KAILUA-KONA — On Jan. 21 of last year, millions of people joined demonstrations around the world as part of the Women’s March, held one day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

KAILUA-KONA — For a kid, a toothache isn’t just a pain, it can also mean missed class time. But it’s not always easy for families to make it to a clinic or schedule an appointment without a car or a flexible schedule.

KOHALA — Christian Fisher, a self-professed “astronomy nerd,” loves science and loves technology.

CAPTAIN COOK — The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is more than a local living museum featuring rare indigenous and endemic plants ripe for academic study.

KAILUA-KONA — From a new take on the auto shop to proposing a business that recycles rubbish into sports equipment, three teams of students at Kua o Ka La Public Charter School are learning to put their talents and passions to work — and getting some solid cash in return.

KAILUA-KONA — On Oct. 28, 2015, a week after confirming a case of dengue fever in a patient who had visited Hookena Beach, the Department of Health’s State Laboratory Division confirmed four more cases of the disease.

KAILUA-KONA — As of Dec. 17, police have arrested 1,115 people on suspicion of driving under the influence, a little more than 5 percent more than the same time period last year, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

KAILUA-KONA — The Christmas spirit was in full swing Saturday afternoon at Umekes Fishmarket Bar and Grill where the restaurant and Keikis of Da Aina invited kids and their families to come together and celebrate the holiday.

KAILUA-KONA — As Eddie Hayward went down a wave in his outrigger canoe off Kohanaiki Point and saw the shadow and pectoral fin of a whale approach him, he said, “you just wanted to hit the pause button and just stop everything.”

KAILUA-KONA — It’s that time of year again, when Santa Claus himself prepares to circle the globe delivering presents to the world’s boys and girls. West Hawaii Today tried to catch Santa before his annual trip, but we understand he’s had a busy schedule lately.

KAILUA-KONA — The research is clear: music education is a boon for children.

PAHOA — Police say a hostage situation in Leilani Estates on Tuesday ended just after 2 p.m. after the suspect emerged from a Leilani Avenue home near Hapuu Street and shot himself in the face with a rifle.

KAILUA-KONA — When 8-year-old Randy Kilion got his shopping spree started, he knew exactly what he wanted.

KAILUA-KONA — When customers come to Ola Brew Co. on Luhia Street, they can sip on the new brewery’s Ola Pale Ale or Ola Lager as they look out the taproom’s windows onto the brewery floor below.

KAILUA-KONA — Since its founding in 2014, Kuleana Education Academy, currently holding classes in a Kailua-Kona office building, has grown from 21 students to more than double that and is already making its mark in the state.