Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, June 5, 2014
Ka`u Hospital expects to maintain services and jobs amid a $48 million shortfall facing Hawai`i Health Systems Corp. Photo by Julia NealKA`U HOSPITAL’S PARENT ORGANIZATION FACES a $48 million shortfall...
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Judged Most Colorful in the Na`alehu Independence Day Parade was Ocean View Evangelical Church.Photo by Julia NealINDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS started early in Ka`u today as community groups,...
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Hawai`i County Band treks annually to Na`alehu for the Independence Day Parade. The band will also march on July 4 in Volcano Village, where the parade begins at 9 a.m. See more parade photos in...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, June 30, 2014
Hui Okinawa Kobodu Taiko returned to Ka`u to join the Fourth of July Parade & Celebration in Na`alehu Saturday. Photo by Julia NealHOW TO TEST FOR LFA IS THE TITLE of a new three-minute video...
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Appearing Saturday in her last Na`alehu Independence Day Parade as Ka`u's County Council member, as her term limit is reached at the endof this year, was Brenda Ford. Photo by Julia NealCANDIDATES FOR...
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Ka`u Multicultural Society leaders Liz Kuluwaimaka (left) and Darlyne Vierra with driver Elisha-Ann Vierra and Jazmyn Navarro organized the pa`u riders for the Independence Day Parade last weekend in...
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During the Fourth of July Parade in Na`alehu, Ka`u Auto Repair sent a strong message against drinking, drugging and driving. Hawai`i County Police are conducting DUI checkpoints and roving patrols...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, July 4, 2014
Friends of the Ka`u Libraries help raise money for the operation of the Pahala and Na`alehu Libraries. Photo by Julia NealCOMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS in Ka`u have been marching in parades,...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, July 5, 2014
Scalloped hammerhead sharks are threatened and endangered internationally but safer in Hawai`i. Photo from NOAASCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD SHARKS are the most common hammerheads in Hawai`i, and their...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, July 6, 2014
Rodeo clown distracts as judges, announcer and fans look on at the Fourth of July weekend rodeo in Na`alehu, which continues today.Photo by Julia NealINCUMBENT STATE REP. RICHARD H.K. ONISHI has...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, July 7, 2014
Bottoms up. This bull throw's his `okole in the air and the rider onto the ground at yesterday's Fourth of July Rodeo final in Na`alehu. Photo by Julia NealA PLAN TO CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST MARINE...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park hosts the 34th annual Cultural Festival this Saturday, when participants can learn Hawaiian crafts, including lei making. NPS Photo by Jay Robinson...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Participants at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Cultural Festival this Saturday at the Kahuku Unit can take a guided hike to the top of Pu`u o Lokuana. Photo by Michael SzoenyiBRENDA FORD ANNOUNCED...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, July 10, 2014
Ka`u Hospital hosts the annual public meeting of East Hawai`i Regional Board of Directors for Hawai`i Health Systems Corp. Saturday, July 19. Photo by Julia NealHAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX...
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Ka`u residents and Hawai`i Wildlife Fund representatives return to Kamilo Point on Sunday to continue their efforts to rid the extremely vulnerable site of a continuous flow of marine debris. Photo...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, July 12, 2014
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's 34th annual Cultural Festival is happening today until 3 p.m. at the Kahuku Unit. Last year, Tyler Amaral and other youth rangers introduced Hawaiian foods to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, July 13, 2014
Courtney Okinishi takes first in the women's traditional division at Kapapala Ranch yesterday, where Hawai`i Island Archery club held a tournament. Photo from Royden OkinishiTHE FLEDGLING KA`U BRANCH...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, July 14, 2014
Participants at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Cultural Festival at the Kahuku Unit Saturday got a chance to experience the new hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone called Pu`u o Lokuana. NPS...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, July 15, 2014
A year ago today, Longs Drugs opened in Pahala and remains the only free standing pharmacy in Ka`u. Photo by Julia NealACCEPTING PLANE TICKETS, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, FOOD AND CAMPAIGN CONSULTING...
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Science Camp of America students explored Kula Kai Caverns in Ocean View. Photo from Science Camps of AmericaSCIENCE CAMPS OF AMERICA this week wraps up its 18 days with Ka`u as base for teen programs...
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