Kaʻū News Briefs Oct. 18, 2024

    The area, also called Sulphur Banks, is known for the bright yellow sulfur crystals that adorn the lava rocks, and for other volcanic gases and steam that seep from the ground. Durable yellow cedar will be used to replace the aging facilities. Exposure to volcanic gas, sun, and rain has contributed to the degradation of the boardwalk. Two trail crew workers from Yellowstone National Park will assist staff from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park during the eight-week project.
    The Sulphur Banks boardwalk replacement project is one of several construction projects in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Park visitors and partners are encouraged to bookmark the construction web page for updates: https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/construction-closures.htm.

Alaya-Joy Kanehailua portrays Nani of Kahuku Ranch in the 1880s in the one-woman play on Saturday.

NANI O KAHUKU LIVING HISTORY PLAY will be live on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Kahuku unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park at 11 a.m. 

    The encore of Nani o Kahuku is a first-person living history performance, the script taken from the diary of Hannah Piilani Jones (Nani). She was the daughter of George W. C. Jones, owner of Kahuku Ranch in the 1870s. It is a lyrical account of life on the ranch, including day-to-day activities as well as historic visits from Hawaiian royalty.

    Star of the one-woman Nani O Kahuku history play is Alya-Joy Kanehailua. She portrays the eleventh and youngest child of Kahuku Ranch owner from 1871-1887, taking attendees through the memories of ranch life in the 1880s.

    Admission is free. Parking is available at the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The entrance is located just south of the 70.5 mile marker on the ma uka (mountain side) of Highway 11.

KAʻŪ HOSTED KAMEHAMEHA ON WEDNESDAY in Girls Volleyball. Kamehameha is coached by Punalu'u resident Guy Enriques. Kaʻū is coached by Pāhala resident Josh Ortega. Kamehameha won with 25-11, 25-12, 25-22.