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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023
The Bon Dance is a Week AwayThis Bon Dance enthusiast helps his granddaughter to make a Hachimaki headband to wear at Pāhala Hongwanji Bon Dance. This year's ceremonies, food and Pāhala Taiko drumming...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023
Vog with sulphur gases coming from new eruption at Halema'uma'u as seen at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday from Honu'apo Overlook. By 10 p.m. the air was Unhealthy for Sensitive People in Pāhala. See...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023
An eruption-monitoring overflight on Monday showed multiple minor fountains active in the eastern portion of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor and on the downdropped block within Kīlauea's summit caldera....
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023
Halema'uma'u crater on Tuesday night. See more below. Photo by Zach SchneiderMAYOR MITCH ROTH HELD A TOWN HALL MEETING ON TUESDAY EVENING at the Herkes Kaʻū District Gym, with numerous county...
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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday Sept. 13, 2023
An excerpt from Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale (2019), one of the many books banned at some places on the mainland. Sen. Mazie Hirono and American Library Association are pushing back.THE RISE...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023
See Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' Kaʻū Region Plan published in 2012 at https://dhhl.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Kau-Regional-Plan-May-2012.pdf. Image from Hawaiian Home Lands TrustTHE...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, Sept. 15, 2023
The first Bon Dance since COVID began will be held this Saturday, Sept. 16 at Pāhala Hongwanji, with outdoor dancing in the round, following a 4 p.m. service. Photo by Ron JohnsonTHIS ISLAND'S LAST BON...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
Xanthe Serafin, right, who teaches Japanese at Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences, invited women from Japan to theBon Dance at Pāhala Hongwanji on Saturday. The women recently assisted with...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023
Kaʻū Trojans stir up dust en route to a touchdown drive in Saturday's home game. Photo by Mark Peters. See more below.KAʻŪ AIR IS CLEANER WITH THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION STOPPING at around noon on...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, Sept. 18, 2023
National Park Service staff and conservation dogs on petrel survey on Mauna Loa. A $10,000 donation goes towardprotection of the federally endangered Hawaiian petrel and volcanic eruption response. See...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023
Between Ka Lae and Kamilo volunteers from here and New Zealand picked up over 1,800 tons of marine debris.Photo by Megan Lamson/Hawai'i Wildlife FundHAWAI'I WILDLIFE FUND TEAMED UP WITH SEA CLEANERS...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023
Registration remains open for Ka'u Coffee Trail 50K, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.See https://register.chronotrack.com/r/73385KAʻŪ COFFEE TRAIL RUNS COMES UP THIS SATURDAY, Sept. 23 with registration...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
Old Hawai'i on Horseback drew a hundred riders and horses to Waiki'i Ranch, with Lori Lee Lorenzo representing Kaʻū. Photos from Kaʻū Multicultural SocietyLori Lee Lorenzo is Princess of Lana'i at Old...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
A section of the Great Crack that shows the 1823 lava flow that flowed to the ocean. A 1,500 to 3,000 year old cinder cone is in the background. A National Park Service public meeting from noon to 2...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023
The ninth annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run took to the macadamia orchards and coffee fields surroundingKaʻū Coffee Mill on Saturday with competitors from around the world. Photo by Julia NealHina Barcia,...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
Ocean Nihipali-Sesson runs the ball around the end for the gain, helping the Trojans break the schoolrecord for points earned in 11-man football and beating Kohala 60 to 13 on Saturday at home. Photo...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, Sept. 25, 2023
Orange, green and red pumpkin grown in Kaʻū. Photo by Julia NealMICRO GRANTS FOR FOOD SECURITY are going from U.S. Department of Agriculture to Hawai'i Department of Agriculture. The $3.5 million aims...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023
An eruptive vent with lava fountaining during the latest Kīlauea eruption. See more below. USGS PhotoREDUCING FIRE RISK AND RESTORING LANDSCAPES are the focus of three new grants announced Tuesday by...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023
OK Farms is a member of Hawai'i Island Food Hubs, along with Adaptions, Hawai'i Ulu Cooperative, Ho'ōla Farms, The Food Basket and Kohala Food Hub. Photo from OK FarmsOLSON KEOLANUI FARMS IS A MEMBER...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Pros and cons of a Pāhala sewage treatment plant versus Individual Wastewater Systems for each propertyserviced by the old sugar plantation gang cesspool were discussed Thursday at a community meeting...
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