Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, August 2, 2020
A notice at the front entrance to Volcano House lets passersby know the hotel, restaurants, and other amenities are closed temporarily, as the pandemic has prevented most visitors from coming here....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, August 3, 2020
Helena Miranda cooks exotic Salvadorian food in her outdoor kitchen, and sells fruit, vegetables, and Kaʻū Coffee, at the new Ocean View Community Market. Photo by Annie BostedTHE FIRST DAY OF OCEAN...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Maunaloa Watershed Snapshot, a project of the Conservation Alliance, which will hold its Hawaiʻi ConservationConference virtually in early September, with scholarships for students. See more...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Mehe's Bar & Grills closes with its prime rib night on Saturday, Aug.15. See the message from the owners below.Photo by Julia NealSHUTTING DOWN INTERISLAND TRAVEL AND SCHOOLS, is the call from...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, August 6, 2020
Old Navy donated more than 21,000 garments to Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi Island. The clothing willbe distributed soon throughout the community, including to struggling families in Kaʻū. See more...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, August 7, 2020
Leo Norberte, right, leads a farm tour during an annual Kaʻū Coffee Festival, which was canceled this year. So are ordersfrom coffee buyers, and farmers say they need help from the government to tide...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, August 8, 2020
The 2021 Sanctuary Ocean Count organizers are looking for artists to promote the counting of humpback whales.See more, below. Photo from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine SanctuaryVOTERS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, August 9, 2020
Keola Lindsey, of Kawaihae, will compete with Lanakila Manguail in the runoff to represent Hawaiʻi Island on theon the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. Photo from Keola LindseyTWO...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, August 10, 2020
Hawaiʻi Nei Invitational: Nā ʻAumākua continues through Saturday, Sept. 12 at VAC Gallery in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The exhibit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary School Principal Sharon Beck recently explained her school's efforts to keep studentsand staff safe. She spoke to a public meeting held by Kaʻū Rural Health Community...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Reopening of schools with online learning will come with free Grab & Go food for students enrolled atNāʻālehu Elementary (above), Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary and Volcano School of Arts &...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, August 13, 2020
The carbon footprint from planes traveling thousands of miles to haul tourists to this island would be offset by reducingthe amount of food hauled to the island by ship or plane. The concept is to...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, August 14, 2020
Grants to businesses and individuals with energy-saving projects are available through Hawaiʻi Energy.See more below. Photo from Hawaiʻi EnergyHAWAIʻI TEACHERS UNION FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE LABOR...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, August 15, 2020
Berkeley Yoshida, President of Kaʻū Hawaiian Civic Club, with his home grown floral display to welcomeeveryone to last year's 50th anniversary celebration. See more below in The Way We Were Last Year....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, August 16, 2020
Makanau entertained at last year's Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary Alumni & Friends celebration. Lead singer Denise Peralta; her mother Barbara Muranaka; Muranaka's sisters, Claudette Sevarias...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, August 17, 2020
Kaʻū Hospital staff has added an extra level of protection for patients and workers by wearing face shields inaddition to their face masks. See more below. Photo from Kaʻū HospitalCOMMUNITY SPREAD OF...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Volcano Art Center patron Elizabeth Ramsey views the biennial quilt show Quilts in the Forest – Winds of Change. See the winner and more below. Photo by Jesse TunisonTHE TWO-WEEK QUARANTINE WILL BE...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa, of Honuʻapo in Kaʻū, sailed The Golden Rule by Waikiki this week, calling for the demilitarization of Hawaiʻi and the end of the RIMPAC war games. Photo from Veterans...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, August 20, 2020
The inside of a cell in the Hilo prison taken during a press trip earlier this year. See story below on possible release ofprisoners for fear of COVID-spread among the incarcerated. Photo by Tim...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, August 21, 2020
Women of the Century from U.S. Territories include Tulsi Gabbard and her U.H. professor aunt.See more below. Images from USA TodayTODAY IS ADMISSIONS DAY FOR THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI. The state holiday...
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