Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, February 27, 2020
Hunnay Demello, performing hula as part of her efforts to help promote fundraising for the Nā‘ālehu senior housing project. She will appear on Little Big Shots this Sunday. See details, below. Photo by...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, February 28, 2020
A closer view of the braided section of the fissure 8 channel, with Highway 132 cutting across both branches. Read about the differences between the 2018 eruption and the 1955 eruption, below. USGS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, February 29, 2020
The second Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count this season tookplace at Punalu`u Beach today. See more below. Photo by Michelle NasonA STATE LEGISLATURE BILL TO EXPAND EARLY LEARNING...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, March 1, 2020
Endangered ʻiʻiwi in ʻōhiʻa. Read about protections for the endemic bird. Photo from Environment HawaiʻiENVIRONMENT HAWAIʻI REPORTS ON ENDANGERED FOREST BIRDS at increased risks from the effects of...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, March 2, 2020
Hunnay Demello, dancing in the Hollywood studio of Little Big Shots, which aired Sunday. She was accompanied live byKeala Settle and her ensemble. Read what Hunnay said during her first Hollywood...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Family and community events, including much hula and lei making, continue in Kaʻū with no cases of thenovel coronavirus reported. A group recently left lei at Punaluʻu. Photo by Carrie BerryNUMEROUS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The modernization of shipyards, such as this one at Pearl Harbor is the proposal of Sen. Mazie Hirono.See more below. Photo by Marshall Fukuki, U.S. NavyTULSI GABBARD HAS EARNED ONE DELEGATE in her...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, March 5, 2020
Internationally acclaimed violinist Eric Silberger will perform this Sunday, March 8, in Pāhala during the HawaiʻiInternational Music Festival. The performance features violin, piano, cello, and voice....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, March 6, 2020
Grand Princess passengers and some crew disembarked in Hilo Feb. 19 and state health officials are looking for those who may have come in contact with them. The passengers are quarantined on the ship...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, March 7, 2020
Kokiʻo have almost vanished from dryland forests of Hawaiʻi Island. Learn about dryland forests and enjoy a classical concert to raise funding for dryland forest restoration on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, March 8, 2020
A previous year's submission to the Kaha Kiʻi Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open for 2020. See more below. Image from the Office of Rep. Tulsi GabbardTEMPORARILY STOP ALL CRUISE...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, March 9, 2020
Testimony for GoFarm Hawaiʻi is due at the state legislature on Tuesday. See more below.Photo from Hawaiʻi Public RadioCOUNTY OF HAWAIʻI PLANS TO FLOAT $103 MILLION IN BONDS FOR SEWER LINES, SOLID...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Humpback whales and calves are vulnerable to boat collisions, with nine reported since December.See more below. Photo from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.NO SIGNIFICANT...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Kaʻū keiki under the tutelage of Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder performed at the Merrie Monarch Festival last year. The world's largest hula festival hangs in the balance, as COVID-19 fears continue to...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, March 12, 2020
Merrie Monarch Parade has been cancelled, and riders like Kehau Ke will change her plan to gather flowers and foliage to decorate her steed for next year's event. Photo by Kamalani Kualahine-SalmoTHE...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, March 13, 2020
Second Saturday in Volcano Village offers a wide variety of entertaining, engaging, educational, and delicious activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See details, below. Photo from Volcano Garden...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, March 14, 2020
The Miranda family opened its new retail Kaʻū Coffee shop on Saturday with a ribbon cutting, blessing, and entertainment. It is located between South Point Roadand the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, March 15, 2020
A mature ʻAlalā in the wild is a sight no one would ever see again if not for the ʻAlalā Project. Read below how the crows released into the wild are doing. ʻAlalā Project photoALL OF HAWAIʻI'S PUBLIC...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, March 16, 2020
Boys & Girls Club Big Island will work on virtual activities for the youth, while closed due to COVID-19 spread fears.BGCBI photoBOYS & GIRLS CLUB BIG ISLAND IS SUSPENDING its after school...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Last dance for the time being at the Old Kaʻū Gym last night, as a group of Contra Dancers enjoyed moving to fiddleand guitar. The state Department of Education discontinued outside use of...
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