Kaʻū News Briefs Nov. 2, 2024
Photo by Brenda Iokepa MosesEmcee Kurt Dela Cruz and Kumu Debbie Ryder.Photo by Brenda Iokepa MosesTHE FIRST OF TWO DAYS OF HO'OKUPU HULA NO KAʻŪ CULTURAL FEST AND KŪLIA I KA NU'U HEALTH FAIR this...
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: From Hopeless to Hopeful is the talk at After Darkin the Park this Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kīlauea Visitor Center auditorium.THE LATEST ON THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE...
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Mauna Loa is closed on weekdays for survey, drilling and soil sampling. NPS photoMAUNA LOA ROAD AT KIPUKAPUAULU GATE IN HAWAI'I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK CLOSED FOR SIX WEEKS on weekdays, beginning...
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Mayoral candidate Kimo Alameda sign waving during his "ohana Fun Day in Nāʻālehu in December of 2023. Aftermidnight, Monday morning, he led incumbent Mitch Roth in the race.Photo from Friends of Kimo...
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A rock beach of white coral and black lava rock with small waves at Kahakakea Beach at Kahuku-Pohue. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is seeking input on this and the rest of the 132,000 ahupua'a...
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Dr. Kimo Alameda, Hawai'i County Mayor-elect waves a double shaka with his Co-Campaign Manager, Bill Brilhante, along Kanoelehua Ave. on Election Day. Photo by Tim WrightMAYOR-ELECT KIMO...
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Supporters waved Kimo Alameda Mahalo signs around the island this week after his win. New Managing Director Bill BrillanteINCOMING COUNTY OF HAWAI'I MAYOR KIMO ALAMEDA announced on Friday that his...
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To register a disabled child for Surfers Healing and learn more about the camp, visit www.surfershealing.org. Space is limited,Spots fill up fast. Photo from Surfers Healing KAʻŪ KEIKI WITH...
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Kaʻū Pickleball Tournament coordinator Elijah Navarro; Anasoune Jensen, silver medalist; Andy Meyers, bronze medalist; Otis Salmo, gold medalist. KAʻŪ'S FIRST-EVER ROUND-ROBIN PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT...
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Jobs for wildland firefighters are open at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. This is at Keauhou in 2018, as a firefighter pushes the flames and smoke away from native vegetation in a forest within the...
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Hawai'i Police Department launched its new website on Tuesday. All photos from www.hawaiipolice.govA NEW HAWAI'I POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE went live on Tuesday. It offers access to a Crime Map, the...
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NPS Photo of a couple seated at a picnic table in Lower Kahuku, beneath an ʻōhiʻa tree.THURSDAY IS THE NĀ’ĀLEHU MEETING ON PLANNING THE FUTURE OF KAHUKU. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is developing a...
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Kaʻū's former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Robert Kennedy, Jr. campaigned for Trump across the country and have both been nominated by the President-Elect to become members of his cabinet, requiring...
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Residents talked to National Park Service representatives about hunting on the park lands and its importance tofood security. Photo by Julia NealA SECOND. PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT PLAN...
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From keiki to kupuna, the crowd gathers to watch volleyball clubs with youth of all ages competing in theFall Miloli'i-Kaʻū Tournament. Photo by Julia NealMILOLI'I-KAʻŪ VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT PACKED THE...
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Kaʻū High students left for New York on Sunday to give presentation at the National Recycling Congress. Photo from Mālama ʻĀina CompostablesKAʻŪ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HEADED TO COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK on...
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On national television, online and in print, Hawai'i Gov. Josh Green opposed the nomination of Robert Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of Health & Human Services during interviews over the weekend.Image...
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Farmers wanting to sell more local produce and SNAP recipients who want to consume more local fruits and vegetables can learn more at dabux.org. DA BUX on Hawai'i Island is receiving millions of...
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THE 25TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY starts Friday, Nov. 29. Sponsored by Volcano Art Center at its gallery in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and on its Niualani campus in Volcano Village, it...
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Auction fundraiser to establish the first Hawaiian immersion school in Ka'u begins Fridaywith a generous donation from the family of the late Uncle Willie Meinecke, whose roots are deep in the...
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