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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, January 9, 2021
Scientists recently walked along a portion of Chain of Craters Road that was broken by the eruption of2018. Their most recent aim was to set up remote seismic instruments for the new Kīlauea...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, January 10, 2021
A double rainbow curved above the Pāhala school campus this time last year. This January, teachers, families and administrators are concerned about going back on campus during the ongoing pandemic. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, January 11, 2021
Morning Stars over Halemaʻumaʻu Lava Lake At dawn this morning, stars glitter above the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, with the glow on the caldera walls coming up from Halemaʻumaʻu crater lake to the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, January 12, 2021
A rendition of the oldest quasar known to man, announced today at an international astronomers convention. The discovery was made with help from the telescope campus on Maunakea. See more below. Image...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Collecting marine life for aquariums on a reef. The business was banned by a Circuit Court Judge yesterday, pending the industry completing and winning approval of en environmental review. See more...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, January 14, 2021
YOUNG FARMERS GRANT APPLICATIONS Applications are due Friday, Jan. 15. The National Young Farmers Coalition is offering 50 grant awards of $5,000 each to young farmers and ranchers, including five...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, January 15, 2021
Summer Fun is hiring for June 3- July 16. Apply for temporary county job to work with keiki at Kaʻū District Gym and Nāʻālehu Community Center. See more below. Photo by Julia NealAN UPDATE ON THE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, January 16, 2021
This telephoto image shows the west vent of the ongoing Halema‘uma‘u eruption at about 7:15 a.m. Jan. 14, 2021. Low lava fountaining from the vent cascades into the lava lake below. The morning of...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, January 17, 2021
Dr. Martin Luther King at University of Hawaiʻi during Civil Rights Week in 1964.Photo from University of HawaiʻiMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IS MONDAY, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, and U.S. Congressman Kai...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, January 18, 2021
The largest reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. will be the site of a memorial Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. in Hawaiʻi to honor those who died of COVID-19. See more below. Photo from PBS"EVERYONE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Snow on the Volcanoes Cool nights in Kaʻū and Volcano are coming from the snows of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.The image above is from the Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope webcam this evening on Mauna Kea....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021 when a peaceful transition from the Donald Trump to Joe Biden presidency took place. Photo by U.S Congressman Kai KaheleHawaiʻi's Senators, Mazie...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Safe & Quiet Skies Act, introduced into Congress today, would help to protect such places asGreen Sand Beach from helicopter overflights. Photo by Peter AndersonTHE SAFE & QUIET SKIES ACT...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, December 28, 2020
HVO field crews measured the lava lake before dawn today as 179 m (586 ft) deep. USGS photo by D. DownsSunrise at the summit of Kīlauea today. Portions of Crater Rim Drive that down-dropped during...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, January 22, 2021
State Senator and kupuna Lorraine Inouye received a COVID vaccine at Kaʻū Hospital's sister facility, Hilo Medical Center. Registration to receive the vaccine is being taken for anyone 65 and older....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, January 23, 2021
Read about volunteers at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park getting together to celebratetheir work in Kaʻū Life: The Way We Were Last Year. See more below.Photo from Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, January 24, 2021
Looking to Kaʻū Coffee Mill through orchards where farmers battle the coffee berry borer and coffee leaf rust, both invasive species.. Congressman Ed Case has introduced a bill that would help prevent...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, January 25, 2021
Today was a Flood Day in KaʻūFlood waters rush down Nāʻālehu drainage canal toward the park and rodeo grounds as shownin this image by Bob Martin. Waterfalls sprang from the mountains, as streams ran...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Former Mayor Billy Kenoi passed away today. He gave opening remarks on Dec. 7 for the inauguration of Mayor Mitch Roth, Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen, and the swearing-in of County Council...
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