Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, February 8, 2020

Starting early, keiki strolls a baby through the volleyball scene at Kaʻū District Gym on Saturday as players from five to 16 years compete in their age groups through Sunday. Miloliʻi-Kaʻū Volleyball Club sponsors the event to raises money  to take the club to national tournaments in Las Vegas and Phoenix. To donate, see more below. Photo by Julia Neal

KAʻŪ'S REP. IN CONGRESS IS UP IN THE PRESIDENTIAL POLLS, according to a message today from the campaign of Tulsi Gabbard. It reports on two polls in New Hampshire where Gabbard has been campaigning from town to town, surf spots to snowboard slopes.
     The CNN-University of New Hampshire poll puts her at 6 percent, in fifth place above Amy Klobuchar.
     According to Tulsi 2020, the Caledonian Record newspaper, which has covered six counties in northeastern New Hampshire since 1837, took a poll with the question, "The New Hampshire Democratic Primary is Feb. 11. Who in this list of candidates would you like to see win the Primary?" The poll showed Gabbard leading in a landslide with 70.4 percent naming her preferred nominee. Bernie Sanders followed Gabbard with 9.4 percent, Pete Buttigieg with 5 percent, and Andrew Yang and Joe Biden tied at 2.2 percent, according to Tulsi 2020.
     Gabbard was not included in Friday night's national debate among candidates for the Democratic Party nomination. The Federalist reported that Gabbard supporters carried signs outside of the debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, chanting "Let Tulsi Speak." She declined to attend but released a statement: "You can call this by many names: Media bias. Election interference. Political gamesmanship by the Democratic establishment. But regardless of motive, the end-result is that the
American people lose. They lose the ability to hear directly from a candidate with a broad, inclusive message for change. They lose the opportunity to show their support and spread the message, about a dynamic, anti-establishment candidate breathing fresh life into the Democratic Party. And they lose the freedom to make educated political decisions without media manipulation."
     Gabbard claims to have held more town hall meetings in New Hampshire than any other candidate.

Supporters of Tulsi Gabbard for President protested her exclusion from the Democratic debate on Friday. Photo from The Federalist

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AN ALERT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS POSTED FOR KAʻŪ. It predicts very windy conditions and coastal flooding Sunday night into Monday, with winds expected to increase late in the day Sunday into Sunday night as a surface low develops to the northeast of the
islands. Depending on the exact track and strength of this low, very windy conditions are possible in some lowland areas Sunday night and Monday, along with a chance of localized wind damage.
     Coastal flooding is possible Sunday night through Monday along exposed north- and west-facing shores due to a combination of strong winds and warning-level surf.
     The greatest potential for coastal flooding impacts will be during the peak daily high tide, which will occur during the early morning hours between midnight and daybreak.
     Coastal impacts may include significant beach erosion, flooding of beaches that normally remain dry, and overwash onto vulnerable low-lying coastal roads and other coastal infrastructure.
     A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday. A Gale Watch remains in effect from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon.

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