Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, May 5, 2019
Hands of Time, with Kaʻū Coffee Fest emcee Makana Kamahele, right, drummer Dennis Salmo, leader Calvin Ponce, and Chase Cabudol, left, launched the entertainment at the Hoʻolauleʻa on Saturday. Photo...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, May 6, 2019
Nā Wai Chamber Choir comes to Waiʻōhinu and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in May. See story, below. Photo from Jace SaplanBUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM is the state department to be...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Nine percent of Hawaiʻi Island's energy generation comes from Tawhiri's wind farm at South Point.Photo by Peter AndersonTAWHIRI'S PAKINI NUI WIND FARM at South Point contributes 20.5 megawatts of...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Co-organizer of the Kaʻū Coffee Fest Brenda Iokepa Moses (right) was in charge of vendors and educational displays at last Saturday's Kaʻū Coffee Festival Hoʻolauleʻa. She visited the Kaʻū Coffee Mill...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, May 9, 2019
Berta Miranda clutches her Bible, fearing her coffee farm burned during the 2012 fires that raged around Pāhala.She was spared. Predictions are that fire risks have increased. A workshop will be held...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, May 10, 2019
Annabelle Orcino gasps for joy, surrounded by friends and family as she takes home the $1000 checkfrom Kaʻū Coffee Fest's Buy Local It Matters campaign last Saturday. Photo by Lora ButanovaSPINLAUNCH...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, May 11, 2019
Wildfire at South Point in June of 2014, remembered by volunteer firefighters who met in Pāhala yesterday aspart of a Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization meeting to plan for more protection ofKaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, May 12, 2019
Kaʻū Coffee farmers were serious about their challenges at Kaʻū Coffee College last week in Pāhala. MilesMayne of Silver Cloud Coffee in WoodValley discusses the future.See story below. Photo by Lora...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, May 13, 2019
Officers handle a folded American flag during a ceremony at Hilopolice station to today. In observance of Police Week, they honor officers who have fallen or been disabled in the line of duty. Photo...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Punaluʻu Cemetery, on a hill above the ocean, with its open air stone chapel, is one of eight Kaʻū cemeteries that have been restored and are maintained by volunteers from community nonprofit ʻO Kaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Mauna Loa Observatory image from its webcam this evening, where the highest CO2 levels in humanhistory were recently recorded, setting off a new alarm about global warming. Image from Mauna Loa...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, May 16, 2019
Hukilau Hula throwing nets to the sea, at May Day celebration for students of all ages in Pāhala.See more photos and story below. Photo by Julia NealA BUSY HURRICANE SEASON IS PREDICTED for the Central...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, May 17, 2019
U.H. Economic Research Organization predicts slow growth for Hawaiʻi County and all the islands.Image from UHEROTHE ECONOMY OF HAWAIʻI COUNTY is predicted to rebound somewhat from the volcanic disaster...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, May 18, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard is the first woman combat veteran to run for U.S. President. She is also second youngest contender forthe Democratic Party nominee, nine months older than Mayor Pete Buttigeig, who is...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, May 19, 2019
PONC wants to preserve the area in white, where Manākaʻa Fishing Village is located. Map from Big Island Video NewsPRESERVATION OF ANOTHER 1.2 MILES OF KAʻŪ COAST is up for consideration by the...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, May 20, 2019
More than $7,000 will go to the Roxana and Orlando Argueta family, following Sunday's fundraiser at Miranda Farm.The family and donors prayed for the fire victims. Photo by Julia NealOVER $7,000 WAS...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, May 21, 2019
See the entire Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks 2018 Impact Report online, with its history of challengesbrought on by the volcanic activity of 2018. Cover image from Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks AssociationHAWAIʻI...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 22, 2019
NOAA GOES-15 satellite image shows Hurricane Lane positioned about 300 miles south of Hawaiʻi Island on Aug. 22. NOAA imageCENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER PREDICTS FIVE TO EIGHT CYCLONES during the...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, May 23, 2019
Operators of Pakini Nui Wind Farm at South Point plan to contribute to the protection of Hawaiian petrels nestingwithin Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, as part of windmill Habitat Conservation...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, May 24, 2019
Park visitors stop for a rest and a photo opportunity on Kīlauea Iki Trail on April 20. See how Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park benefits neighboring communities, below. NPS Photo/Janice WeiHAWAIʻI...
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