Stories by Elizabeth Pitts

Christmas with the Chefs celebrates 30th year with sell out

KAILUA-KONA — When Jean Hull created Christmas with the Chefs in 1989, the then associate professor of culinary arts at University of Hawaii Center-West Hawaii was looking for a way to give her students the money they needed for an education.

Ninth annual Aina Fest celebrates agriculture on Hawaii Island

KAILUA-KONA — The ninth annual Aina Fest in Hawi this weekend will have all the basic entertainment and food you would find at a festival on Hawaii Island. But to stay true to its mission of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture, the festival opens by giving back to the Earth.