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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022
The ongoing Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa, as viewed from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Saddle Road) shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday. The eruption continues, with a flow front that is slowly...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022
Kaʻū's new County Council member Michelle Galimba with daughter 'Ua at left and MakalapuaAlencastre, Ua's aunt. Photo by Brenda Iokepa-MosesKaʻū's new County Council member MichelleGalimba with County...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022
Hawai'i's First Lady Jaime Kanani Green and Gov. Josh Green, following his inaugurationto become Hawai'i's ninth governor on Monday. Photo from the Governor's Office GOV. JOSH GREEN PUT KAʻŪ AT THE TOP...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022
Coral bleaching has brought much attention to the devastation of reefs as a source of food, recreation and coastal protection. This is National Corals Week, with a Coral Reef Sustainability Innovation...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022
Punalu'u Coastline Access & Restorations Investigatory Subcommittee will give its report at the Wednesday, Dec. 14 public meeting of Kaʻū Community Development Plan Action Committee at 5 p.m. in...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
Hawaiian land snails, kāhuli, once numbered 750 species on the island and are the subject of anart contest for the state Wildlife Conservation Stamp. Photo from DLNR A CALL TO ARTISTS FOR IMAGES FOR A...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022
Congressman Kai Kahele brought every student at Nāʻālehu Elementary on Friday a personal letter from theCongressman, a U.S. Constitution and House of Representatives swag. Photo from KaheleKai Kahele...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Rhonda Low points to the proposed connectortrail for Pōhu'e Bay access. It would eliminate the need for hikers to traverse private landwhen walking to...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022
Full moon over the crater, with a Disaster Recovery Project determined for facilities around it, within Hawai'i VolcanoesNational Park, some of them destroyed in the 2018 eruption. Photo from NPSTHE...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists conducted overflight monitoring of Halemaʻumaʻu, noting thatthat the lava lake within the crater was mostly solidified, though incandescence was visible. USGS...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
The future of piles of eucalyptus logs, stationed along ranch and farm roads around Pāhala, is delayed by further input regarding the Hu Honua biofuel plant north of Hilo. Learn more, below. Photo by...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
A farmer's sleigh carried food bags to 30 homes in Pāhala on Wednesday, the focus on households with young keiki. Rodney and Marlene Freitas with daughter Shaeilia led the way. The effort was supported...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
Nēnē family has moved away from the half-mile of Crater Rim Drive and Crater Rim Trail between Kīlauea Overlook and Uēkahuna, allowing Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park to reopen the area to the public....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022
Santa came to Discovery Harbour today, turning in his reindeer for a 4-wheeler. See the parade, below.Photo by Cheryl CuevasREPRESENTATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES is the subject of Congressman Kai...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022
Last night's annual Night Parade with Ka'ū Roping & Riding lit up the night with light strings, inflatables, and more adorning vehicles. See more on the parade, below.Photo by Lee McIntoshAdult and...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022
Santa reads a letter, gives a gift to keiki at St. Jude's in Ocean View. See more below.Photo by Ed RauTHE DECEMBER KA'Ū PLANT OF THE MONTH for Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū is ʻIliahi (Santalum...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022
Chen Suwei said he found Punalu'u to be a place for restoration after swimming Ka'iwi ChannelPhoto by David SuweiPUNALU'U BECAME A PLACE OF RESTORATION FOR CHEN SUWEI AFTER SWIMMING KA'IWI CHANNEL....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022
Ka'ū's Congressmen, Kai Kahele and Ed Case, ask Pres. Joe Biden to help cover costs from the recent Mauna Loa eruption. See more, below. USCG photoSNAP OUTREACH SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE to help...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022
Pilot David Okita drops water on a fire below Hilina Pali Lookout. See more below. Photo by M. Wasser/NPSTHE BEATING VOLCANIC HEART OF SOUTHERN HAWAI'I is the way that The Washington Post describes the...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022
Snow on Mauna Kea leading into Christmas weekend. Photo by Bob MartinLETTERS TO SANTA drew keiki to Pahala Post Office on Friday to pick up the gifts they asked for. Children wrote to Santa, in care of...
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