It’s the closing of a very long chapter for a Mililani family, whose pet pig named Porky was killed almost two years ago.

LIHUE Kauai residents held a small celebration yesterday to mark the anniversary of the Nawiliwili protest that blocked the Hawaii Superferry.

LIHUE Kauai residents held a small celebration yesterday to mark the anniversary of the Nawiliwili protest that blocked the Hawaii Superferry.

The vog from the Big Island’s Kilauea Volcano has been so bad on some days that you can barely see the Ko’olau a mile away from their base - and it’s getting to be scary stuff for some local residents.

FRIENDS OF HALEAKALA: Hike-in service trips to perform park maintenance and/or invasive species removal, June 21-23. Participants must sign up on the Friends of Haleakala Web site at www.fhnp.org. For more …

Studies indicate that vog from Kilauea volcano has not resulted in higher asthma rates on the Big Island.

UH picks Hawaiian studies dean Michigan State University professor Maenette Kape’ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee-Benham will return to her alma mater to head the new Hawai’inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

With current weather conditions suggesting the onset of a drought, the county Water Department asked all Kaua’i residents, especially those in the East Kilauea area, to reduce their water usage.

BLACKBERRY WORK TRIP: The O’ahu Invasive Species Committee leads a volunteer trip for advanced hikers to remove invasive Himalayan blackberry on Mau’umae trail, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14.

The Kaua’i Public Land Trust recently received $700,000 in funding through the Legacy Land Conservation Program that will complete the $3.4 million purchase of a 20-acre parcel in Kilauea that borders Kahili …