Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
Challenged by heat, drought, coffee berry borer and coffee leaf rust, Kaʻū and Kona coffee farmers face lower production, but will likely achieve a price increase, says a story on Hawai'i Public...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022
Locals looking to see the fire of Kīlauea Cratermight choose late night to dawn to avoid tourist crowds. See more from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on good viewing sites below. NPS Photo by Janice...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022
Michelle Chacon Leon, of LDO Market, a coffee milling equipment company based in Pāhala and serving Hawai'i and beyond,took time to finish a race in the Kaʻū Coffee Trail Runs on Saturday. See race...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022
Volcano Golf Course reopened earlier this year under new oversight and has announced golf instruction and more, under the ownership of Kamehameha Schools and management of Troon Indigo Sports. Photo...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff replaced the gas measurement station at Sulphur Cone on the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa in early September. Field staff (in orange) and the gas monitoring...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022
Halema'uma'u Crater Tuesday evening where the lava lake dropped, new lava broke out and earthquakes shook. USGS imageTHE LAVA LAKE DROPPED 23 FEET. NEW LAVA BROKE OUT ON HALEMA'UMA'U CRATER FLOOR AND...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death has killed over a million of these native trees. The effort to fight ROD is the subjectof proposed $55 million in funding by Sen. Mazie Hirono. See more below. Photo from DLNRSTOLEN...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022
A Peace Pole was dedicated on the grounds of Kaʻū Hospital on Thursday, drawing staff and supporters.The pole is located next to the Kaʻū Hospital sign at the entry to Pāhala village. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022
Enrollment in Nāʻālehu Elementary School, students shown here during a free school supply distribution, is 416,according to data released this week by Department of Education for all public and charter...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022
Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is working with descendants of the Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau area to build a Friends group there. Photo from Hawai'i Public RadioFRIENDS OF HAWAI'I VOLCANOES...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022
Jeanné Kapela, member of the state House of Representatives sent out a message on Sunday about heropposition to the luxury residential community planned for Opihihale, just north of Miloli'i. Photo...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022
ENFORCEMENT FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS, such as commercial use of trails to Green Sand Beach, and streamlining regulations for building affordable housing on Hawaiian Homelands are...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Alum Wins $ for Kaʻū Trojans.Tyler Navarro-Villa, won $250 for Ka'u High Trojans and $20 for himself in a Volleyball Serve event during the Ka'u Trojan Girls Volleyball Game on Sept. 27 at the Robert...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022
A Forest Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus. See more below. Photo from VACDANGERS OF FENTANYL ARE ON THE FRONT BURNER FOR HAWAI'I ISLAND POLICE. Hawai'i Police...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022
Some $2.5 million will help Pohakuloa Training Area make improvements to its firefighting capabilities,which will help places as far away as Ka'u with cooperation through the Big Island Wildfire...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
THE 32ND HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL FRUIT CONFERENCE is set for Nov. 4-6 with the title Propagation! Send in the Clones. The 2022 conference returns to its annual in-person format with a full...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022
The Jones Act is temporarily suspended for Puerto Rico, allowing foreign built ships to deliver needed cargo after a hurricane. Grassroot Institute of Hawai'i is asking for the same for Hawai'i to...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022
How to Apply for a Federal Job is the subject of an After Dark in the Park presentation this Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m in Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. See more below. NPS photoBRANDY EBANEZ WAS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
KULU'I IS THE NATIVE PLANT OF KA'Ū for October in the monthly column for The Kaʻū Calendar newspaper called Lāʻau Letters by Jodie Rosam with illustration by artist Joan Yoshioka. Read about Kaʻū’s...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022
Collect and submit ants during October to help the state and county identify ant species invading Hawai'i, including aggressive Little Fire Ants. That's the call from the state Department of Land &...
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