Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Hollywood actor Dwayne The Rock Johnson hugged Protectors of Maunakea today. See story below.Photo from Hawaiʻi News NowREOPEN MAUNA KEA ACCESS ROAD is the aim of Mayor Harry Kim who has offered to...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, July 25, 2019
Nāʻālehu hosted the Kaʻū Little League Championships. See how teams from all over the state fared. Photo from Elizabeth CrookKAʻŪ LITTLE LEAGUE HOSTED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NĀʻALEHU July 19-23....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, July 26, 2019
Kalani Vierra, an organizer of the Kaʻū Multicultural Society's third annual Pig Hunt, out with his dogs and and his big catch. See who caught the winning pigs, below. Photo from Kalani VierraNEW...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, July 27, 2019
Experience Volcano Festival kicked off today with art, food, and entertainment events. Join in makinga community mosaic Sunday at noon at Volcano Art Center.We Love Volcano image from Experience...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, July 28, 2019
The inaugural Volcano's ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Half Marathon races to raise money to save the ʻŌhiʻa Forests drew manyrunners to Volcano yesterday. See half marathon race results below, 5K results tomorrow.Photo...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, July 29, 2019
Hurricane Erick could pass south of Kaʻū overnight on Thursday as a strong Tropical Storm, if it continues its predicted course and intensities. See more below. Map by Dennis MersereauNEW INTEREST IN...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 30, 2019
This historic plantation era cottage will soon become a gallery in Nāʻālehu, after serving as the location forKamaʻaina Kutz for many years. See story below. Photo by Peter AndersonTWO MORE YEARS TO...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Experience Volcano offered many venues around the village last weekend to bring new attention to the culture,art, cuisine, winery, and places to visit. See more below. Photo from Experience VolcanoKAʻŪ...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, August 1, 2019
Threatened oceanic whitetip shark, with the main dorsal fin removed. Photo from Aquatic Life Divers & Big Island DiversAN INCREASE IN SHARK FINNING is raising concern among marine biologists on...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, August 2, 2019
Streams and gulches overflowed in Wood Valley this morning. Photo by Julia NealTROPICAL ERICK POURED THROUGH Kaʻū today, dumping more than three inches of rain above Pahala and overflowing streams and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, August 3, 2019
Erick (165 degrees) is past Hawaiʻi, Flossie (145 degrees) is still on her way, and Gil (120 degrees) is starting to make the trip toward the islands. See forecast, below. Image from nhc.noaa.govA MASS...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, August 4, 2019
Hawaiʻi Police Chief Paul Fierreira swears in six new recruits, the 90th class. See story below. Photo from Big Island Video NewsCEREMONY AND IDEAS FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE NATION'S MASS SHOOTING CRISIS...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, August 5, 2019
Green Sand Beach and Mahana Bay, addressed in the Kaʻū Community Development Plan, which is one of thecornerstones of the proposed Hawaiʻi County General Plan update, which will be explained on Sunday,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Taking astronomy to the public, the Keck Observatory staff will explore Hawaiian language and culture as enrichingastronomy at a talk story in Kamuela. Image from W.M. Keck ObservatoryASTRONOMY...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The state Board of Land & Natural Resources is looking for new members to oversee state owned lands, including allthe light green land shown on the ownership map above. Most Kaʻū state land is...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, August 8, 2019
Rendering of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Read about efforts to support TMT and Jam4Maunakea online protest, below.Image from TMTWHILE PĀHALA RECORDED THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ever witnessed in Hawaiʻi -...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, August 9, 2019
Thursday's view of Halema‘uma‘u and the pond at the bottom of the crater. Locals are smelling sulfur for the first time in months, and speculations leads to the ponds possibly being the culprit. See...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, August 10, 2019
Ocean View transfer station on Paradise Circle today welcomed the community on its last day. The new ConvenienceCenter for refuse and recyclables will open next Saturday, weekly, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, August 11, 2019
Kamala Harris, left, as Tulsi Gabbard calls her out on marijuana prosecutions and withholding DNA evidence in amurder case. Read the Rolling Stone view on the aftermath smearing of Gabbard to protect...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, August 12, 2019
Sulphur Cone on Mauna Loa is one of the possible sources of a rotten egg odor wafting through Ocean View. A similarodor has been noticed in Volcano Village and inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park....
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