Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013
Working the holidays, Summit Construction crews and subcontractors build the walls for the new Ka`u Gym & Disaster Shelter.Photo by Julia NealKA`U GYM & DISASTER SHELTER CONSTRUCTION is in...
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Streetside and backyard fireworks lit up Ka`u communities last night to celebrate New Year's Eve. Photo by Julia NealTOP 2013 STORIES IN KA`U FOR EDITORS of The Ka`u Calendar were the rejection of an...
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Ka`u Coffee is featured in a major story by Sunset Magazine in its January edition.SUNSET MAGAZINE FEATURES KA`U COFFEE in its January 2014 edition. The publication boasts more than a million...
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Ka`u peppers are among the many locally grown vegetables that provide food in the district. Photo by Geneveve FyvieBUYING LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD may get a boost from the County Council. Council member...
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State Representative District V, with its southern boundary at Honu`apo, is getting a new representative after the resignation of Denny Coffman.NAMING OF NEXT STATE REPRESENTATIVE for west Ka`u and...
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Ka`u Coffee Farms are not only famous, they help protect water resources and prevent desertification.Photo by Julia Neal"THE KA`U DISTRICT IS AN EXAMPLE of change in local climate. Thousands of trees...
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`Aina Koa Pono was touted locally as an economic savior for producing jobs, similar to Range Fuels, a failed energy project in Georgia.Image from ainakoapono.comSIXTY MINUTES, THE CBS NEWS PROGRAM,...
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USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reaches out to Ka`u tomorrow with a Volcano Awareness Month program at Ocean View Community Center.Photo from USGS/HVOKA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL AND HO`OMALU KA`U are two of...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014
Ka`u High boys soccer team members celebrate on of the nine goals they made against HAAS yesterday. Photo by Dave BerryTHE BIGGEST WAR GAMES IN HAWAIIAN WATERS to date invite military ships from all...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014
Panoramas of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument are now live on Google Maps after operators used Google StreetView Trekker equipment to record them. Photo from PMNMHAWAI`I FARM BUREAU HAS...
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Keaiwa, here performing at a National Guard concert in August, returns to the stage tomorrow for a United Way benefit concert at Pahala Community Center. Photo by St. First Class Christian...
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I CAN CER VIVE is the T-shirt for the fundraiser today at Pahala Community Center to raise money for cancer research and services through the United Way. Many bands are there to play for the public....
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Taiko drumming came to Pahala Community Center yesterday at the I Can Cer Viv concert organized by Ka`u High School senior Kamrie Koi to raise money for United Way. Photo by Julia NealKA`U’S STATE...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 13, 2014
Steve Sakala, Hawai`i Farmers Union United Kona Chapter vice president, at left, was one of the persons considered by the Democratic Party to replace Rep. Denny Coffman, who resigned, in the upcoming...
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The new Hawai`i Growth Model data visualization website allows the community to track progress at the Pahala campus and other Hawai`i public schools. Photo by Julia NealKA`U COFFEE MILL AND ITS SISTER...
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Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park encourages Ka`u residents to sign up for the Sanctuary Ocean Count of humpback whales. Photo from wayfaring.infoTHE THREE NOMINEES FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT V that the...
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Current and former Hawai`i state Senate members attending the opening of the 2014 Hawai`i Legislature yesterday. Photo from Hawai`i SenateMAYOR BILLY KENOI ASKED THE 2014 STATE LEGISLATURE during...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 17, 2014
Palm Trail at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Kahuku Unit offers panoramic views. Photo by David BoyleKA`U’S STATE SEN. JOSH GREEN is proposing a five-year moratorium on the sale and use of Roundup...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014
Daryl "Sammy" Sampaga arrived in Pahala yesterday on the fourth day of his walk around Hawal`i Island raising awarenessof muscular dystrophy. Photo by Julia Neal“HUNTERS ARE REALLY CONSERVATIONISTS:...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014
Lava flows from Ka`u to North Kona are topics at a Volcano Awareness program Wednesday. Photo from USDA Forest ServiceFOLLOWING ITS ACQUISITION OF KAHU-FM from Ka`u Community Radio, Inc. in August,...
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