Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, December 16, 2018
The lights of Christmas in Nāʻālehu, with Miss Kaʻū Coffee Reyshalyn Kekoa-Jara enjoying the sunset and theholiday cheer from the community on curbside. See story and more photos, below. Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, December 17, 2018
Hawaiian Hawskbill Sea Turtle Project Coordinator, Lauren Kurpita (right), and a volunteer, helped hawksbill hatchlings fromunder the sand to the ocean yesterday at Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach. See...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Members of Lori Lei's Hula Studio, with dancers from Ka‘ū to Hilo, shared talent and aloha with those attendingHolidays at Kahuku, sponsored by Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, on Sunday. See story and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tūtū & Me keiki serenade residents of Kaʻū Hospital today with Christmas carols. Photo by Julia NealHUMPBACK SEASON IS UNDERWAY, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Hawaiian Islands...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, December 20, 2018
A patriotic Christmas scene at Kīlauea Military Camp, where the public is invited to vote on the best decorations.See more on visiting and voting, below. Photo by David BerryTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, December 21, 2018
Kīlauea Military Camp, above, welcomes guests during the partial shutdown of federal government. VolcanoHouse, Volcano Art Center, displays at Kīlauea Visitor Center, and Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, December 22, 2018
All are welcome to Nā‘ālehu Methodist Church on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. Enjoy a Lessons and Carolsservice where Christmas story will be told, interspersed with Christmas carols. Photo...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, December 23, 2018
A Mele Kalikimaka is celebrated by the crew of the Hōkūleʻa during its worldwide voyage in 2015. Photo by Jason Patterson/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyMELE KALIKIMAKA is the thing to say, on a bright,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, December 24, 2018
Pahala staff kept Bank of Hawaii in Pahala open until 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve and wishes everyone a Happy Holidays.The bank reopens on Wednesday. Photo by Michael WorthingtonFEWER BIRTHS, AN OLDER...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, December 25, 2018
A traditional Christmas Eve service last night at Nāʻālehu Methodist Church. Photo by Julia NealPEOPLE WORKING IN THE MILITARY AND PARTIALLY CLOSED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and those who lost jobs won the...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Mats Fogelvik's entry to the Invitational Masters Show of the Hawaiʻi Wood Guild. See story, below. Photo from fogelvik.comTHE CHRISTMAS EVE STOCK MARKET PLUNGE that worried Sen. Brian Schatz and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, December 27, 2018
A wee view of acres of Christmas lights and scenes at the corner of Lehua and Palm in Ocean View. With donationsfrom neighbors, the Houvener family expands its show each year. See story, below. Photo...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, December 28, 2018
Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park remains closed until the partial government shutdown isresolved. However, many facilities are open in the Volcano Unit - fee free. Photo from NPSTHE...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, December 29, 2018
Neighborhood fireworks on streets and in yards are popular in Kaʻū. See the rules, below, with locationsto buy permits and legal fireworks. Photo by Julia NealRECENT DEATHS OF TWO GUATEMALAN CHILDREN...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, December 30, 2018
Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station takes in some $1.2 million in retail sales annually, collected on ceded lands,owned by the Native Hawaiian Community. Sen, Kai Kahele asks University of Hawaiʻi...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, December 31, 2018
Early morning view of Kīlauea Caldera from Volcano House, which remains open during the partial federal governmentshutdown. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is open, with no admission fees. In this...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, January 1, 2019
A typical Kaʻū backyard fireworks display on a farm in Wood Valley on New Years Eve. See more photos, below. Photo by Michael WorthingtonA FEDERAL WORKERS UNION SUES OVER SHUTDOWN: As the partial...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Lava and Steam: The Great 2018 Eruption of Kīlauea is a presentation by Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory geologist Rick Hazlett. He will share his experience at the Waimea Ocean Film Festival this Sunday...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, January 3, 2019
Sen. Mazie Hirono was sworn in today to start her second term as Kaʻū and rural Hawaiʻi's U.S. Senator.Photo from Sen. Hirono's Facebook.NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF HAWAIʻI'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION took...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, January 4, 2019
About 90 percent of terrestrial snails described in Hawaiʻi have gone extinct. See the Snail Extinction Prevention Program at dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/hip/sep. See story, below. Photos from...
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