Kaʻū News Briefs Oct. 13, 2024
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from Maunakea. See more below. Image from EarthSkyScienceTHIS MONTH: SKY GAZERS FROM KAʻŪ and the rest of citizens of planet Earth are treated to the arrival of a...
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New restriction on moving palms is the result of invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles. Image from state Department of AgricultureGETTING RID OF INVASIVE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLES is the aim of a new...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS seen over the Pacific Ocean from Chain of Craters Road in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Parkon Tuesday evening with Hōkūloa (Venus) to the left. NPS Photo by Janice Wei INVASIVE...
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Kaʻū Community Development Plan Action Committee voted on Wednesday to send its research to the Windward Planning Commission which is evaluating CDP compliance by the Punalu'u development proposal for...
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Puhimau Pit Crater in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Photo by A. LaValleTHE INTENSE SEISMICITY AND GROUND DEFORMATION along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea in the past couple of months is...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Oct. 18, 2024
Degraded wooden boardwalk at Sulphur Banks Trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will be replaced through Dec. 12. NPS photoSulphur Banks boardwalk to be replaced.NPS photo by Jessica...
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Opelu fisherman Chuck Kealoha Leslie discusses netmaking and fishing in a new Ike Kaiāulu video.DLNR image FOUR NEW VIDEOS ON THE CONNECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES have been released by...
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A new development plan for hotel, condos and retail at Discovery Harbour may be activated early next year following a ruling favoring investors in Third Circuit Court. Discovery Harbour Community...
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Volcano Skatepark enthusiasts with County Council member Michelle Galimba, Mayor Mitch Roth and Parks & Recreation Director Maurice Messina at last Saturday's reopening at Cooper Center. Photo by...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Oct. 22, 2024
ELEVATING HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE AND PLACE NAMES earned Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park's Visual Information Specialist Michael Newman the Excellence in Interpretation Award, a top National Park Service...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Oct. 23, 2024
KA'U COFFEE FARMERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT INFO TO SHARE WITH COFFEE BUYERS at the 2024 Tawian International Coffee Show, as part of the 2024 Taiwan Coffee & Tea Expo, Nov. 15-18. Deadline to fill...
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Together With Veterans group waves signs to raise awareness about suicides among veterans.Photo from Kehau KalaniMalama Our Veterans. Photo from Kehau KalaniPREVENTING VETERANS FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE...
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Lei at the dedication of grounds for the Hawaiian immersion school in Kaʻū at Waiʻōhinu. An auction and fundraising campaign are underway. Photo by Cadence FeeleyAN ONLINE AUCTION & FUNDRAISING...
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The group Huliau with teachers, composers and performers at Saturday's Ho'olaulea at Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences. Photo by Sara EspaniolaMaking ti lei at the Ho'olaulea on Saturday.Photo...
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An artist's rendering of how two of the proposed solar farms would look from a drone if they were to be built as planned in Ranchos. 17 such projects, each covering three acres, are planned to be built...
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Oct. 28, 2024
The new Pāhala wastewater treatment plant is soon to be under construction, set back from the pine tree entrance to the village on Maile Street. Macadamia orchards will be irrigated with treated water....
View ArticleKaʻū News Briefs Oct. 29, 2024
Hōkūle‘a and Maui Voyaging Canoes stopped off in Miloli‘i as part of Polynesian Voyaging Society’s outreach to communities for late October and early November. Photo by Eric EdwardsMILOLI'I IS A...
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Hawaiian Home Lands on Hawai'i Island in blue, some of it with geothermal resources, which the agency may consider foralternative energy development. Map from DHHLHAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION is...
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Volunteers can join a cleanup at Kahuku-Pōhue unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Nov. 8. NPS Photo by Jessica Ferracane VOLUNTEER CLEANUP DAY AT KAHUKU BEACH in the newly preserved mauka to makai...
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Kalani Meinecke, shown here at an earlier presentation on local history, will join in the cultural festival this Saturday and the health festival at Ke Ola Pu‘uhonua grounds in Nā‘ālehu Photo by Julia...
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