Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Feb.2, 2023
Kaʻū's famous night skies, along with all the starry skies above this island, are protected with rules on lighting, but there is little enforcement that could lead up to $500 in fines. Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, Feb.3, 2023
Gabriel Cuevas teaches aikido at the historic Japanese schoolhouse at Pāhala Hongwanji where Pāhala Soto no Michi Aikido is accepting new students. See more below. Photo by Julia NealFREE ADMISSION FOR...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Feb.4, 2023
Proposed site for ten satellite dishes to study Fast Radio Bursts from deep space. The permit before the Planning Commission is for land next to Wood Valley and Makakupu Roads. Image from Academia...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023
Hawaiian indigenous food systems go deeper than the lu'au depicted in the art above. Tune in and participate in University of Hawai'i's forum on Feb. 23 from 10:30 to 1 p.m. It's called Indigenous Food...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023
Hibiscus, the State Flower, is under threat from new disease. See more below. Photo from University of Hawai'iGOV. JOSH GREEN AND FIRST LADY JAIME GREEN LEFT FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. on Monday evening. The...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023
Gov. Josh Green attended the State of the Union address by Pres. Joe Biden Monday night, as guest of Congresswoman Jill Tokuda. Photo from GreenGOV. JOSH GREEN RESPONDED TO PRES. JOE BIDEN'S STATE OF...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023
Waikapuna from the air. The draft stewardship plan for the 2,137 acres is available to the public who can send in input and attend a zoom meeting on Wednesday, March 22 for a presentation and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
Kapāpala Ranch, where raising cattle dates back to 1860, is one of the larger state owned pasturelandswhere ranchers want oversight by state Department of Agriculture. Photo from Kapāpala...
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The halau at Miloli'i will be removed and replaced by County Parks & Recreation with new parking, sports courts, pavilion and a setback from the shoreline. Photo by Julia NealMILOLI'I HALAU ON THE...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
Traditional weaving is one of the cultural experiences to be shared at the public grand openingof Ke Ola Pu'uhonua next to Punalu'u Bakeshop in Na'alehu on Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023
Wiliwili trees, with their flowers and these seeds used in Hawaiian lei making, have been decimated in Kaʻū and across the state by a moth. State agencies and UH plan to introduce another to kill off...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023
Public Invited on Tuesday to Pahala HongwanjiThe bell will ring on Tuesday for an indoor service at Pahala Hongwanji at 4 p.m. Members and community supporters of the Buddhist temple, its schoolhouse...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023
Technology is one of the educational and career paths of the new academies at Kaʻū Highand Pāhala Elementary School. See more below.Photo by Julia NealA 4.8 MAGNITUDE QUAKE ROCKED PĀHALA, was felt...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023
Community members are invited to set up apprenticeships, internships, shadowing and other educational career path opportunities for students in Kaʻū through the high school's new Career Academies....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
Fun in the mud at a previous Panaewa Stampede Rodeo which is billed this year as a rain or shine event. It is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, with paniolo from Kaʻū on their way. See more below....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023
Youth volleyball teams from around the island are braving the rain to reach Pāhala for the two-day Miloli'i-Kaʻū Tournamenton Saturday and Sunday. It's in its fifth year. Photos above during a previous...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023
Miles of Hwy 11, the road around the island, remained blocked Saturday evening from Kaʻū Police Station at Nā'ālehuto the intersection leading to SeaMountain Punalu'u resort. See more below. Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023
Rushing water past graffiti under Pa'au'au Bridge on Hwy 11 this weekend at Pāhala. The old bridge washed away in 2000. Photo by Rodrigo MedinaEMERGENCY SHELTERS IN KAʻŪ SHUT DOWN Sunday morning, as...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
Streams continued to overflow their banks on Monday, intermittently preventing vehicles from driving through rushing waters in Wood Valley. The Wood Valley ford was blocked several times by police and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
Kaʻū Coffee Mill sells only 100 percent Kaʻū Coffee. The proposed truth in labeling law would would require those brands that blend to clearly label the contents. Photo from Kaʻū Coffee FestTRUTH IN...
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