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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 10, 2019
Little Fire Ant eradication is going strong in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See story below for progress and for tips on how to help prevent the spread of the noxious pest. NPS photoELECTED COUNTY...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, October 11, 2019
Kaunāmano in Kaʻū is one of three parcels at the top of the preservation list for the Legacy Land Conservation Commission.Photo from PONCKAUNĀMANO, KIOLAKAʻA, AND MANAKAʻA, all in Kaʻū, are the top...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, October 12, 2019
The pond in Halemaʻumaʻu, from 2,000 feet up, on the rim of the caldera. HVO scientists state the water has potential to cause explosions, but that they would likely be confined to the crater floor....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, October 13, 2019
Sirens are not working at Punaluʻu to warn people about tsunamis. A tsunami took out this house at Punaluʻu in 1975.Since then, other tsunamis have reached the Kaʻū Coast. USGS PhotoBROKEN EMERGENCY...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, October 14, 2019
Sidelined on Maile Street in Pāhala, this truck was found on its side Sunday morning and greeted residentstaking their trash to the dump. Police arranged for it to be tilted back onto its wheels and...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard asked Elizabeth Warren to commit to ending endless regime change wars when theydebated tonight in the fourth Democratic National Committee debate leading up to the primaryelection for...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Proposals to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents include more education about Maunakea and itscultural importance to the Hawaiian people. Classes are ongoing on the mauna, sponsored by those who...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 17, 2019
Island people and island wildlife are particularly in danger from climate change, according to the new HawaiʻiCounty Council resolution declaring a Climate Emergency. It was issued during National...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, October 18, 2019
The Visitor Information Station at Maunakea has been closed since July, while Maunakea Stewardship Director GregChun says, "Everyone is right," in the standoff that blocks the road. See story below....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, October 19, 2019
Kanai Pieper, son of Bronson Pieper of Kamuela, swings his rope at Nāʻālehu Rodeo Grounds today as families come from around the island to support two days of youth and family rodeo events sponsored by...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, October 20, 2019
Danny Akaka, Jr. blows the conch shell and blesses the new avocado processing facility at Avoland Hawaiʻi Farmswith owner Michael Krones and support staffer Cindy Cohn. Photo by Julia NealA BLESSING...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, October 21, 2019
Rancher Michelle Galimba says, "Agriculture is a very intimate zone between nature and culture, between human andnonhuman." She and her family operate Kuahiwi Ranch in Kaʻū. Photo from...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Ranching and conservation converge were cattle lands stand above the Kaʻū Coast at WaikapunaPhoto from the state Legacy Lands CommissionKUAHIWI RANCHER MICHELLE GALIMBA shared her approach to ranching...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Thirty Meter Telescope image from its proponents. The state Land Use Commission will hold a hearing tomorrowfor input on whether the proposed site should be classified Urban. Photo from TMTARE PERMITS...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 24, 2019
Read Tulsi Gabbard's statement on her run for U.S. President as she announces she will not seek reelection to represent Kaʻū and the rest of rural Hawaiʻi in Congress.REP. TULSI GABBARD WON'T SEEK...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, October 25, 2019
Sulphur Cone (left), viewed toward southwest, from 3,480 m (11,420 ft) above sea level on Mauna Loa's southwest rift zone. At right, an HVO geoscientist and technician rebuild volcanic gas monitoring...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, October 26, 2019
Ballet Bali Hai hula dancers from Mexico City are on their way to perform next Saturday, Nov.2 on the grounds of Pāhala Community Center. Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 10...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, October 27, 2019
The green pond of hot water at Kilauea caldera is at least 460 feet long, according to estimates released by USGS, which is working with the National Park Service to sample the water using a drone. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, October 28, 2019
Sugar Farm Homestead won the Edmund C. Olson Entrepreneur Award and $25,000 on Saturday.Photo from Sugar Farm HomesteadTHE EDMUND C. OLSON ENTREPRENEUR AWARD was presented Saturday to Sugar Hill...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal mom GV18, likely caring for rare twin male and female pups. See more below onthe Hawaiian monk seal population, why social media is a boon to researchers and a bust for...
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