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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The old parking lot behind the abandoned Punalu`u Restaurant and museum has been clearedand safety fencing will be constructed in order to encourage parking away from the beach.Photo by Julia...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Kua O Ka Lā Public Charter School's Hipu Virtual Learning Academy is open for registration for students of Miloli'i and beyond. See poster below.A MAGNITUDE 4.2 EARTHQUAKE shook the westside of Hawai'i...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 8, 2021
'U'a'u, the endangered Hawaiian petrel seen at night on Maunakea for the first time since 1954.Photo from U.H.'UA'U, THE HAWAIIAN PETREL, AN ENDANGERED SEABIRD, IS NESTING ON MAUNA KEA, the first...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 9, 2021
Containers remained on the Young Brothers barge, which lost 21 of them into the ocean near Hilo last year before docking at Hilo Harbor. The National Transportation Safety Board report was revealed at...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, July 10, 2021
Prince Kuhio, left, served as a non-voting member in Congress and led the successful effort topass the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act in 1921. Photo from DHHLTHE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, July 11, 2021
Keiki cool off at Pāhala Hongwanji on Sunday, courtesy of the Pāhala Fire Department teaching them how to use a fire hose.The surprise visit from firefighters helped Halau Hula O Leonalani and its kumu...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, July 12, 2021
Puna Geothermal plans to expand after going back online producing electricity in November.Photo from PGVPUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURES PLANS TO GROW ITS ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION by 8 megawatts, promising lower...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The beginnings of HPM, as Hawai'i Planing Mill, surrounded by tidal wave debris in 1946. Today, HPM serves the islands from its Hawai'i Island headquarters and gives scholarships to students who choose...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 14, 2021
The rocky shoreline at the end of Road to the Sea was the site of a fisherman falling into the ocean and a rescuer being swept away. Both perished over the weekend. Photo from PONCTHE END OF THE ROAD...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 15, 2021
Congressman Kai Kahele, earlier this month, honoring the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian HomesCommission Act and its author, Congressman Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. Photo from Kai KaheleHAWAIIAN HOME...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 16, 2021
The 1,800 acres at Kiolaka'a, including the east side of Ka'alu'alu Bay, is the subject of a CountyCouncil Finance Committee meeting this Tuesday, regarding purchase for preservation. Photo from Trust...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, July 17, 2021
Lava Flow by Mats Fogelvik, of Ocean View, is a koa table and one of the many wood art pieces atVolcano Art Center's first biennial Volcano Wood Show. Photo from Mats FogelvikNick Shema with his...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, July 17, 2021
With many more visitors at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, the abandoned restaurant and museum areaare increasingly an attractive nuisance and liability as people explore. The owners of the Punalu'uresort...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, July 19, 2021
Hawai'i International Music Festival comes to Pāhala this Wednesday, July 21, with a presentation on show and classical music in the musical history of Hawai'i and a concert this Sunday, July 25. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Kiolaka'a includes part of Ka'alu'alu Bay and its purchase for preservation made headway through theCounty Council Finance Committee today. Photo from TNCTHE RESOLUTION ON KIOLAKA'A, TO AUTHORIZE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, July 21, 2021
One of the historic buildings on the campus of Kaʻū High & Pahala Elementary, which celebrates its 140th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 20. Photo from Hawai'i Register of Historic Places THE 140TH...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Covid case surge in Hawai'i is prompting health officials to urge young people to be vaccinated.Photo from Hilo Medical Center LOCK DOWN THE ECONOMY AGAIN OR CONVINCE MORE PEOPLE TO BE VACCINATED,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, July 23, 2021
The future of Hawai'i Island volcanoes is signaled by recent earthquakes, which are likely due to the the volcanos' extreme weight and subsidence. See Volcano Watch below. This future can be seen at...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, July 24, 2021
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach this Friday, July 23: Visitors on the beach, locals in the waves, tents along the wharf. Kaʻū Community Development Plan, awaiting confirmation of its Community Action...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, July 25, 2021
Hawai'i First Lady Dawn Ige left, along with Congressman Ed Case, welcomes U.S. First LadyJill Biden standing next to Gov. David Ige. Photo from the governor's officeFIRST LADY JILL BIDEN URGED HAWAI'I...
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