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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
A visiting school from New Zealand brought Maori dancing to students at the Herkes Kaʻū District Gym on Friday. A public performance is planned for Sunday at 'O Kaʻū Kakou Marketplace in Nāʻālehu at 3...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
A mock care room at the new Hopena Kuloli Medical Training Institute in Ocean View Town Center. Photo from Hokulani PorterA CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT SCHOOL IS SET TO OPEN IN OCEAN VIEW. Called Hopena...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Volunteer Coach, Pastor Kevin Brown, leads a prayer before Trojans beat the Daggars 54-28 on Saturday. See more below. Photo by Mark PetersELECTRICITY BILLS WOULD GO UP IF THE INDUSTRIAL SOLAR PROJECT...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, Oct. 2, 2023
Low-angle aerial view of the Great Crack and surrounding 1823 lava flows (dark gray) along Kīlauea’s lower Southwest Rift Zone. The crack is about 50 feet (15 meters) wide in this area with similar...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023
Water tank above Pāhala near a well drilled by the county for some 11 miles of pipe to serve some 459 connections.Photo by Julia NealFORECASTED DRY CONDITIONS HEIGHTEN: Need to Use Drinking Water...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023
A map of the state's largest islands shows Pahala and Volcano are areas of need for vegetative management. Theyare included in a Vegetative Management Planning Area. Map from Environment Hawai'iPĀHALA...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
Kīlauea summit was erupting during October 2021, when this photo was taken. A lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu at that time gave the plume of volcanic gas above the eruption site an orange glow, as the...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Kekuhi with Oli at After Dark in the ParkLong before Hawaiian people had a written language, they passed along traditional knowledge and culture through moʻolelo (story), hula (dance), mele (song &...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park trails that are closed are in red. NPS map.INFLATION IS CLOSE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARS at the summit of Kīlauea, reports USGS Hawaiian Observatory on Saturday....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Punalu'u, with its popularity, was selected by Hawai'i Tourism Authority for a grant for a stewardship training program,which is open for applicants through Oct. 18. Photo by Julia NealMANAGEMENT OF...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, Oct. 9, 2023
Indigenous People's Day, celebrated on Monday, Oct. 9 would become Indigenous People's Day nationally, a measure supported by Hawai'i's two U.S. Senators. Image from Friends of Hawai'i National...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023
Kaʻū Coffee growers can submit their info on selling green beans for the Taiwan Coffee & Tea Expocoming up in November. Photo from Hawai'i Coffee AssociationKAʻŪ COFFEE FARMERS ARE INVITED TO...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023
Punalu'u County Beach Park facilities in upper right of photo will have security guards soon, accordingto postings for the positions by a private security contractor. Photo by Bob MartinPUNALU'U BEACH...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
A wildfire skirts a neighborhood in Kaʻū. Community groups, private landowners and government agencies can signup for grant money to help prevent wildfires. Photo by Bob MartinTHE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
Varsity Girls from Kaʻū High took first in BIIF Division II with a win over Honoka'a, ending aperfect season on the road on Friday. Photo by Jen MakuakaneA PERFECT SEASON IN VARSITY KA'U TROJANS GIRLS...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, Oct.14 , 2023
Applications are open to become an intern to digitize and safeguard historic images forHawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from NPSTHE HISTORIC IMAGE COLLECTION AT HAWAI'I VOLCANOES National Park...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Oct.15 , 2023
Both teams say a prayer on the Pāhala field before Saturday's game in which the Trojans dealt Kamehameha Warriors the most points scored against them all their winning season. Photo by Mark PetersKAʻŪ...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, Oct.16 , 2023
Ancient Valley Growers in Wood Valley, featured in a new Hawai'i Tourism Authority story, has found a stable market for its produce through food hubs that sell to restaurants, chefs and other entities...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, Oct.17 , 2023
Many visitors arrive, after reading online recommendations to stop in at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach to see the turtles. Some of these folks expressed disappointment that they were forbidden to go near...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, Oct.18 , 2023
Unity Day at Nāʻālehu and other schools saw students in a large circle to encourage kindness, acceptance and inclusion.Photos by Nāʻālehu Elementary Principal Wilma RoddyUNITY DAY CAME TO NĀ'ĀLEHU AND...
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