Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Miloliʻi-Kaʻū Volleyball club at awards for Regional Juniors. See story, below. Photo from Gennifer Medeiros-ShibuyaMOVE BEYOND THIS DIVISIVE ISSUE, urged Rep. Tulsi Gabbard yesterday in a statement...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Speed limits reduce to 25 mph in temporary bridge zones at Hīlea and Nīnole near Punaluʻu. Photo by Julia NealTEMPORARY TWO-LANE BYPASS BRIDGES are open along Hwy 11 between Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, March 28, 2019
Smoke from a house fire on Tuesday afternoon darkened a bright blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds. Kaʻū Calendar News photoA HOUSE FIRE IN NĀʻĀLEHU brought many responders, including a...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, March 29, 2019
Clean air provides crystal views of mauka mountains along Hwy 11 between Kāwā and Punaluʻu. As of March 26, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory lowered Kīlauea's status to NORMAL...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, March 30, 2019
Bula Akamu returns to his home town of Pāhala to perform at the Kaʻū Coffee Festival Hoʻolauleʻa on Saturday, May 4. See the full lineup, below. Photo from bulamusic.comA BILL FOR $60 MILLION IN...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, March 31, 2019
All quiet for the 14 Tawhiri windmills at South Point with a calm sunset Saturday. See story, below. Photo by Julia NealTHE THIRD AND LAST 2019 OCEAN WHALE COUNT drew more than 430 volunteers to Kaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, April 1, 2019
Cattle pasture in Kaʻū, where ranchers and farmers are concerned over water use permits. Photo by Julia NealTHE USE OF WATER FROM OLD PLANTATION TUNNELS is wrapped up in an issue going to a public...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Makahiki Grounds near Nāʻālehu are PONC acquired lands stewarded by ʻOlu Kohu, which testified insupport of more stewardship funding and PONC management. Photo by Kahea KaʻawaLAND PURCHASES FOR...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Rep. Richard Onishi announced $2 million in funding to promote tourism from the mainland and $1 million topromote tourism from Japan during a press conference today. The Hawai`i Tourism Authority money...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, April 4, 2019
Storybook Theatre visited Pahala Elementary, Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences and Kamehameha School this week. The marine education was sponsored in part by Pahala Plantation Cottages. The...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, April 5, 2019
A 1988 Classic Tiffany Coupe was among the exotic entries in the Ocean View Classic Car Show last weekend that raised money for Ocean View Community Association. Owner Ted Wakeman said it s one of 100...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, April 6, 2019
Only small amounts of SO2 and H2S are being released from Kīlauea, but they chemically react with each other in an oxidation-reduction reaction to form the bright yellow sulfur deposits visible on the...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, April 7, 2019
The historic Shirakawa Motel is up for sale with more than 14,000 square feet of buildings. It was formerly knownas the Southernmost Motel in the USA. In recent years it was occupied by Pacific...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, April 8, 2019
The Hoola One engineering team from University of Sherbrooke in Quebec tests their new invention to remove micro-plastics from beaches along the Kaʻū Coast this month. Photo from Hoola One...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, April 9, 2019
A government and industry partnership will help finance solar energy for homes, businesses and non, profits.The Green Energy Monday $aver program was announced yesterday by Gov. David Ige. Photo from...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Nuclear testing by the U.S. in the South Pacific from 1947-1962 led to welcoming the people of the Marshall Islands to move to the U.S,. including Kaʻū, where many brought their families. Read about...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, April 11, 2019
Youth organizers and their mentors, including Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary School Principal Sharon Beck, manned educational displays like the one for Big Island Substance Abuse Council at the Kaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, April 12, 2019
Kaʻū Coffee joins the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association this weekend at the Specialty Coffee Association of America Convention in Boston. Left to right, promoting Hawaiʻi Coffee, are Lou Daniele, Tommy...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, April 13, 2019
A Hawksbill hatchling, making its way to the ocean for the first time. Read about the endangered sea turtle.Photo by Peter BostedCRITICALLY ENDANGERED HONUʻEA – Hawksbill sea turtles – are now...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, April 14, 2019
Boys & Girls Club members of Kaʻū collaborated with this art presented at Kaʻū Unity Celebration at Kaʻū District Gym on Saturday. See photos and story below. Photos by Julia NealUNITY IS THE THEME...
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