Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, May 14, 2020
Nāʻālehu's Independence Day Parade for this year is canceled. Sponsored by ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and the Discovery Harbourfamily of Lee and Debra McIntosh, the program is paused during the COVID-19...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, May 15, 2020
Jaggar Museum and the USGS headquarters in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in 2018 before earthquakesseverely damaged the buildings. Give public input into reconstruction of the facilities. See story...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, May 16, 2020
Pūhāhonu, the turtle rising for breath, is the tiny peak of the massive volcano. New research deems it the largest shield volcano in the world, much larger than Mauna Loa, the former title holder....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, May 17, 2020
Mayoral candidate Mitch Roth came to Pāhala with food on Saturday. Helping with distribution of boxed food and plate lunches were members of the ILWU, a union that endorsed him. Roth is the elected...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, May 18, 2020
Punaluʻu Beach, with its black sand and lifeguard stand, reopens tomorrow, with social distancing rulesand directives for only small numbers of people to gather. Photo by Julia NealSee our Fresh Food...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs,Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Kaʻū High Class of 2020 before the pandemic shut down the school campus. A virtual graduation willbe available for the public to view online, this Friday, May 22 at 6 p.mSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Lava trees, native plants and animals, and rainbows are some sights people can see when traveling throughnewly reopened portions of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See details below. NPS photoSee our...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, May 21, 2020
Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center & KS Send AidKaʻū volunteers Terry-Lee Shibuya and Liz Stabo recently met Queen Liliʻuokalani Children's Center rep, Jaysha Alonzo-Estrada, to receive a van...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, May 22, 2020
Melinda and Scott Eder ride together as brother and sister to their drive-through graduation at Kaʻū HighSchool today. See more below. Photo by Julia NealSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, May 23, 2020
On the fence between high school and adult life, Kaʻū 2020 graduates are lined up, unmasked, in Congrats Grad photosat Pāhala Community Center on Friday, graduation day See their speeches below. Photo...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, May 24, 2020
See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.Virtual Graduation for Sixth Grade at Nāʻālehu Elementary School last Friday. Screenshot from Olivia-ann ThomasTHE FIRST...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, May 25, 2020
See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.BLNR rejected an EIS, funded by aquarium fishers and National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, who proposethat ten...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, May 26, 2020
The Food Basket, with the helping hands of National Guard members and Sheriffs, distributed fresh and shelf-stablefood to people in Pāhala today. Photo from Volcano Friends Feeding FriendsSee our Fresh...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, May 27, 2020
One hundred years of song will be celebrated online this year for the Kamehameha Schools Class of 2020. See more below. Photo from historichawaii.orgSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, May 28, 2020
A bee alights on a coffee flower. Hawaiʻi Coffee Association urges anyone involved in the coffee industry - from growing to selling - to take a survey that will help the organization advocate for...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, May 29, 2020
Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, with support, will continue its food service to remote parts of Kaʻū andother locations on the island through June and July. Donate here.See our Fresh Food on...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, May 30, 2020
Summer Fun will open enrollment for two days only, this Wednesday and Thursday. Whilethere will be no Independence Day Parade this year with Summer Fun keiki, there will beSummer Fun at Nāʻālehu...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, May 31, 2020
The hot pond at the bottom of the collapsed Kīlauea Caldera approaches its first anniversary. See below, in The Way We Were Last Year, for a look back at how the pond began. USGS photoSee our Fresh...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 1, 2020
Rain from Hurricane Lane drenched Kaʻū in 2018. Read the 2020 forecast for Hurricane Season, which began today, below.Photo by Julia Neal See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 2, 2020
An artist rendering of a Young Brothers tug boat to pull barges with essential goods between the Hawaiian Islands.Testimony is sought on a plan to provide funding for Young Brothers to continue...
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