Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday , Sept. 4, 2021
Rigan "Cowboy" Ka'apana and team won the overall category by bringing in the heaviestin Ka`u Multicultural Society's Ka`u Pig Hunt today, with weigh-in in Pahala; organizerKalani Vierra on the right....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday , Sept. 5, 2021
The state Department of Health's Covid Map today for the Big Island shows 11 to 50 active cases for Nāʻālehu to South Point and the Ocean View area, and one to ten for Pāhala and Volcano. Most other...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday , Sept. 6, 2021
Hawai'i history is steeped in the labor movement, which began with the sugar industry and continues in many service fields, most strikingly these days in health are as workers face COVID on the job....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021
A severe school bus driver shortage could lead to change in routes and unavailability on somedays according to the Department of Education. See more below. Photo from RobertsVICIOUS DOGS ATTACKED AN 85...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
Fish Aggregate Devices are washing up on Hawaiian Island shores and DLNR would appreciate reports of their sitings from the public. See more below. DLNR photoSTATE OF HAWAI'I LAUNCHED A SMART HEALTH...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
Biodiversity conservation is emphasized at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, reportsthe state Department of Land & Natural Resources, which also lauds the Kamehameha Butterfly and encourages...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021
Hawai'i remembers its 9/11 victims on Saturday. Image layout from a 2016 Hawai'i News Now reportNINE PEOPLE WITH HAWAI'I TIES DIED IN THE 9/11 TRAGEDY in 200. Here are their names and a few words...
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A 9/11 COVID testing and vaccination event was held at the Robert Herkes Gym in Pāhalatoday. See COVID updates below. Photo by Julia NealTODAY, MANY REMEMBERED the tragedy of 9/11 and the sense of...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021
Two HVO scientists traverse the down-dropped block of Kīlauea’s caldera with MultiGAS instruments for measuring volcanic gases. Rising gases interact with and alter surrounding rocks, resulting in the...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
Ala Hehe Hulu Kupuna by Makaiwa Kanui is on display in the exhibition called Art & Anarchy at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus through Oct. 1. ART & ANARCHY 2021 IS ON DISPLAY AT VOLCANO ART...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
A 2014 photo of drought conditions at South Point, leading to a fire. Photo by the late Isaac DavisSEVERE DROUGHT AT SOUTH POINT is a feature of the latest Hawai'i Drought Statement from the National...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2021
The seventh Ka`u Coffee Trail Runs happen this Saturday at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Registration closes at midnight.See more below and at www.kaucoffeetrailruns.com. Previous race photo from Ka'u Coffee...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday Sept. 16, 2021
This tiny home's new owner could live in Ocean View on land donated to Habitat for Humanity. The open house isFriday and Saturday. Photo from Habitat for Humanity Hawai'i IslandANYONE INTERESTED IN A...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday Sept. 17, 2021
Young Brothers has sailed into profitability with its 46 percent emergency rate hike during thepandemic. An auditor for the state suggests price reductions, but Young Brothers calls the higherrates a...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday Sept. 18, 2021
Patrick Stover, sponsored by Nutrex Hawai'i and BioAstin, today won the first ever 50K (31.07 miles) event in Kaʻū Coffee Trail Runs' seven year history. BioAstin Photo by Mikey BrownKA‘Ū COFFEE TRAIL...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday Sept. 19, 2021
Which regions are threatened most by lava flow? See maps and Volcano Watch below. This view is from a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight of the lava channel from fissure 8 during...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday Sept. 20, 2021
Tawhiri Power, which operates the Pakini Nui Wind Farm at South Point, opposes production of electricity from burning trees and other biofuels, proposed by Hu Honua to be sold to Hawaiian Electric. The...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday Sept. 21, 2021
Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Race Director Kelly Muragin, with Christian and Benjamin Ogle, two of Kaʻū's top 5K finishers in the Kaʻū Coffee Trail Runs last Saturday at Kaʻū Coffee Mill. Read more below, on...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday Sept. 22, 2021
The Keakealani campus for The Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences will soon be under construction.Design by Boone MorrisonTHE VOLCANO SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES' NEW CAMPUS is receiving $15...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday Sept. 23, 2021
JC and Nikki Littlefield, and Caleb Jernigan took on a tiny home build - a home that their families donated to Habitat for Humanity Hawai'i Island for a family in need of shelter here. Habitiat is...
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