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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 20, 2014
Vigilance is key to keeping little fire ants out of Ka`u, according to representatives of Hawai`i Ant Lab and The Nature Conservancy.Photo from Hawai`i State Department of AgricultureA PROPOSAL FOR...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 21, 2014
Matthew Koi and Samson Iona learn the craft at the `ukulele building workshop sponsored by Keoki Kahumoku and KuAloha `Ukulele this morning at Pahala Plantaation House. The workshop is followed by a...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 22, 2014
Miss Ka`u Coffee Tiare-Lee Shibuya dances hula at the regular Friday night fundraiser dinner at Gilligan's Cafe in Discovery Harbour to raise money for a charter school in Ka`u. She is accompanied by...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, March 23, 2014
The last eruption of Mauna Loa occurred 30 years ago Tuesday, when lava flowed from the Northeast Rift Zone. Photo from USGS/HVOOPPOSITION TO CONFIRMATION OF RICHARD HA for a second term on the state...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, March 24, 2014
Na`alehu Elementary students Chrystal Quiros and Saphire Kahakua-Brown won third place in the Elementary Division of last year's Art of Recycling contest with Water Cycle. This year's contest is coming...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 25, 2014
The final Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Whale Count for 2014 takes place Saturday. Photo from HIHWNMSHILO CIRCUIT JUDGE GREG NAKAMURA heard arguments regarding Hawai`i...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Legislation calling for tax relief on donations to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan is on its way to President Barack Obama.Map from wunderground.comAS THE MILITARY PLANS TO EXPAND...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 27, 2014
Aloha Bluegrass Band raised money last night for their children's education workshops with a concert at Pahala Plantation Manager's House. Photo by Julia NealAN ASPIRING KA`U CHAPTER of Hawai‘i Farmers...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 28, 2014
`Ohelo plants pop up in an area of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park where volunteers cleared invasive Himalayan ginger through ongoing Stewardship at the Summit program. Photo from NPSTHE STATE SENATE...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 29, 2014
NBC'S Today Show reported this morning on the biodome experiment on Mauna Loa to prepare for travel to Mars.Photo from The Today Show on NBCKA`U LEARNING ACADEMY won approval yesterday for a charter by...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Sunday, March 30, 2014
Students map archaeological sites during the Wahi Kupuna internship program. Applications are open for this summers' paid internships in Ka`u. Photo from Kamehameha SchoolsHAWAI'I COUNTY'S TAKE OF...
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Ka`u New Briefs Monday, March 31, 2014
This unidentified whale was photographed about a month ago between Green Sands Beach and Ka`alualu. The carcass was 60 to 70 feet long with flippers detached, skin gone and blubber showing, scattered...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 1, 2014
April is Tsunami Awareness Month. In 1975, a tsunami destroyed this house at Punalu`u. Photo from USGSHAWAI`I IS ONE OF THE FASTEST IMPROVING STATES in public education, said the U.S. Secretary of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 2, 2014
La `Elima artist's depiction by Stan Rillon shows the great tsunami of 1868. This is Tsunami Awareness Month, heralded by a tsunami advisory following an earthquake in Chile yesterday. Image by Stan...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, April 3, 2014
A bill being considered at the state Legislature would provide funding to research and develop methods to control the macadamia felted coccid, which is damaging trees in Ka`u. Photo from testimony by...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, April 4, 2014
Kumu hula Ab Valencia presents a cultural exploration of plants used in hula as part of a field seminar presented by Hawai`i Volcanoes Institute next Friday. Photo by Dave BoyleWEST KA`U STATE SEN....
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 5, 2014
The state Senate yesterday presented the crew of the Hokule`a with a Senate Certificate for honoring Hawai`i's heritage and culture.THE HAWAI`I STATE SENATE PASSED resolutions yesterday supporting the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 6, 2014
Anna Cariaga spoke her mind last night when OHA came to Ka`u to kick off gathering more names for an Official Roll for Native Hawaiians. Photo by Julia NealURGING HAWAIIANS TO SIGN UP for the Official...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 7, 2014
Adrian Boone shares his visit to the Philippines, including the Banaue Rice Terraces, at tomorrow's After Dark in the Park. Photo from NPSA PROTECT OPIHI RESOLUTION passed the state House of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Former state Rep. Bob Herkes, who Gov. Neil Abercrombie has nominated to the board of directors at Hawai`i Tourism Authority, supports preservation of the Ka`u Coast. Photo by Peter Anderson TODAY IS...
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