Unlock the universe

If you’re curious about the latest in physics and astronomy, head over to the University of Hawai'i-Mänoa today for demonstrations and presentations on nanophysics, astrobiology, geo-neutrinos and more from 8:30 to noon. More

Summer bustin’ out on stage at Army Community Theatre

Winter may be approaching, but Army Community Theatre’s latest production is all about summer. More

Millicent Cummings performing tonight

Singer/songwriter Millicent Cummings will take the Atherton Studio stage tonight for a performance of original music she calls “Life is a Gift.” More

Church cycles examined

Christianity is getting ready for its semi-millennial rummage sale. More

• Bad times spark talk of world's end
• Faith calendar
• Weekly Thoughts
• A final thanks for the gentle smiles
• Residents urged to pray for state in tough times

Bad times spark talk of world's end

Are we doomed? Prophecies about the end of the world have been debated by scholars, theologians and religious leaders for a long time. But it's not just them. More

• Church cycles examined

Faith calendar

COMMUNITY SING-ALONG OF HANDEL'S "MESSIAH," 4 p.m. Nov. 22, Christ Church United, Kailua; public invited to sing and/or listen; information, 262-6911. More

• Church cycles examined

Weekly Thoughts

Weekly Thoughts by the late Rev. Paul Osumi. More

• Church cycles examined

'New Moon' debut sets box-office record

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. More

• Photo gallery: In The Spotlight

A final thanks for the gentle smiles

I'm a patient in St. Francis Hospice-West in 'Ewa Beach, Hawai'i. More

• Church cycles examined

Residents urged to pray for state in tough times

Some 300 Hawai'i churches and parishes are asking residents to include prayer in their daily lives this Thanksgiving season. More

• Church cycles examined

Sugar cane varieties had amazing uses in the Hawai'i of old

In old Hawai'i, more than 40 different varieties of sugar cane, saccharum officinarum, or ko, were propagated. The cultivars planted by commercial sugar cane producers were the result of breeding hybrids that exhibited millable, high-yielding, disease-resistant canes. Unfortunately, this... More

Petition urges saving historic tree

An Urban Forestry summit sponsored by Kaulunani and the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife was held at the East-West Center recently. We met and brainstormed for two days with some of the best and brightest from Hawai'i, our sister islands, and even some VIPs from Washington, D.C. More

Home and garden calendar

"PARTNERS IN PROTECTION," a hike, sponsored by Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, through the Kä'u mountains and Kaiholena Preserve, Big Island, with members of The Nature Conservancy and natural resource manager, Eldridge Naboa, to witness native plant species along a one-mile trail loop,... More

Display, seminars at conference

Custom 'ukulele handcrafted by members of the Ukulele Guild of Hawai'i will be on display today and tomorrow at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel. More

Park fest celebrates Hawaiian culture

Traditional games, a canoe race, Hawaiian food and entertainment, Island crafts and a silent auction are all part of tomorrow’s Makahiki Maoli Festival 2009 at the Kapiçolani Park Bandstand. More

Bamboo Ridge popping up with other events

Bamboo Ridge Press books will among the selections at the Alu Like sale (see item above), but Bamboo Ridge will also offer holiday deals at Kühio Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cane Haul Road Christmas sale. More

Holiday books, Hawaiian crafts, music at Alu Like

Alu Like’s Ka Waihona Puke 'Öiwi is honoring Kamehameha I’s vision for a literate nation with its 2nd annual Kauikeaouli Literacy Fair today. More

Christmas gift DIY

HONOLULU — Artist and fashion and accessories designer Sierra Dew of Kaneohe makes gifts for family and friends. She offers this advice: stencil your own. Here's how. More

Designers' show offers jewelry, vests, bags

Nancy Taylor of Käne'ohe has invited three talented friends to present a holiday trunk show from 5 to 9 tonight in her home. The show includes vests by Elizabeth Kent fashioned from vintage kimono, the whimsical bead jewelry of Bev Creamer and Hadji Baba handbags, each an original piece of wearable... More

Bamboo Ridge launching new issue Monday

Hawaii — Bamboo Ridge Press books will among the selections at the Alu Like literacy sale fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, but Bamboo Ridge will also offer holiday deals at Kuhio Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cane Haul Road Christmas sale. More

Literacy fair at Alu Like Saturday

Alu Like's Ka Waihona Puke Oiwi is honoring Kamehameha I's vision for a literate nation with its 2nd annual Kauikeaouli Literacy Fair on Saturday. More

Beamer's 'Naupaka' wins national book award

The late Aunty Nona Beamer’s book “Naupaka” has received the national 2009 Aesop Prize for Children’s Folklore. More

'Lost' returns Feb. 2 for final season

ABC says the final season of "Lost" will begin in February with a night devoted to the drama filmed in Hawai'i. More

• Photo gallery: In The Spotlight

Performances excellent in disturbing melodrama

Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming" is a deceptively difficult piece. It initially looks harmless enough at Kennedy Theatre, where designer David Gerke has built a mildly dilapidated and bland parlor set, angling in the walls and ceiling to direct focus and reduce the cavernous size of the main stage. More