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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014
Santa and his reindeer were seen at Kilauea Military Camp. Ka`u residents can vote for their favorite decorated KMC cabin for one more week. Photo by Dave BerryHAWAI`I’S ELECTRIC UTILITIES have...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014
Plantation-style and authentic century-old homes near Ka`u High School with sports-fishing boat and American flag on Christmas morning, a dusting of snow above them on Mauna Loa. Photo by Julia...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Dec. 26, 2014
Volcano residents enjoyed a view of snow atop Mauna Kea Christmas Day. Photo by Tom PeekTHE NEW YEAR BRINGS A NEW MINIMUM WAGE. On Jan. 1, minimum-wage earners get a 50-cents-per-hour raise. The state...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014
Gov. David Ige has reappointed Scott Enright as chief of the state Department of Agriculture, which is stewarding rehabilitation of Ka`u's Old plantation water systems for irrigation of diversified...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014
THE LITTLE FIRE ANT INVASION AND BATTLE in Hawai`i is making international news with Associated Press circulating a story telling of the pest reaching Maui through a shipment from Big Island and the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Dec. 29, 2014
Ka`u residents can help prevent fires and injuries during popular New Year's Eve neighborhood celebrations. Photo from wikipediaTO HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS GREENER, the Solid Waste Division of the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014
Royal Hawaiian Orchards recently installed 15 drying towers for in-shell macadamia nuts and expects to install an additional 14 at its husking plant between Pahala and Hwy 11. Photo by Julia...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014
Trini and Francis Marques, two of the founders of the Ka`u Coffee industry, moving from sugar plantation work to coffee nearly two decades ago, took first in the Ka`u division of the Hawai`i Coffee...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015
Ka`u middle school students will have access to learning instruments as band instruments are restored and Jr. Volcano Choyoffers after school classes, a fundraiser planned for Jan. 31. Photo by Julia...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 2, 2015
Punalu`u Beach tidepools and shoreline are the site of the annual Keiki Fishing Tournament that draws nearly a thousand people each January. Photo by Nalani ParlinO KA`U KAKOU IS STARTING 2015 with a...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015
Humpback whales are living along the Ka`u Coast for winter. A whale count is set for Jan. 31.Photo from NOAAWARM WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST and west whipped through Ka`u last night, damaging some roofs...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015
Highway 11 was blocked multiple times, trees toppling during and after the windstorm Friday night and Saturday.Photo by Charles TobiasCUTTING THEIR WAY THROUGH BLOCKED ROADS after the fierce windstorm...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 5, 2015
Coffee farmer Francis Marques removes huge albizia and eucalyptus trees from the road to Moa`ula to help growers reach their orchards. Photo by Trini MarquesKA`U COFFEE FARMERS were able to clear the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015
Kona winds on Jan. 3 created spectacular geysers at South Point blowhole. Areas of Ka`u are still recovering from the storm. Photo by Peter AndersonVOLCANO, WOOD VALLEY AND DISCOVERY HARBOUR are on the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
A tangle of downed power lines and tree limbs prompted caution tape to be placed in front of Wood Valley Temple until HELCO crews could repair lines going into the valley, where many residents spend...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
A decorated Hello Kitty cabin at Kilauea Military Camp sports a bow and blue whiskers, hoping that spectators vote for herduring KMC's Holiday Challenge. Photo by Dave BerryMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID, KA`U’S...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park rangers offer tips for a positive and memorable visit to the park in the New Year.Photo by Peter AndersonHAWAI`I FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT a collection of unwanted,...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 9, 2015
Wood Valley horses graze peacefully among coffee trees as residents continue to recover from last weekend's storm. Some homes remain without phones and electricity, though all power lines have been...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015
Ka`u residents can see one of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer during a guided hike tomorrow. Photo from NPSMORE VISITORS FROM JAPAN COULD ONCE AGAIN fly directly to Hawai`i Island if the...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015
Kilauea Volcano's dual personality is the topic at After Dark in the Park Tuesday. At left is Kilauea's explosive eruption in 1924 and, at right, its quiet effusion of lava at ocean entry in 2002....
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