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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
One of the Kaʻū Coffee farms above Pahala that are on the market as farmers seek to buy themto protect their farms. Photo from Hawai'i Life real estate company.KA`U COFFEE FARMS IN THE PEAR TREE -...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
Kīlauea Military Camp's Cottage Holiday Decoration Contest is up and running and visitors are invitedto stroll by and vote for their favorite display. Photo by David BerryCHANGING THE GEOGRAPHIC MAPS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021
Road Opens to Mauna Loa Lookout Mauna Loa Road (aka "Strip Road") in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is open again all the way to the Mauna Loa Lookout at 6,662 feet. Rangers and park staff have...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021
Uncle Chucky Leslie, the renowned 'ōpelu fisherman, is featured in the new short video Let's Talk Climate, which can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPPXmlktxQ. Photo by and courtesy of...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021
Families Drive Keiki Through Rain for Holiday Light ShowThe Drive Thru Holiday Light Show at Pahala Elementary carried keiki through the rain for gifts from the school and a show for the season. It was...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021
Discovery Harbour Residents Parade with Lights for the HolidaysGolf carts, motorcycles, four-wheelers, trucks and cars were all in the mix of decorated vehiclesthat wound through Discovery Harbour...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021
A cozy Christmas cottage at Kilauea Military Camp where the lighting and decorationscontest is ongoing and open for folks to stroll and vote. Photo by David BerryA NEW ENTITY WOULD MANAGE MAUNA KEA...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021
Naio is abloom with an aroma of spicy sandalwood honey. U.S. Fish & Wildlife photoNAIO IS THE DECEMBER PLANT for Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū, the monthly column in The Kaʻū Calendar...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021
Holoholo for the Holidays is a new way to experience the less crowded areas of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. On one hike, see a lava landscape from the 1969-1974 Maunaulu flow. Walk by lava tree...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021
Boys & Girls Club CEO Chad Cabral (center) gave the keynote address forgraduation of new police officers.Photo from Boys & Girls ClubThe 94th graduating class for Hawai'i County Police...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021
The lonely helmet looking out to sea, with cancellation of U.H. participation in the Hawai'i Bowl, which would havebeen held and broadcast on Christmas Eve. The game against Memphis Titans in...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021
Holy Rosary Church. The carols could be heard on the streets of Pahala Christmas Eve.Photo by Julia NealTHE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET MESSAGE THIS WEEK LOOKS TO GROWTH AND RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY in 2022,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021
Mayor Mitch Roth and his wife Noriko helped with Christmas giving at Touched by an Angel. Photo by Olani LillyTOUCHED BY AN ANGEL Hana Laulima Lāhui O Kaʻū organizers Terry and Dane Shibuya sent out a...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021
Rainbow Replaces Lava Flow at the Summit Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park reports absence of a lava flow at Halema'umau Crater, with this USGS webcam image and this message : "The summit eruption of...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021
Waikapuna on the Kaʻū Coast is the subject of a community meeting for planning its management, through a countyconservation easement and stewardship led by Ala Kahakahakai Trail Association. Photo by...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021
In a holidays and New Year's message, Eva Liu, owner of 434 acres at Punalu'u, praised County Council Chair Maile David for "introducing the preliminary ideas for the management of the Punalu’u...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021
Chance of damaging earthquake shaking in the next 100 years, with areas colored red the most likely. Population exposure estimates are rounded to the nearest 1000. USGS imageTHE CHANCE IS MORE THAN...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021
On Again, Off Again Glow at Halema'uma'uGlowing resumed at Halema'uma'u lava lake on Wednesday and paused again on Thursday. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park reports that "The active part of the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021
Much like New Year's fireworks, incandescent lava fountains in Halema'uma'u can be a beautiful display. This photo, taken on Oct. 12, 2021, shows lava from the western vent in Halema'uma'u reaching...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022
ʻAlalā could be introduced into the Kaʻū Forest Reserve in the future, according to The ʻAlalā Project.Photo from The ʻAlalā ProjectA pair of ʻAlalā. Photo by Mamo WaianuheaTHE 61,000-ACRE KAʻŪ FOREST...
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