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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, July 13, 2020
Six feet apart. Kaʻū residents met at Pāhala Community Center today for the COVID-19 update from MayorHarry Kim, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, and health care officials. The meeting was organized by Jessie...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Mayor Harry Kim, left, and Lt. Gov. Josh Green stand six feet apart before removing their masks outside Monday's Kaʻū COVID-19 Update meeting at Pāhala Community Center. See story below and yesterday's...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Police officers on this island carried the torch for the virtual Special Olympics events which startedlast Saturday and will go statewide in August. See more below. Photo from Special OlympicsSee our...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 16, 2020
Attend the webinar Tuesday, July 28. See more below. Image from Matthew DesmondSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS began arriving in...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 17, 2020
A traditional Grand Rally for Democrats at the historic Moʻoheau Bandstand in Hilo. Saturday's Grand Rally will be virtual on Nā Leo TV, and on Hawaiʻi County Democratic Party Facebook and other...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, July 18, 2020
Keiki and youth, ages one to 18, no matter their school registration, picked up breakfast and lunch weekdays atKaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary, March 23 through July 17, with help, above, from...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, July 19, 2020
Read details about Blue Planet Foundation's "course for a resilient future," below. Image from Blue Planet FoundationSee our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.BLUE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, July 20, 2020
A big yellow tuna, caught by Wayne Kawachi and John Davidson, to be cut it up and donated to police officers in Kaʻū. The fish weighed in at 125 lbs. See more below. Photo from ʻO Kaʻū KākouSee our...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Ka`u's Representative in the U.S, Congress will speak in the Democratic Party's virtual Grand Rally to premiere tomorrow on Na Leao TV. Gabbard is not running for reelection, following her campaign for...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 22, 2020
See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar directory for farms, ranches, takeout.Hurricane Douglas is expected to bring high winds, heavy rain, thunderstorms, and high surf by Saturday night. See more...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 23, 2020
Hurricane Douglas today with a well-defined eye and 130 mph winds is headed this way for the weekend.Photo from NOAA GOES SatelliteHURRICANE DOUGLAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY FOUR this afternoon, with...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 24, 2020
Hurricane Douglas, about 665 miles east of Hilo at 5 p.m., may miss Kaʻū, skirt Hāmākua and head toward theother counties, for a possible landfall Sunday into Monday. Image from CNNHURRICANE DOUGLAS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, July 25, 2020
Hawaiʻi Islands are in the path of Hurricane Douglas, the green and white storm just east of theisland chain. Read below for warnings, expected effects, and closures. NOAA STAR GOES imageHURRICANE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, July 26, 2020
Punaluʻu fun in the small waves before Hurricane Douglas slipped by Kaʻū and tracked close to the north shores of Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi. Photo by Julia NealHURRICANE DOUGLAS SPARED KAʻŪ and...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, July 27, 2020
A 4.7 earthquake just off the Kaʻū Coast rocked the area today, after a weekend ofwaiting and saying aloha to Hurricane Douglas, who didn't come to shore.The earthquake size and site is in orange. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 28, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard rescues a kayaking fisherman, swept out to sea from South Point. USCG photoTHE ONLY FATALITY OF HURRICANE DOUGLAS COULD HAVE BEEN IN KAʻŪ. A fisherman in a kayak was swept six miles...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 29, 2020
State officials are urging people to gather in groups no more than ten people, even outdoors, and to wear face masks.Photo by Julia NealKEEPING THE COVID-19 COUNT LOW ON THIS ISLAND is the county goal,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 30, 2020
Rainbow Sanctuary, known for finding good homes and its no-euthanization policy, will take over animal control for Hawaiʻi County this Saturday. It is adding on to its location in Kurtistown, with new...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 31, 2020
Aerial photo of the two-acre brush fire in Volcano, along Hwy 11, that started yesterday and was put out today.Read details, below. NPS photoSTATE OF HAWAIʻI SCHOOL BOARD on Thursday evening approved...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, August 1, 2020
Learn how to give input to the Environmental Protection Agency on the impact of plastic debris on Kamilo Beach,which is being considered for special status for cleanup. Read details below. Photo from...
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