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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
After announcing his run for Governor, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, MD. dines with his wife Jaime Kanani Ushiroda at Moku Kitchenon O'ahu. He started his medical career in the National Health Service Corps,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
A full moon above Kaluapele, as Hawai'i Volcanoes National park and USGS seek input on demolishing the severely damagedJaggar Museum and other buildings and construct new facilities away from Kīlauea...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022
Father Joel blessed Kaʻū Coffee Mill for owner Edmund C. Olson in 2012. This week, Olson closed on selling his Olson Trust headquarters at Wainaku in Hilo for another agricultural processing venture,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022
The coastlines of Waikapuna "are an intricate network of native flora and fauna, to be protected and cherished by our community," says the non-profit stewardship group Ala Kahakai Trail Association....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022
Haumana Pōmai Kauahi-Daniels learned to make lei hili kaunaʻoa from her mother and is included in Kamehameha Schools online description of lei making at...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022
Recommendations from DLNR, NOAA and non-profits call for no more than 15 mph in boat speedswhen whales arrive. Photo from NOAALOWERING BOAT SPEEDS AROUND HUMPBACK WHALES is recommended by the state...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday Feb. 16, 2022
Moonlight and snow on top Mauna Loa Wednesday morning. Photo by Janice Wei/NPSWITH SNOW ON MAUNA LOA, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park posted this on its facebook: "Ua ʻawa ka lua o Uēkahuna. Bitterly...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday Feb. 17, 2022
Kaʻū paniolo will head to the Pana'ewa Stampede this Saturday and Sunday. See more below. This photo shows earlier Stampede bull riding winner Tristyn Kalawaia, with the rodeo clown on alert. Photo by...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday Feb. 18, 2022
The earliest comprehensive geological studies in Hawai'i documented lava flow and water sources, in Kaʻū, including horizontal tunnels dug to carry water from Mauna Loa volcano to the sugar...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday. Feb. 19, 2022
Kīlauea Military Camp during the period Japanese Americans were interred during WWII. The drawingfrom August 1942 shows a mess hall (bldg 34; left) and barracks (bldg 35; right) with guard tower,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022
Blue Hawaiian taro, more ornamental, but its corm can be eaten. Photo from Gardenia, Creating Gardens.See www.gardenia.net/plant/colocasia-esculenta-blue-hawaii-taroGROWING TARO WAS COMMON in Kaʻū in...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022
St. Jude's Shower Ministry has reopened to the public on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, with hot water, soap, shampoo, conditioner, and clean towels in Ocean View on Paradise Circle. There is also...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022
Hikers on the 1868 Mauna Loa lava flow in Kahuku. With more than 1.2 million visitors coming to the Kīlauea entrance of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park last year, the park encourages visitation to...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
Hon'uapo public lands north of the estuary reopen Thursday after being shut down since October due to risk of folks falling into ongoing underground fires, with one volunteer firefighter severely...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022
One Car, One Pole in Discovery HarbourA one-car accident apparently took out a pole and brought down utility lines this evening, with no one hurt on Kahiki Street in Discovery Harbour. Photo by Jana...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022
Proposed new roundabout for entrance to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. See more below.NPS imageCHRIS KANAZAWA HAS RETURNED AS NEW RURAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR HAWAI'I AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC. The...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
`Imi Pono No Ka `Aina helped during a Hawai`i Wildlife Fund cleanup of anchialine ponds near the coast of Wai'ohinu.Photo from Megan LamsonTHE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANCHIALINE ECOSYSTEMS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022
The state Board of Land & Natural Resources accepted public comment Friday on proposed Miloliʻi Community-Based Subsistence fishery rules. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
The FAA and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park are seeking public input on an Air Tour Management Plan. This image shows viewing from the ground during sunrise at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. See more...
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Upcoming Events for Kaʻū and Volcano
THE EVENTS OF MARCHSPARX Hawaiʻi Music Contest launches on March 1st.SPARX HAWAIʻI MUSIC CONTEST LAUNCHED on Tuesday, Mar. 1 for students at any of the 4 Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area Schools (Kaʻū...
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