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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
Nāʻālehu Volunteer firefighters in a pre-COVID parade. Tomorrow, the County Building will light up in red to honor fallen firefighters and continue the evening illuminations until dawn of Sunday. Oct....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021
Ambae Island is the tallest volcano in Vanuatu. and also the location of Bali Hai from James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, Roger and Hammerstein's South Pacific Broadway play, and the motion...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021
Will honu, the green sea turtle be harvested for cultural purposes? Western Pacific RegionalFishery Management Council istaking up the issue. At the same time, NOAA is urging people to send reports...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021
Wipe Out Diaper Need is the name and goal of a fundraising concert by Na Hoku Hanohano winner Kimie Miner this Friday at 6:30 p.m. See more below. Photo from Hawai'i Diaper BankTHE NUMBER OF COVID...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021
Today, Sept. 27, is National Voter Registration Day, with organizers in Hawai'i encouraging the citizenry to register to vote in a state where voter registration is one of the lowest in the country....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021
Kilauea started erupting again Wednesday afternoon, with lava pouring into Halema'umau, renewing the lava lake and drawing many visitors to the summit. USGS imageFOLLOWING A SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES on...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021
This image of the new eruption within Halema'uma'u crater was taken this morning from the public Uēkahuna viewing area in Hawai'i Volcanoes Park. Photo by Janice Wei/NPSTHE RED PLUME, THE GLOW FROM...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
A Hawaiian monk seal is resting in a large derelict fishing net at Southeast Island, Manawai (Pearl and Hermes.) Read more below with Hawai'i Wildlife Fund's comments on the NOAA voyage to pick up...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021
The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u, at Kīlauea's summit, continues Saturday evening. USGS photo by L. DeSmitherTHE ISLAND IN THE THE LAVA LAKE at Halema'uma'u is most likely afloat and growing a small cone,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021
Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park offers opportunities for exercise and exploration.See the October guided hike dates and ranger orientations below. NPS photo by Janice WeiA MASTER PLAN...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021
People in Halema'uma'u's eruption glow at night on the edge of the crater inside Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. See updates below. Photo by Maria MirandaOUTDOOR GATHERING LIMITS FOR ORGANIZED SPORTS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021
Dozens of visitors gather at the Keanakākoʻi viewing area - the most crowded times are 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For the least busy time, visit in the wee hours and see the sunrise. Hawai'i Volcanoes National...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
The pine tree lane into Pahala would be more protected under the county's new plan to pullthe proposed wastewater treatment plant away from the road, behind macadamia orchards. Photo by Julia...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
One of dirt roads into Honu'apo that are now off limits due to fire hazards and the danger of falling into imu, holes in the ground with old bagasse from sugar cane days, and embers from wildfires....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021
Going to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park at night is providing great views of Halema'uma'u crater for localsand visitors. This photo was taken yesterday evening. See more in Volcano Watch below NPS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021
Kahuku Coastal is a 3,128 acre preserve owned by the county that could benefit from Two Percent stewardship funds as provided by a County Charter Amendment that passed last year. Photo from PONCWILL...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
Was it the wind or the earthquake? These downed utility lines today in Kaʻū were along Hwy 11 near the 70 mile marker and the Miranda's Farm coffee enterprise at Kiolaka'a. According to the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021
Bay Clinic, with facilities that opened (above) in Nāʻālehu in 2013, plans to merge with West Hawai'i Community Health Center by next July. Photo by Joe Febo of Hana Hou PhotographyBAY CLINIC AND WEST...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2021
Fly like an albatross, the indigenous bird that's called moli in the Hawaiian language. This second grader at NāʻālehuElementary imagines the life of the seabird as literacy and science unite in his...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
Rainbows adorning Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) on Tuesday in an NPS photo by Janice Wei. See more on the eruption below, and more on Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's facebook page, including a story on...
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