Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 7, 2022
EMT classes are available, independent from the Fire Science curriculum at Hawai'i Community Collegein Hilo and Kona. Photo from HCC-HiloTRAINING MORE PEOPLE TO BE EMT's, with emergency medicine...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park during a summer storm. June 8 was World Oceans Day, celebrated by the Park and many organizations throughout Hawai'i. See more below. NPS photo by...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 9, 2022
The lead image from Paradise Helicopters' website description of Hawai'i Island tours describes remote locations to be toured by air. One of its helicopters on Wednesday crashed between Ocean View and...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 10, 2022
King Kamehameha is honored by two holidays, one on Friday with no work for state and county employees, and thelei draping of his statues in Hilo and Honolulu. The other is Saturday, June 11, which is...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 11, 2022
Dr. Ashton Flinders of Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory co-leads the Voyage to the Ridge 2022, with NOAA Ocean Exploration’s remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer to acquire high-definition visual...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 12, 2022
Lynette Paglinawan, center, wife of the author of Nā Ala Kūpuna O Kaʻū Place Names and Legends, with book editors Hau'oli Lorenzo-Elarco and Lihau Collier during a signing at Punalu'u Bake Shop on...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 13, 2022
A tree canopy map of Kaʻū and the entire state is available to help manage threats to canopy, tree planting and forestry masterplans. The interactive tool is provided by state Kaulunani Urban &...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Yessah Fishing documents drone fishing from South Point in Ka'u. Image from Yessah FishingHAWAI'I COULD BECOME ONE OF THE FEW STATES TO OUTLAW DRONE FISHING. Fishers who come to South Point in Kaʻū and...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Ikaika Rodenhurst and the county administration parted ways this week. He served for 18 months as chief of the Department of Public Works. Photo from Tracy NiimiIKAIKA RODENHURST IS GONE FROM HIS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 16, 2022
People have gathered at the rim of Kilauea Volcano for more than a century, including herein 1910. See Volcano Watch below to learn about a forgotten collapse of the crater. NPS photoOPPORTUNITY &...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 17, 2022
MILOLI'I SUBSISTANCE FISHING AREA RULES ARE ESTABLISHED. The state Board of Land Natural Resources approved them during its recent meeting to include: Size and/or bag limits for pāku‘iku‘i, kole, uhu,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 18, 2022
Bring keiki to Kahuku to hike the Storybook Trail and for other adventures at this unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park near Ocean View, says a new message from Program Coordinator Wendy Scott...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 19, 2022
The U.S. military will fund up to $25 million to engineer coral reef ecosystems to protect coastlines inHawaiʻi and beyond. University of Hawaiʻi is the major partner. Reefense graphicUP TO $25 MILLION...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, June 20, 2022
'Ilie'e if the featured plant for June in The Kaʻū Calendar column Native Plants of Ka'u. Learn aboutits uses fore dye and for healing. See artist Joan Yoshika's rendition andauthor Jodie Rosam's...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Police Chief Paul Ferreira, who retires Sept. 1 after 40 years of Hawai'i Police Department service, swore in new officers during his almost six years as Chief. See more below. Photo from Big Island...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Kai Kahele has signed up for public funding in the race for Hawai'i governor, which limits his campaign spending to $11 million. See more below. Photo from Friends of Kai KaheleA TAIL BOOM SEPARATED...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, June 23, 2022
Members of Hawaiʻi's Congressional Delegation with Dr. Gwendolyn Mink for the official portrait unveiling of her mother, the late Senator Patsy Takemoto Mink. L to R: U.S. Representatives Kai Kahele...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, June 24, 2022
A person advocates individual choice in abortion, rather than state and federal bans.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday to allow each state to determine whether abortion islegal in their...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, June 25, 2022
Purchasing more affordable alternative energies from sources like the Tawhiri windfarm at South Point, could have been displaced with approval of the Hu Honua Power plant, said the Public Utilities...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, June 26, 2022
Kelis and Elzhi Sanchez with their Keiki Booth of cookies, chips and candies at the Ocean View Keiki Market. See more below. Photo by Hillary Spencer"WE NEED REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE," said west Kaʻū's...
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