Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The yellow tang is about 85 percent depleted and not bred in captivity. Hawaiʻi is one of the most popularplaces to catch it to sell to aquarium fish dealers. See story below. Photo from Waikiki...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 4, 2020
Mehe's Opens for Sit Down Dining Mehe's Bar & Grill reopened on Monday. Assistant manager and head waiter Victor Manongdo welcomes people back and hopes to soon offer his karaoke nights...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 5, 2020
Full Moon & Total Space at PunaluʻuA big moon over a Punaluʻu Beach Park pavilion last evening, ahead of a bigger moon tonight. The county parks,including Punaluʻu, PāhalaCommunity Center's...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 6, 2020
A Mauna Loa lava flow destroying the village of Hoʻopuloa near Miloliʻi in 1926. Photo by Tai Sing LooSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.PREDICTING AND...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 7, 2020
The Rev. Marlon Belmonte oversees the first on-site Sunday Mass at Holy Rosary Church in Pāhala sincethe pandemic began. Photo by Julia NealSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 8, 2020
Kaʻū's Izaiah Pilanca-Emmsley in the field last Fall. See below, to give input into the future of schoolsports and education. Photo by Tim Wright, Kaʻū '77See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Coffee Leaf Rust, while not yet in Hawaiʻi, is of major concern to coffee growers. See more below.Photo from worldcoffeeresearch.orgSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 10, 2020
New USGS maps of Kīlauea lava flows, above, and Mauna Loa lava flows, below, come with deeper interpretations of history of the volcanoes from the 1700s to the 21st Century. USGS HVO mapSee our Fresh...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 11, 2020
Old South Hilo Sanitary Landfill, covered in synthetic turf weighted down by sandbags. Read details of the closure, below.Photo by David Corrigan, Big Island Video NewsSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 12, 2020
Vegetable seeds for bok choy, tomatoes, and carrots will be distributed in ʻĀina, ʻOhana, and Me: Summer Challenge! Packets to school children on Saturday in Ocean View and next week in Pāhala. See...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 13, 2020
While Volcanoes National Park gate opens this Monday, Volcano Art Gallery in the original Volcano HouseHotel will open to the public on Wednesday. Photo from Experience VolcanoSee our Fresh Food on The...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 14, 2020
A fisherman who went missing north of Punaluʻu overnight Friday is still the subject of a search......Photo by Julia NealSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 15, 2020
The main gate is open to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. NPS photoSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK reopened its main gate...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Eucalyptus, grown on tree farms on Kamehameha Schools land around Pāhala, are stockpiled to burn at the Hū Honua electric plant north of Hilo. Read more on the status of the electric plant, below....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Papio are among the fish populations that could be restored, according to a new study, Characteristics of Effective Marine Protected Areas in Hawaiʻi. Read more, below. Photo by Alan Friedlander See...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 18, 2020
This view of Halemaʻumaʻu can be seen by visitors at the newly reopened Volcano House. Dine-in food opens tomorrow. Retail opened last Monday. Lodging reopens this Monday. See details below. Photo by...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 19, 2020
A group of Discovery Harbour residents has submitted the Discovery Harbour Golf Cours and buffer zones forpurchase with PONC funds for golf, trails, bicycle park, tennis courts, and other options.Photo...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 20, 2020
Tina Neal returned to a post in Alaska this week after five years of keeping up with Kīlauea Volcano and many other matters at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Here, she talks with Secretary of the...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 21, 2020
Live from Volcano at the Skateboard ParkThe indoor skateboard park at Cooper Center in Volcano reopened last week. Photo by Julia NealSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 22, 2020
Fish, fresh-caught by OKK Pres. Wayne Kawachi and others, is distributed to those in need. Kawachi's efforts tosupport the community during the pandemic made him a Brawny Giant, with a donation of...
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