Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Diver Jason Leonard photographs a mesophotic coral ecosystem at 80 meters (262 feet) deep in Larsen's Bay in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa where University of Hawaiʻi will participate in...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, October 31, 2019
A mermaid greets Halloween celebrants on the Pāhala school campus this evening. See more below. Photo by Julia NealAT LEAST TWO COFFEE FARMS ON THE ISLAND have recently been hit by thieves. In one...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, November 1, 2019
Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū founder Debbie Ryder, warming up dancers for tomorrow's Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ūCultural Festival at Pāhala Community Center. Come enjoy hula and other dance, live music, and...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, November 2, 2019
Halau hula from Mexico to Japan come forward for a blessing before the beginning of Hoʻokopu Hula NoKaʻū today in Pāhala. Photo by Julia NealTHE TENTH ANNUAL HOʻOKUPU HULA CULTURAL CELEBRATION drew...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, November 3, 2019
The dance of Veracruz in Mexico came to the grounds of Pāhala Community Center this weekend.Photo by Julia NealMEXICO CAME TO KAʻŪ THIS WEEKEND WITH TRADITIONAL DANCE. The Mexicans also brought...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, November 4, 2019
Hilo ranks as one of the top small cities in the country for quality of life, in part because of many of the free outdoor opportunities for education and recreation, including walking along ancient...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The team from Hawaiʻi Behavioral Health, with offices in Hilo and Waimea, came to Hoʻokupu No Hula O Kaʻūlast Saturday to reach out for homes for foster children. Photo by Julia NealFOSTER PARENTS ARE...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Photographer gets up close with Delvin Navarro's Kaʻū Coffee for the feature story in Skyward, the inflightmagazine of Japan Airlines. The 13-page cover story graces the November issue. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, November 7, 2019
Hands in the shape of a mauna, to represent Maunkea and all she represents, at the Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday. Photo from Big Island Video NewsNEW ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR STEWARDSHIP OF...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, November 8, 2019
Reopening of parts of Byron Ledge and Devastation Trail wills provide more parking for Kīlauea Iki Trail, and a triple view of Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, and Mauna Kea. NPS photoSECTIONS OF BYRON LEDGE AND...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, November 9, 2019
Hawaiian Electric Light and its sister companies plan to encourage development of more than 80,000 rooftopsystems to interact with grids around the state. Photo form HELCoHAWAIʻI ELECTRIC CO. WANTS TO...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, November 10, 2019
Kaʻū Coffee will be featured at the Taiwan International Coffee Show. It begins this Friday. Photo from Islander Hawaiian CoffeeKAʻŪ COFFEE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A SPLASH at the Taiwan International...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, November 11, 2019
Youth Challenge, which volunteers for ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and Nā Mamo O Kaʻū events, paraded for Veterans Day inHilo on Saturday. OKK held its Veterans Day event in Nāʻālehu. See photos in tomorrow's Kaʻū...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Raising the minimum wage has been a long term struggle at the Hawaiʻi Legislature and a goal of HAPA andHawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice. Photo from hiappleseed.orgINCREASING...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Izaiah Pilanca-Emmsley is up for Wedemeyer Award - Two-Way Player of the Year. The public can vote through Monday, Nov. 25; see story below. Photo by Tim Wright, Kaʻū '77HAWAIʻI ISLAND MADE THE TOP TEN...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, November 14, 2019
Just steps from the Volcano Golf Course's charred clubhouse, fairways and greens remain with endangered nēnē geese and large ʻōhiʻa trees in bloom. This morning, a fire ravaged the clubhouse. Photo by...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, November 15, 2019
An image of Lono held by Duane Pua at Kāwā. It was carried through Kāwā and Waiʻōhinu today, during the MakahikiLonaikaukahi Relay. See more on the annual event, below. Photo by Clarissa Pua"MY GOD,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, November 16, 2019
On Nov. 8, Mayor Harry Kim, Sen. Russell Ruderman, and Sen. Kai Kahele attended Hawaiʻi Island's first ʻOhana Zone Projectblessing at Keolahou. Located in Hilo, the 20 units of permanent supportive...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, November 17, 2019
Miloliʻi-Kaʻū Girls Volleyball Club beat Keaukaha this weekend in a tournament that brought teams fromaround the island to the new gym at Pāhala. See story below. Photo by Julia NealPRESCRIPTION DRUG...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, November 18, 2019
Last year's Floating Lantern Celebration in Medicine Pond at Punaluʻu Black Sands Beach honored family and friends. Find out how to participate in this year's event, below. Photo by Michael...
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