Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, October 17, 2018
After several years in Nāʻālehu, Kaʻū Plantation Days is back in Pāhala this weekend, for the first time at the new Kaʻū Gym Multipurpose Room. See displays of plantation life, with photos of...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Thursday, October 18, 2018
Rushing streams appeared along Wood Valley Road, as more than two inches of rain per hour drenched Kaʻū and otherslopes of Mauna Loa today. See story, below. Photo by Julia NealMOST BACKCOUNTRY TRAILS...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Friday, October 19, 2018
Angry waters in Wood Valley yesterday may get livid as more heavy rains are expected to fall on the island through Saturday afternoon. Photo by Julia NealA FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR HAWAIʻI ISLAND THROUGH...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Saturday, October 20, 2018
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard won the Ocean of Possibilities award last night. See story below. Photo from Gabbard's FlickrUSING INVESTMENT PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND EDUCATION IN HAWAI`I was stricken from the Nov....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Sunday, October 21, 2018
Snow on Mauna Loa this morning, as seen by a temporary USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory research camera on the north rim of Mokuʻāweoweo, the summit caldera. During the early morning and late evening,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Monday, October 22, 2018
Moderator Howard Dashefsky asked the Lieutenant Governor candidates questions. Photos from khon2.comHAWAIʻI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATES JOSH GREEN AND MARISSA KERNS debated last week on KHON...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, October 23, 2018
See the drone flight over East Island by Kristan McDonald of University of Hawaiʻi taken this summer. Scientists, who stayed in shelters shown above, evacuated before Hurricane Walaka passed over in...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Food Basket offers fresh produce from local sources at affordable or discounted prices for all of Hawaiʻi Island. Mobile and delivery programs in Kaʻū make accessing fresh food possible. See below...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Thursday, October 25, 2018
Marylou Staman (left) worked on East Island during the last two honu nesting seasons. It is likely that honu fromPunaluʻu Black Sand Beach nest there, living the rest of their lives in Kaʻū waters....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Friday, October 26, 2018
KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN won a Best Practice Award from the American Planning Association Hawai‘i Chapter. An announcement today from the county Department of Planning addressed the Ka`u...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Saturday, October 27, 2018
A marine mammal salute from a humpback whale as the Navy prepares war games and sonar testing in Hawaiian and California waters, with a release of its final Environmental Impact Statement.Photo from...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Sunday, October 28, 2018
Kaʻū Trojans played Pāhoa to win the BIIF Championship Oct. 27. See photos and story, below. Photo by Dave BerryORGANIZING AROUND THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANS for Pāhala and Nāʻālehu, community members...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Monday, October 29, 2018
Landscape in the Ranchos community at Ocean View where SPI Energy faces financial uncertainty with plansto build an industrial sized solar farm, which received opposition form the neighborhood. See...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on top of Mauna Kea can move forward, thanks to a Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision. Image from bigstockphotoHAWAIʻI SUPREME COURT RULED TODAY TO ALLOW THE...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, October 31, 2018
A Trunk or Treat entry in the vehicle decorating contest during Halloween festivities on the Pāhala campus thisevening posted Starbucks blends: Zombie Brains, Vampire Blood and Witches Brew. See more...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Thursday, November 1, 2018
Walk-in voting at Pāhala Community Center wraps up today and tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.The General Election polling places nearby are at Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary School cafeteria,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Friday, November 2, 2018
Sister hālau from Mexico returns to Pāhala with public performances of Mexican and native Mexico dances, hulafrom Japan, Hawai‘i and the mainland, and music all day Saturday at Pāhala Community...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Saturday, November 3, 2018
Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder's Hālau Hula O Leionalani, celebrating George Na‘ope and Mary Kawena Pukui. HAWAIIAN, SAMOAN, FILIPINO, JAPANESE AND MEXICAN CULTURE came together today during the annual...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Sunday, November 4, 2018
Pāhala Community Center hosted the annual Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū on Saturday, Nov. 3. Hālau from Hawaiʻi Island, Oʻahu, Japan, Mexico, and Virginia participated, and vendors offered all kinds of food,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Monday, November 5, 2018
Tupulaga O Samoa Mo A Taeao, UH-Hilo's Samoan Club, performed Taualuga during the Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū cultural festival in Pāhala on Saturday. See more, below. Photo by Julia NealTHE OLD TIME...
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