Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Dennis Kamakahi performs his Wahine `Ilikea for the hula of Erin Cole, of Ocean View, last November. Photo by Julia NealDENNIS KAMAKAHI LOVED KA`U. He planned to retire here, create a music studio and...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Hawai`i State Legislature adjourns tomorrow.HAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE HAS DECIDED THE FATE of many bills before it adjourns tomorrow: KA`U COFFEE GROWERS ARE GETTING HELP from the state in their battle...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 1, 2014
Masako Sakata, seen here with Keoki Kahumoku at last year's Triple C Recipe Contest, and Alice Yonemitsu have donated their winnings to this year's Miss Ka`u Coffee education scholarship fund. Photo by...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 2, 2014
Miss Ka`u Coffee & Miss Ka`u Peaberry contenders have been learning about makeup and skin care from Myra Sumida (back center) and Ursula D'Angelo (back right) during sessions at the Old Pahala...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 3, 2014
Bolo sings Kaiholena, about the misty mountain of Ka`u, with dancer Kamaluhia, of Volcano, at last night's Ka`u Coffee Festival kickoff event at Pahala Plantation House. Photo by Julia NealTHE HAWAI`I...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 4, 2014
Volcano resident Bill Doar photographed the stages of life of the Kamehameha butterfly.FREE SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEMS are available to select low-income households in Ka`u. Households must consist of a...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 5, 2014
Miss Ka`u Coffee 2014 Amery Silva (back center), Miss Ka`u Peaberry Madison Okimoto (front center) join other pageant participants who received educational scholarships. Photo by Julia NealMISS KA`U...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Giving back to the pageant, Miss Ka`u Coffee 2013 Tiare-Lee Shibuya provided congeniality scholarships to Miss Peaberry and Ka`u Coffee candidates on Sunday night after the candidates and friends...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Down home decorating for Ka`u Coffee Festival events, Ka`u Coffee Growers President Gloria Camba, left, with cooperative members Donna Gascon, Jackie Caastaneda and Jamie Kailiawa, prepare for the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 8, 2014
Water and rainforest and a system for nature and agriculture, as shown on the Ka`u Coffee Festival hike above Ka`u Coffee Mill yesterday. Photo by Jesse TunisonTHE KA`U WATER SYSTEM HIKE yesterday drew...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 9, 2014
An outdoorswoman and all-around talent, Miss Ka`u Coffee Amery Silva rides horse at Coffee and Cattle Day at Aikane Plantation this morning. She dances hula tomorrow at the Ka`u Coffee Festival...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 10, 2014
Ka`u Coffee Festival stargazers at Makanau last night could see the glow from Kilauea Caldera as it light up the clouds above, at far left. Photo by Peter AndersonLAST NIGHT’S STARGAZING EVENT was a...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 11, 2014
Miss Ka`u Coffee Amery Silva joins her dancing sisters of Halua Hula O Leionalani at the Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a yesterday. Photo by Julia NealTHE 2014 ANNUAL KA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL HO`OLAULE`A...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 12, 2014
The 1924 explosive eruption of Kilauea is the topic at tomorrow's After Dark in the Park program. Photo from NPSKA`U COFFEE COLLEGE brought in coffee experts to Pahala yesterday. They encouraged...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 13, 2014
One of the goals of Ka`u Farmers Union United, which holds its second meeting Saturday, is to increase food production in Ka`u.Photo by Julia NealCOFFEE BERRY BORER was one of the main topics at the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Joel La Pinta, of Kennedy Wilson, said 5,800 Ka`u acres, including the 400 acres where award-winning Ka`u Coffee grows, have potential buyers. Photo by Geneveve Fyvie “WE’VE GOT OUR CONTESTANTS IN...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 15, 2014
Maile David during the last County Council election campaign where she faced a runoff with Brenda Ford. She's shown here at a Volcano parade with local supporters Phoebe Gomes and crew. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 16, 2014
Ka`u Learning Academy charter school plans to open in fall of 2015 at Discovery Harbour golf course clubhouse, where it serves dinners on Fridays and Saturdays to raise funds for the nonprofit...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 17, 2014
Ka`u residents are invited to participate in Hawai`i Volcanoes Institute's native plant identification field seminar.Photo by Tim Tunison“SOLAR COMBINED WITH ENERGY STORAGE IS FIRM POWER,” according to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 18, 2014
After Dark in the Park presents Sam Low's film The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific Tuesday evening. Photo from NPSFARMERS NEED TO JOIN TOGETHER to promote locally grown food, protect...
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