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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, March 21, 2022
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology will explore the potential use of engineered coral reef “living shoreline” approaches for coastal protection and restoration, with new federal funding approved last...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Native Hawaiian plant Heliotropium curassavicum and ilima. USGS photo by James D. Jacovi, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research CenterAPRIL IS NATIONAL NATIVE PLANT MONTH, as proclaimed in a bi-partisan...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Sen. Brian Schatz with the late Madeleine Albright and Sen. Chris Coons. Schatz praised Albright today and explained that she is family to him. Albright's daughter is married to Schatz's brother. Photo...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, March 24, 2022
Cleanup, demolition, and repair of old buildings and infrastructure at Punalu'u will be allowed under an SMA Minor permit and exemptions from SMA permits that were recently issued by County of Hawai'i...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, March 25, 2022
John Benner, a 23 year old plant researcher at Volcano, won the half marathon in the ‘Ōhi’a Lehua Runsin 2021 during the Experience Volcano Hawai'i Festival. The events return on July 30. Photo by...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, March 26, 2022
"Masks are still to be used here!" says the sign at Mizuno's in Pāhala on Saturday morning. It also says,"Thanks for your understanding." Photo by Julia NealMOST BUSINESSES IN KAʻŪ AND VOLCANO HAVE...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, March 27, 2022
Ocean View and communities across the globe will increasingly rely on rainwater harvesting to adapt to climate change and environmental pollution issues, says the founder of Uncle Tilo's who offers a...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, March 28, 2022
Jodie Rosam, a new member of PONC, examining a wiliwili tree. Photo by Nohea Ka'awaJODIE ROSAM IS A NEW COMMISSIONER FOR PONC. As a member of of Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Land on the Hilo side of Ninole Loop, near the long-abandoned restaurant, shops and museum at Punalu'u, is being cleaned. Machines are clearing overgrowth, picking up rubbish, bringing in fill to...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wedesday, March 30, 2022
Coach Pitch game in action during Ka'u Little League Tournament, sponsored by Hawai'i Police Activities League last Saturday. Photo by Katie GrahamKAʻŪ LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT sponsored by the Hawaiʻi...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, March 31, 2022
Nāʻālehu Elementary School's fourth graders, led by Kumu Maile Tavares, took part in a simultaneous statewide dance,Liliu E, the Queen's Hula, on Thursday, joining other schools virtually to celebrate...
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Upcoming Events for Kaʻū and Volcano
EVENTS OF APRILLITTLE LEAGUE OPENING CEREMONY will be held on Friday, Apr. 1 at 6 p.m. at Old Kona Airport Park. Little League teams from Kaʻū, Kona, and Kohala will convene for this special event.A...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, April 1, 2022
The late Edith Kanaka'ole, who will grace a quarter printed by the U.S. Mint, her husband Luka. See more below.Image from Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation SHANE PALACAT-NELSEN IS A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, April 2, 2022
Photo on June 24, 2018 shows lava fountains from fissure 8, vigorously supplying lava that exited the cinder cone and dropped over a spillway to enter a well-published lava channel that extended to the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, April 3, 2022
The late Johnny Lum Ho's halau took first in the Merrie Monarch wahine kahiko competition in 2016. Photo from Merrie Monarch FestivalJOHNNY LUM HO DIED ON SUNDAY. He was Kumu Hula of Hālau O Ka Ua Kani...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, April 4, 2022
Free 'ukulele classes for all will be taught by Keoki Sereno in Nāʻālehu each Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. from April 13 toMay 15 with a final Kanikapila on Sunday May 29. See more below. Photo by Julia...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
‘Ua‘u or Hawaiian Petrel will be monitored from helicopter flights on April 12 and 14 by Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. The petrel nesting area is between 6,000 and 9.000 feet on Mauna Loa. See more...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, April 6, 2022
ʻŌhai, Sesbania tomentosa, is one of Hawaiʻi's endangered endemic coastal species and is featured in the monthlycolumn Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū, with this illustration by Volcano artist...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, April 7, 2022
Hawai'i Sen. Mazie Hirono questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson durding Senate hearings on her nomination to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, April 8, 2022
A tephra jet consisting of steam, hot water, black tephra, and molten fragments blasted into the air. USGS photoTEPHRA FALLING TO THE GROUND FROM VOLCANIC PLUMES is the subject of this week's Volcano...
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