Kaʻū News Briefs May 26, 2024
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara retires as Adjutant General for State of Hawai'i on Oct. 1. He has led Hawai'i National Guardand state Department of Defense. His military career spans some 40 years.MAJ. GEN....
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Kaʻū's own Makana Kamahele will emcee Kaʻū Coffee Festival's Ho'olaulea on Saturday, June 8, along with another native son Kurt Dela Cruz from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo from HVNPKU'UIPO KUMAKAHI, DARLENE...
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This illustration is posted on Pualu'u Village facebook along with Eva Liu's response to a political cartoon, showing a construction crane holding up a turtle on Black Sand Beach.EVA LIU, PRINCIPAL OF...
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Kaukau 4 Keiki is first come first served for free summer food, with signups online starting Thursday.Photo from Kaukau 4 KeikiSIGNING UP FOR KAUKAU 4 KEIKI BEGINS THURSDAY AT 8:30 A.M. for Kaʻū,...
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Connie Koi, Chief Financial Officer of Punalu'u Bake Shop, announces thelaunch of Voyager, Hawai'i's Energy Bar. Photo from Hawai'i Business NewsVOYAGER BARS, SOME MADE WITH KAʻŪ COFFEE, ARE A NEW...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs May 31, 2024
Bolo will play at the Kaʻū Coffee Festival Opening Party on Saturday, June 1, Bolo co-wrotethe song about the place in Ka'u named Kaiholena during an earlier Ka'u Coffee Festival. The event is 6 p.m....
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ZONTA CLUB OF HILO is accepting microgrant applications to provide funding for women-owned small businesses on Hawai'i Island. Women entrepreneurs who are seeking financial support are encouraged to...
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During Kaʻū Coffee Festival Week, the state Department of Agriculture and Kaʻū Coffee Fest Committee encourage everyone, all year long, to "Buy Local. It Matters." A Buy Local contest for attendees...
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Fire along the fissure during the eruption on Monday on the Southwest Rift Zone. USGS photoVOG MAY COME ACROSS KAʻŪ DURING THIS TIME OF ELEVATED VOLCANIC EMISSIONS, cautions state Department of Health....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 4, 2024
Visit Ka'u Coffee farms on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., an event of Kaʻū Coffee Festival Week. See map and list of farmsat 7c518f_a00827590ac44d5485835611af44ad8a.pdf. Photo from Kaʻū Coffee...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 5, 2024
Matt Baker and Vance Bjorn, of Silicon Valley Coffee, hear the history of R&G Coffee and the evolution of Kaʻū Coffee after sugar plantation day as they visit with Bong Aquino, who farms 27 acres,...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 6, 2024
Thin pahoehoe lava from the 12 eruption this week. USGS photoTHE VOLCANIC ERUPTION THIS WEEK WILL LIKELY NOT RESTART, according to USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. HVO reported on Thursday that there...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 7, 2024
In addition to elevated volcanic gas emissions, other significant hazards also remain around the recent eruption site on the upper Southwest Rift Zone of Kīlauea. Minor to severe ground fractures and...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 8, 2024
Miranda's Farms whose family member Maria Miranda brought in many sponsorships for Ka'u Coffee Festival, also drew a throng of people to taste the brew at Saturday's Kaʻū Coffee Festival. Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 9, 2024
Ali'i Hawaiian Hula Hands CoffeeKAʻŪ COFFEE FARMERS said they did well in the presentation and sales of their 100 percent KaʻūEd Olson, founder of Kaʻū Coffee Mill. receivesa commendation from Kaʻū...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 10, 2024
Ambassadors for KaʻūHalau Hula O Leionalani, with many members coming from Ka'u Coffee families, performed for the Kaʻū Coffee Festival Ho'olaulea on Saturday and raised funding for their travels to...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 11, 2024
Big Island Coffee Roasters managed the Kaʻū Coffee Sensory Experience at the Kaʻū CoffeeFestival's Ho'olaulea last Saturday. Photo by Alla KostenkoEleven Ka'u Coffees were featured at the Sensory...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 12, 2024
Community volunteers, including OKK and Men of PA'A, worked the grounds at Pāhala CommunityCenter on Saturday to make Kaʻū Coffee Festival a great success. Photo from Men of PA'AOKK AND MEN OF PA'A...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 13, 2024
Hilina'i Karratti and her pig traveled last year from Kaʻū to the 4-H Livestock Show & Auction between Honoka'a and Waimea. This year's show is Friday and Saturday. See more below. Photo from...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs June 14, 2024
KUPU training in Kaʻū with Kaiholena in the background. Conservation Leadership Development positions are open.Photo from KUPUKUPU CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT HAWAI'I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK...
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