‘I assume you want to come here,’ says Leland Miyano, the O’ahu-born sculptor, landscape designer and naturalist.

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.

Runoff from heavy rains prompted the Air Force to close Bellows Field Beach Park through Monday, according to a news release from the state Department of Health.

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.

Hawai’i County Fire Department divers yesterday recovered the body of a 28-year-old Hilo man from a pond on Old Mamalahoa Highway in Onomea.

Aggressive action needed in dealing with effects of vog THE ISSUE A legislative committee has been set up to study the effects of vog on public health, the environment and the state’s economy.

Crab delights await at Hoku’s Enjoy five courses of crustacean in an all-crab menu offered at Hoku’s in the Kahala Hotel & Resort from Tuesday through May 26.

The National Weather Service expects the skies over Honolulu to be clear of vog today.

Thick vog hung over much of the state for a second straight day yesterday and the health impact was evident as doctors and the American Lung Association reported more people complaining of respiratory ailments.