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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Teach for America instructors gather at the Pahala campus cafeteria to learn about rural schools. Photo by Julia NealTEACH FOR AMERICA could lose so much funding that it may have to shut down its Big...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, April 10, 2014
District 6 is the largest in the county. Prospective County Council candidates can file papers through June 3 to run for the seat being vacated by Brenda Ford, who is unable to run again because of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, April 11, 2014
It's time to enter the Ka`u Coffee Festival 2014 Triple C Recipe Contest, once again being held at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Photo by Julia NealA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE THE FATE of a bill to raise...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 12, 2014
Big Brothers Big Sisters, which is opening a Ka`u division, presented information at Ka`u Rural Health Community Association's annual Rural Health Conference yesterday. Photo by Julia NealU.S. SENS....
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 13, 2014
Hawai`i County Council Finance Committee asks the Finance director to begin negotiations to purchase Kaunamano for preservation. Photo from Hawai`i Pacific BrokersNEW BUILDINGS FOR VOLCANO CHARTER...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 14, 2014
A total lunar eclipse is visible in Ka`u tonight. This composite by Akira, Fujii, Sky & Telescope shows full moon before, during and after an eclipse.KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE’S Corridor...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Photographers from Ka`u traveling to Mauna Kea last night to view the total lunar eclipse received reports of clear, calm weather at home after braving the long drive and wind on the mountain that made...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Al Gore and Barbara Boxer were in Hawai`i yesterday and praised Hawai`i's efforts to sunset traditional energy sources in favorof wind, solar and other alternatives such a those at South Point in Ka`u....
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, April 17, 2014
Melia Taganas, of Pahala, performing at the Moku O Keawe International Festival at Waikoloa, will compete in the Miss Aloha Hula contest at Merrie Monarch, to be televised on KFVE. Miss Aloha Hula...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, April 18, 2014
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park waives entry fees this weekend to kick off National Park Week. Photo by Sean KingSITE VISITS TO PLANNED SUBDIVISIONS failed to get approval of Hawai`i County’s Leeward...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 19, 2014
The new state Division of Aquatic Resources chief wants more public input on West Hawai`i Fisheries Management Area, which covers 35 percent of the western coast of the Big Island from South Point to...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 20, 2014
Earth Matters Farm on South Point Road hosts an Earth Day tour for the public Tuesday. See below for more information.Photo from Earth Matters FarmHAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED drew enough commitments...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 21, 2014
Soil expert Bob Shaffer, who spoke at the Hawai`i Farmers Union United meeting in Pahala Saturday, said he hopes to help teach soil health in Ka`u, as he has in other locations around the island. Photo...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Thursday's Hiki No on PBS features segments from students at Ka`u High School, Volcano School of Arts & Sciencesand Miloli`i's Kua O Ka La.KA`U’S FORMER STATE REP. BOB HERKES is on the Board of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Headlights on fire department vehicles shine as palms at Punalu`u are backlit by a brushfire that quickly moved from near the coast toward the old clubhouse parking lot yesterday evening. Photo by Ron...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, April 24, 2014
Representatives of Ka`u Coffee Mill and The Ka`u Calendar are in Seattle today getting ready for the 2014 Specialty Coffee Associationof America international event at Seattle Convention Center. Among...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, April 25, 2014
Jamie Kailiawa and Wailau Ryder entertain coffee enthusiasts at Specialty Coffee Association of America's convention in Seattle today. Photo by Julia NealA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE of state House and...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 26, 2014
Rick Makanaaloha Kia`imeaokekanaka San Nicolas, seen here with the late Uncle George Na`ope, is Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's first Artist-in-Residence. Photo from the ArtistSTATE HOUSE AND SENATE...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 27, 2014
Ka`u High boys volleyball team won the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division II title Friday. Photo by Pamela Fernandez TaylorKA`U HIGH BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM has won the school’s first ever Big...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 28, 2014
Hawai`i County Council considers the purchase of Kaunamano properties on the Ka`u Coast at its meeting Thursday. Photo from Hawai`i Pacific BrokersPURCHASE OF KAUNAMANO IS ON THE AGENDA of Hawai`i...
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