Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 13, 2015
Ka`u High girls basketball team hosts Kealakehe today after winning their first game in four years Wednesday.Photo from Marlene FreitasFEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING a $10,000 reward for information...
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Division of Forestry and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and ranch representatives sit next to a koa tree on Kealakekua Heritage Ranch, adjacent to Ka`awaloa Forest. The two areas are the first...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, March 15, 2015
Snow continues to blanket the summits of Mauna Loa, in the foreground, and Mauna Kea following last week's winter storms.Photo from NOAA;s Earth System Research Lab. See story below.MARCO MANGELSDORF,...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, March 16, 2015
Miss Ka`u Coffee contestants Maria Miranda, Jennifer Tabios and Joyce Ibasan, joined by Miss Peaberry contestant Jazmyn Navarro,visit Ka`u Coffee Mill. Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate Louise Vivien Santos,...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Stan Kaina and friends present an evening of hula and Hawaiian music tomorrow at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from NPSKA`U’S SEN. JOSH GREEN TOLD Dan...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Ranches and wind farms are eligible to take part in the Ka`u Enterprise Zone. Photo by Peter AndersonKA`U ENTERPRISE ZONE STATE TAX BENEFITS are available to more small farms and manufacturers, not...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, March 19, 2015
Hawai`i Forest & Trail is partnering with Edmund C. Olson Trust to increase eco-tours into Ka`u. Photos from Hawai`i Forest & TrailGOV. DAVID IGE YESTERDAY WITHDREW his nomination of Carleton...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, March 20, 2015
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists continue to monitor breakouts near Pu`u `O`o while the lava flow front near Pahoa is inactive. Photo from USGS HVOBILLS INTRODUCED BY KA`U STATE LEGISLATORS...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, March 21, 2015
Ka`u agricultural producers affected by the Jan. 2-3 storm can get information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Conservation Program at Pahala Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, March 22, 2015
High-resolution images gathered using equipment on a kite by University of Arizona researchers on Kilauea help them study Mars' landscape. Footprints are visible left of center. Photos from University...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, March 23, 2015
The topic at tomorrow's After Dark in the Park is Bees in Hawai`i: Trouble in Paradise? Photo from NPSKA`U MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT Darlyne Vierra said she believes that Portuguese families from...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Cultural practitioners and rangers share the art of lauhala weaving tomorrow in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from NPSWHO WILL BE THE NEXT MISS KA`U COFFEE QUEEN? Four young Ka`u women are...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 25, 2015
With humpback whales preparing to head north, the final Sanctuary Ocean Count for this year is Saturday. Photo from NOAABOTH RESTAURANTS IN VOLCANO HOUSE are set to reopen tomorrow after being closed...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, March 26, 2015
Kilauea Volcano alert level is now watch instead of warning, with eruption and breakouts continuing near Pu`u O`o but not threatening populated areas. Photos from USGS HVOHAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, March 27, 2015
Ocean safety officers at Punalu`u Black Sand Beach will have an ATV to help with rescues. Photo by Julia NealPUNALU`U BEACH OCEAN SAFETY OFFICERS will have an all-terrain vehicle available following a...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, March 28, 2015
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences Middle Public Charter School was awarded $1,000 for first place in the 2014 Recycle-Bowl State Championship. Photo by Rebecca HatchNEXT WEEK, THE STATE LEGISLATURE...
View ArticleKa` News Briefs Sunday, March 29, 2015
Preliminary results are in from yesterday's Sanctuary Ocean Count of humpback whales. Photo from wayfaring.infoCOTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS are considered by the state House of Representatives tomorrow. SB...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, March 30, 2015
A volunteer with Stewardship at the Summit removes invasive Himalayan ginger from a kolea lau nui, an endemic understory tree found in the rain forests on Kilauea volcano in Hawai`i Volcanoes National...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, March 9, 2015
Aloha Bluegrass Band, with Keoki Kahumoku and friends, will raise money for children's education workshops with a concert at Na`alehu Methodist Church on Sunday, March 22. Photo by Julia NealBRAD...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Protection and enhancement of natural and cultural resources is one of the intentions of the Ka`u Community Development Plan. The draft CDP is now available for public review. Photo from The Ka`u...
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