that a non-profit will renovate and expand the old plantation ‘Mill Camp’ for low-income housing. Only 67 of the original 300 homes remain, mostly in a state of poor repair. Dole ...

Last Thursday was a big day in the Hawaii State House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection (EEP). In addition to tackling our state’s cesspool crisis, we also took a critical step toward ...

It has been wonderful to start the new year with you—talking story with kūpuna groups, joining rallies, attending town halls, and seeing the amazing commitment and passion of our diverse community. To ...

On January 29th Waialua High and Intermediate School’s very own Wing Sing Lion Dance Team toured shops up and down Hale‘iwa spreading new year’s good luck and cheers! With an explosive bang from their ...

Partners Rain Magyar and surfboard manufacturer Steve Matthews from 3rd Stone opened the Hale‘iwa Surf Shop a few years ago. The shop is located across from Hale‘iwa Ali‘i beach park in the original ...

Coastal erosion on the North Shore is a major concern, with this season’s surf swells biting at our shoreline. The short-term solution currently allowed by the state calls for the use of black ...

Many have wondered: where were the camps, how many were there, and what was life like in a workers’ camp during the 98 years of the Waialua Agricultural Company’s North Shore operations? I recently ...

Anyone visiting Waialua town would naturally ask – what is that building with the columns across from the library? This neo-classical structure, with prominent Ionic columns and high entry arch, was a ...

Happy graduation season! From in-person to virtual to hybrid school and back around again, this year has been . . . unexpected. As a current high school senior, I admire the people behind the shining ...

What is Historic About Hale‘iwa? The State bypass signs direct people to “historic Hale‘iwa,” but there is little information in the town to tell people WHY it is historic. Recently, the North Shore ...

Established in 1918 by Rev. Gido Ikeda, the Hale’iwa Shingon Mission is based upon the principles of Shingon Mikkyo Buddhism, founded by Kobo Daishi in Koya-san, Japan, in 816. Members of the ...

At the south end of Kamehameha Highway in Hale’iwa sits a small cluster of shops located in the historic 1914 K. Nishimura Building. Amongst these shops is the new location for Hi Pie Bakery which is ...