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Kaʻū News Briefs Jan. 27, 2024
Guinea grass, haole koa and other invasive plants and trees could become fertilizer. U.S. Department ofEnergy has invested in the idea. Photo from Simonpietri EnterprisesINVASIVE PLANTS CAN BE TURNED...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Jan. 28, 2024
ʻAlalā, endangered Hawaiian crows, raised in captivity in Volcano and on Maui, will bereleased into the wild, this time on Maui, following an earlier release on this island whenthey were attacked, some...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Jan. 29, 2024
Results are in for the first of three volunteer humpback whale counts in 2024. Photo by Ed LymanMORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEERS ON THE SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS took part in the first 2024 Hawaiian...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Jan. 30, 2024
Kawa plant and roots used to make the 'awa drink. See more below. Wendy Hollender Art from National Tropical Botanical GardenCOUNTY COUNCIL LEGISLATION ON TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS is "one of the most...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Jan. 31, 2024
Dietrich Varez pig hunting art. An exhibit of his unpublished works opens at Volcano Art Center Feb. 17. Dietrich Varez, 1939 - 2018. Photo from Volcano Art CenterDIETRICH VAREZ ART EXHIBITION WILL...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb.1, 2024
Earthquakes moving toward Pāhala from Kīlauea caldera follow a similar pattern that led to an eruption in 1974, as shown above.It lasted less than a day. USGS photoPULSES OF MAGMA CONTINUE TO MOVE...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb.2, 2024
Sunrise reflected in the windows of the buildings at Uēkahuna bluff in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Janice Wei/NPS HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE UNDER...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb.3, 2024
Hawai'i state legislators visited Kaʻū last summer and stopped in at the historic Sasaki Store in Pāhala to meet with The Kaʻū Calendar. See upcoming stories on their initiatives that involve this...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 4, 2024
USDA's Rural Energy for America Program will fund programs for new energy sources in rural places like Kaʻū, quarterly through Sept. 24. See below for Hawai'i projects already funded and how to apply....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 6, 2024
All three Trojan wrestlers were successful at the Kea'au Tournament on Saturday, as they compete towards qualification forthe state finals. Above, La'akea Kajiwara Ke worked a double chicken wing for...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 6, 2024
A mission of the U.S. Coast Guard during humpback whale season in Hawai'i is to protect them whilethey are living in local waters, giving birth, nursing young and breeding. Photo from U.S. Coast...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 7, 2024
National Park Service photo of Mauna Loa Trail from the 1931 Park Superintendent's Report. The trail was built by the Buffalo Soldiers who are honored during Black History Month. NPS PhotoBLACK...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 8, 2024
Hawai'i Supreme Court Building Ali'iolani Hale, where justices on Wednesday ruled unanimously to push back on recent federal interpretations loosening gun laws. Hawai'i Justices ruled to protect state...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 9, 2024
USGS reports little damage but very strong shaking during the Magnitude 5.7 earthquake Friday morning.USGS imageA MAGNITUDE 5.7 EARTHQUAKE on Friday broke through the ongoing flurry of small quakes...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 10, 2024
Hawai'i Tourism Authority's graduates of stewardship training for Punalu'u, which was contracted toKa'u Ohana O Honu'apo and Hawai'i Wildlife Fund. Ceremonies were on Saturday. Photo by Julia...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 11 2024
Exchange students from Japan stop along Ka‘alaiki Road between Nāʻālehu and Pāhala to hear the mo‘olelo, the stories about Pu‘u Enuhe - caterpillar hill and Pu‘u Makanau from leader ‘Āina Akamu of Kaʻū...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb.12, 2024
Hawai'i Farmers Union United and many hemp startup organizations are asking for testimony to oppose a bill that they claim would be a setback to the emergence of a stable hemp industry in Hawai'i. See...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 13, 2024
This painting was the late Herb Kane's mural in the old museum next to Punalu'u Black Sand Beach. Stolen after the place was abandoned, the image was recreated by the original artist. On Thursday,...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 14, 2024
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN KAʻŪ FOR THE NEW PUNALU'U DEVELOPMENT PLAN are not scheduled before the upcoming public hearing before the Windward Planning Commission takes place on Thursday, March 7....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Feb. 15, 2024
He 'Io Au - I Am an 'Io is the talk at 9 a.m. at the Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park this Saturday. Photo by Janice Wei/NPSNEW RESEARCH ON THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN HAWK will be presented this...
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