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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Some farmed eucalyptus between Pāhala and Nā'ālehu is still standing. Much has been cut and stackedin anticipation of burning it at Hu Honua's biofuel plant north of Hilo. On Monday, Hawai'i Supreme...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Wood for koa canoes would be grown, managed, harvested and regrown, under the new plan for the Kapāpala Koa Canoe Management Area. April 1 is a meeting on the plan at Ka'ū District Gym Multi-Purpose...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, March 16, 2023
View of Mauna Loa eruption before dawn Nov. 27, 2022 from Hwy 11 between Pāhala and Volcano at Mile Marker 34. Photo by Tanya IbarraMAUNA LOA'S ALERT LEVEL HAS BACKED DOWN TO NORMAL, following the...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, March 17, 2023
MacFarms could be sold to Hawaiian Host Group, which also owns Mauna Loa macadamia. Kaʻū growerssay they are worried that Mauna Loa could cut the work force at MacFarms and use fewer nuts grown here...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, March 18, 2023
Leo Norberte, winner of the 2022 Hawai'i Coffee Association's cupping contest for Kaʻū, is one of themany Hawaiian coffee farmers who depend on truth in labeling to keep their 100 percent Hawaiian...
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News Briefs, Sunday, March 19, 2023
Kaʻū Coffee Growers Cooperative President Gloria Camba and Bong Aquino, two of many farmers who recently purchased the coffee lands where they have been building a reputation for decades growing high...
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News Briefs, Monday, March 20, 2023
Red Hill Cabin has reopened along with the trail going there in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.NPS Photo RED HILL CABIN AND PART OF MAUNA LOA TRAIL ARE OPEN. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park made the...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 21, 2023
A multistory home on Bamboo Lane in Ocean View burned Tuesday, valued at $525,000. See more below. Photo from HFDCOUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE GALIMBA'S FIRST 100 DAYS SERVING KAʻŪ, VOLCANO AND SOUTH...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The coastlines of Waikapuna are an intricate network of native flora and fauna, to be protected in the new management plan. See http://www.alakahakaitrail.org/ Photo from ATATHE STEWARDSHIP PLAN FOR...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, March 23, 2023
Going Home Hawai'i, which works to reintegrate people in justice system into the community with housing and services, will receive a grant from Hawai'i County aimed at tackling homelessness.SIXTEEN...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, March 24, 2023
After Dark in the Park on Tuesday features Food Security and Aquaculture. Photo from Blue Ocean MaricultureFOOD SECURITY AND AQUACULTURE is the topic of next Tuesday's After Dark in the Park when CEO...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, March 25, 2023
Konane, the native Hawaiian board game, draws the deep attention of keiki at Prince Kuhio Day Ho'olaulea on Saturday, hosted by Hana Laulima Lāhui O Kaʻū. Photo by Julia NealTHE HAWAIIAN HOME...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, March 26, 2023
Darlyne Vierra, of Kaʻū Multicultural Society, with her display on Saturday at the PrinceKuhio Day Ho'olaulea in Nāʻālehu. Photo by Julia NealKAʻŪ MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY SEEKS A PERMANENT HOME. The...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, March 27, 2023
USGS volcanologist Carolyn Parcheta is featured in Discover Magazine, checking on the 2018 eruption of the Lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea. Photo from USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory INSTEAD OF...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Ranchos resident John Fretz used an aerial photo of his Ocean View Ranchos neighborhood to superimpose the concept of industrial solar farms on two of the 26 lots where they are planned. He and a group...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Car washed away in Wood Valley flood in Makakupu Gulch. Driver escaped. Photo by Tim BenkoWOOD VALLEY FLOODS MORE OFTEN, TIME TO FIX THE FORD? A series of heavy rains and floods have led to Wood Valley...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, March 30, 2023
Endangered species on this island with proposed habitat protection by the federal government include 1. koʻokoʻolau photo from DLNR; 2. hāhā photo by K. Magnacca; 3. ‘akū photo by K. Magnacca; 4....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, March 31, 2023
Mauna Loa Cabin and trail and a radio repeater at the summit will be assessed through one of the planned helicopter service flights in April by Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.See flight dates for...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, April 1, 2023
Catimor is a hybrid coffee that could replace local coffee trees devastated by Coffee Leaf Rust.Catimor and several other hybrids are being tested for distribution here. Photo from typescoffee.comNEW...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, April 2, 2023
Seyani Charley and Leilani William proudly show the face paintings they received during the Celebrate Micronesia Health Fair from Nona Makuakane, who heads up Parks & Recreation in Pahala, Photo by...
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