Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, May 25, 2019
Kaʻū High School's Class of 2019. Photo from Kaʻū HighINSPIRED SPEAKERS SHARED THEIR QUEST FOR HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS with 54 graduates at the Kaʻū High School commencement ceremony Friday night in Kaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, May 26, 2019
Ua Alencastre-Galimba, Valedictorian of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Island Class of 2019, drew tears, smiles, and laughter from her classmates as she thanked mom for helping her to become ready for her...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, May 27, 2019
Dr. Neal Palafox explains the irony of Micronesians' fame as an ocean going people, who wind up in poverty and poor health in Hawaiʻi. He spoke at the annual Kaʻū Rural Health Community Association...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for its advisory council.Photo from NOAAADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK Whale National Marine...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Uhu, the parrot fish, are herbivores who graze on coral and help maintain the health of the coral reefs. Read belowabout a new study on herbivores and their role in restoring coral. Photo from TNCBIG...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, May 30, 2019
Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt talked to reporters outside of Volcano House today. They discussed Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff staying on island and the future of Jaggar Museum and HVO...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, May 31, 2019
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal takes shelter in a mass of derelict nets and other fishing gear. Read below how harmful marine debris are to the ocean and its inhabitants. Photo from...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, June 1, 2019
Families received the message to provide extra support for new police officers in their mission that brings unexpected burdens of tragic emotional experience and misunderstandings from the public. See...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, June 2, 2019
Nāʻālehu Elementary School celebrated May Day on Friday, with first grade illustrating paniolo life in Kaʻū.See story below. Photo by Sheilah OkimotoTHE 2 PERCENT LAND FUND COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, June 3, 2019
Kaʻū's Kailee "Kamalani" Kuhaulua-Stacy, who graduated from Kamehameha Schools in May, is running for Miss HawaiʻiIsland Teen USA, which would qualify her for the statewide contest that leads to...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Dead ʻōhiʻa in the Kapāpala Forest Reserve between Pāhala and Volcano. Scientists, land managers,and cultural experts met last week for a conference on Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, which devastates thenative...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Author and former Mauna Kea telescope visitor center guide presented his historical view of Mauna Keamanagement and opposed pending rules on the operation of the campus that hosts international...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, June 6, 2019
DDay air troopers, at right, on their way to dropping into France on June 6, 1944. At left are the same men,75 years later as WWII veterans in the same plane. DDay led the way for Japanese Americans of...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, June 7, 2019
Mohouli Heights is a senior housing community with a style that could be appropriate for Nāʻālehu,says OKK President Wayne Kawachi. Photo from Big Island Video NewsPROPOSED NĀʻĀLEHU SENIOR HOUSING WILL...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, June 8, 2019
Moonset over Mauna Loaand Kīlauea. NPS Photo/Janice WeiHAWAIʻI FILED TWO SUITS AGAINST MAKERS OF OXYCONTIN and other opioid manufacturers, distributors, and key executives this week, joining more than...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, June 9, 2019
King Kamehameha's statue in Emancipation Hall drew Sen. Mazie Hirono to talk about the preservationof Hawaiian language today in the U.S. Capitol. Photo from Hirono's FacebookTHE 50TH ANNUAL KING...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, June 10, 2019
Kaʻū Gym hosts members of USA Volleyball teams from Kamehameha School and Miloliʻi- Kaʻū as they prepare toplay in Honolulu, Anaheim, and the nationals in Indiana. See story below. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and National Park Service Jaggar Museum on Kīlauea's caldera rim were vacated in mid-May 2018 due to earthquake damage associated with summit...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 12, 2019
An online campaign for senior housing in Na`alehu has been launched by Hunnay Demello, the award winning, seven-year old hula dancer from Ocean View. Through her family she is ambassador for O Ka`u...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, June 13, 2019
Volcano House has chosen OLS Hotels & Resorts for marketing and management. Photo from Volcano HouseVOLCANO HOUSE WELCOMED A NEW MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT PARTNER this week: OLS Hotels &...
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