Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 20, 2014
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Hawa`i in 1959 and spoke at the state Legislature about Hawai`i's progress in race relations.TODAY THE NATION HONORS THE LEGACY of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King...
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The Keanu family of Ka`u welcomes the Trust for Public Land board members to Ka`u's shoreline areas. The Trust is exploring the possibility of assisting Hawai`i County and interested people of Ka`u to...
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`O Ka`u Kakou's annual Keiki Fishing Tournaments are family affairs. This year's tournament is on Saturday, Jan. 25.Photo by Julia NealIN HIS FOURTH STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS before the Hawai`i...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014
Dramatic spattering at Halema`uma`u's lava lake is getting national attention. Photo from USGS/HVOHALEMA`UMA`U MADE NATIONAL NEWS this morning with CBS among networks carrying the story and video...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 24, 2014
Yahoo Travel has named Punalu`u Black Sand Beach, with its "Hawaiian green sea turtles napping," one of its 10 Beaches that Should Be on Your Bucket List. Photo by Geneveve FyvieKA`U’S STATE REP....
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014
Youngsters check out prizes at the Keiki fishing pond at Punalu`u during today's annual Keiki Fishing Tournament sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou. Photo by Nalani ParlinKA`U RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE in a...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014
Keiki and their families covered the Punalu`u shoreline for the annual Keiki Fishing Tournament sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou. Photo by Nalani ParlinKA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN has responded to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 27, 2014
Hezekiah Baji, Aleavah Abellera and Janslae Badua won in the Largest Aholehole division at Saturday's Keiki Fishing Tournment sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou at Punalu`u. Photo by Nalani ParlinHAWAI`I’S...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014
A bill being considered at the state Legislature would follow up on the GMO ban in Hawai`i County by prohibiting the planting of GMO engineered seeds or plant parts in open fields statewide. Photo by...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014
Ocean View community members and Habitat for Humanity representatives join Jeff Helfenbein during the blessing of his home. Photos from Habitat for HumanityRADIATION MONITORING WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED as...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014
Snows of Mauna Loa send a cool breeze through the tall palms above a Pahala home this morning. Photo by Julia NealA MEASURE TO FIGHT THE COFFEE BERRY BORER that has been ravaging Ka`u and other Hawai`i...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 31, 2014
Kung Hee Fat Choy. Today marks the Chinese zodiac's Year of the Horse. Photo entitled Paniolo Pride by Lorilee LorenzoHAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK RANGERS rescued a lone hiker stranded on Mauna Loa...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Before the mid-morning clouding over, snow on Mauna Loa hung over the Nishimura and Panglao cottages in Pahala today.Photo by Julia NealSTATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION officials testified before the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014
Ka`u Coffee growers can spray Beauveria fungus as one tool in the battle against the coffee berry borer. Photo by Geneveve FyvieSPRAYING BEAUVERIA FUNGUS TO CONTROL COFFEE BERRY BORERS definitely works...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Feb. 3, 2014
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist Mike Poland's topic at After Dark in the Park tomorrow is What We Don't Know about Hawaiian Volcanoes. Photo from USGS/HVOHAWAIIAN ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. IS...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014
KRHCAI Academy interns, Kamrie Koi and Nysa Kaniho, along with Executive Director Jessie Marques and Board President Donna Kekoa, meet with Sen. Brian Schatz in Washington, D.C. Photo from Ka`u Rural...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014
A Reverse Trade Mission brings international coffee experts to Ka`u each year for the Ka`u Coffee College as part of the Ka`u Coffee Festival. Last year, the owner of Soaring Phoenix flew in from...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is seeking public comment on its Mission Critical Administrative Aviation Plan and Environmental Assessment. Photo from Jesse Tunison and HVNPHAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Feb. 7, 2014
Ka`u students, teachers, coaches and parents are invited to submit testimony via videoconferencing during a Senate Education Committee hearing on a bill relating to school athletics. The hearing takes...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014
Ka Lae Quilters and Ka`u Red Hat Ladies will be at Punalu`u Beach Park pavilion today until 4 p.m. or earlier if they sell out of their quilts, potholders and other creations as well as baked goods,...
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