Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 15, 2014
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences students present their own goodies along with professional chefs at yesterday's Grape Harvest Festival at Volcano Winery to raise funds for the school's STEAM...
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USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists measure the flow rate of lava in the tube that is transporting lavato the flow front near Pahoa. Photo from USGS/HVOHAWAI`I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION...
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Ka`u's County Council member Brenda Ford is asking for a council resolution to encourage the state legislature torequire more complete coffee sourcing labeling.COFFEE BLENDERS yesterday called for...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014
Punalu`u Bake Shop is expanding, building a new cookie kitchen and purchasing additional property in Na`alehu. Photo by Ron JohnsonPUNALU`U BAKE SHOP IS EXPANDING, building a new cookie kitchen at its...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Sept. 19, 2014
From left, Kahu Paul Neves led the blessing for beginning of renovations at Naniloa Hotel in Hilo. Willie K's plans to return Hilo to its Hawaiian music glory days at the hotel received support from...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014
Refreshments await runners as they are greeted by Miss Ka`u Coffee Amery Silva, at right, at the finish line of Ka`u Coffee Trail Run. Photo by Julia NealBILLY BARNETT, OF VOLCANO, WON THE FIRST annual...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014
Keoki Kahumoku, at left, and his students entertained Ka`u Coffee Trail Run & `Ohana Day participants at Ka`u Coffee Mill yesterday. Photo by Julia NealHAWAI`I ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY is getting help...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 22, 2014
Runners head for the trail at the first Ka`u Coffee Trail Run Saturday at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Photo by Taylor's Treasures PhotographyKA`U COFFEE TRAIL RUN organizers have released the first official...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014
Ka`u High Trojans eight-man football team hosts Kamehameha Friday for Senior Night. Photo by Taylor's Treasures PhotographyCHAIN OF CRATERS ROAD WILL REOPEN as an emergency route for Puna residents....
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014
Summer Fun kept Ocean View keiki busy with excursions and activities. Photos from Teresa AndersonGRASSROOTS INSTITUTE OF HAWAI`I is calling for tax reform following a study by the financial site Wallet...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014
Botanist Tim Tunison leads an exploration called Fern-Lovers' Paradise Saturday. Photo from Volcano Art CenterBOOSTING RESOURCES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES in Hawai`i is the subject of a bill supported by...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
Portable classroom at Kea`au High, part of the Ka`u-Kea`au-Pahoa state Department of Education complex area, would be used for students at Keonepoko Elementary, should lava cut off access to their...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014
With the game tied and one minute remaining, Ka`u High Trojan eight-man football team member Cy Tamura ran 35 yards for a touchdown and victory over Kamehamaha-Hawai`i Junior Varsity. Photo by Nalani...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014
Ka`u's late former state Rep. Bob Herkes, at center wearing red and white lei, participated in groundbreaking for Ka`u Shelter & Gym in Oct. 2012. Photos by Geneveve FyvieNAMING THE NEW KA`U...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 29, 2014
Reopening Chain of Craters Road, which has been closed for years by lava flows, will increase Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's traffic management, maintenance and operating costs, according to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
Quilting is a new category in Ka`u Chamber of Commerce's current Art Show, where Ka`u residents can vote for art to grace the cover of The Directory 2015. Quilt by Ric Stark; Photo from Donna...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014
Na Kupuna O Ka`u, under the direction of Kumu Lori Lei Shirakawa, participated in the Kupuna Hula Festival last month.Photos from Na Kupuna O Ka`uTHREE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES debated issues on KITV...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park celebrates Hawaiian Archaeology Week with ranger-guided hikes to Pu`u Loa petroglyphs. NPS photo by Jay RobinsonTRUTH-IN-LABELING OF COFFEE BLENDS has gotten unanimous...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
Ka`u High Trojans eight-man football team is on the road the next two Saturdays for the final games of the regular season. Photo by Taylor's Treasures PhotographyTHE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014
Ka`u resident Joe Iacuzzo, here with a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, presents a talk about America's fossil history at Pahala Public & School Library on Oct. 15. Photo from Joe Iacuzzo“ALL PARTIES...
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