Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Ka`u residents who support local businesses could win $1,000 at a drawing at Ka`u Coffee Festival on Saturday, May 2.A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT at Discovery Harbour was a hot topic at Sunday’s Ka`u...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Ka`u High boys volleyball team celebrated Senior Night with a win over Wai`akea. Photos from Taylor Sport PhotographyPRIOR TO PRESENTING HIS BUDGET to Hawai`i County Council this morning, Mayor Billy...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, April 23, 2015
A new report shows an increasing number of visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Ranger Dean Gallagher gives a Life on the Edge talk to visitors along the Jaggar Museum observation deck in the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, April 24, 2015
Lava in Halema`uma`u Crater at the summit of Kilauea has reached its highest level since the crater opened in 2008.Photo from USGS/HVOTHE SURFACE OF HALEMA`UMA`U’S LAVA LAKE came into view yesterday...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, April 25, 2015
The level of the lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater at the summit of Kilauea continues to rise. Today, the level was as high as 46 feet below the Overlook crater rim. This photograph from Hawaiian...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, April 26, 2015
The lava lake at Halema`uma`u continues to thrill spectators watching from Jaggar Museum Overlook in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Dave BerryKILAUEA’S SUMMIT CONTINUED TO INFLATE over the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, April 27, 2015
Maria Miranda, second from left, was crowned Miss Ka`u Coffee 2015 last night. First Princess is Joyce Ibasan, third from left. Second Princess is Vivien Santos, left, and Third Princess is Jennifer...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The rising lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano draws thousands of additional visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Photo by Mark WasserFLYING A DRONE OVER...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists working on the far side of Halema`uma`u captured the initial moments of the plume rising after a rockfall from the crater wall impacted the lava lake, triggering...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, April 30, 2015
Halau Hula Kalehuaki`eki`eika`iu, under the direction of Ab Valencia, is scheduled to perform at 9:15 a.m. during Saturday's Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a at Pahala Community Center. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, April 10, 2015
Hula sisters at dawn on Punalu`u Beach today prepare to travel to Hilo to perform at Merrie Monarch festivities this afternoon at Prince Kuhio Plaza and tomorrow at Ah Fook Chinen Civic Center. Halau...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 1, 2015
Visitors and local residents explored the old plantation water system during two days of hikes sponsored by Ka`u Coffee Mill as part of then days of activities during the Ka`u Coffee Festival. Repairs...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 2, 2015
Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a is in full swing, with a day of entertainment and booths, including Ka`u Rural Health Community Association Director Luz Miguel, center, promoting healthful living and...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 3, 2015
Halau Hula o Leionalani, under the direction of Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, perform at Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a.Photo by Julia NealTEN DAYS OF KA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL EVENTS concluded this morning...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 4, 2015
Rock falling from the wall of Halema`uma`u Crater into the Overlook Crater's lava lake caused an explosion yesterday afternoon.Photo from USGS/HVOVOLCANIC ACTIVITY CONTINUES at the summit of Kilauea...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Traffic near Punalu`u was detoured onto Ninole Loop yesterday when a runaway brushfire reached and crossed Hwy 11. Photos by Daryl Lee licensed to The Ka`u CalendarA RUNAWAY BRUSHFIRE NEAR Punalu`u at...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Lava still creeps into Puna from Pu`u 'O'o, with breakouts photographed yesterday northeast of Pu`u 'O`o.Photo from Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryA STATE SENATE SHAKEUP is causing east Ka`u's Sen....
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 7, 2015
A new study estimates healthcare costs of emissions from Kilauea Volcano. Photo by Peter AndersonKILAUEA VOLCANO’S EMISSIONS from the summit eruption that began in 2008 have increased healthcare costs...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 8, 2015
Agriculture and coastal management in Ka`u are topics at Ka`u CDP focused discussions tomorrow. Photo by Julia NealPROPOSED CHANGES TO AG TAX EXEMPTIONS went into the storage shed Tuesday when Hawai`i...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 9, 2015
The U.S. Geological Survey registered a 4.5 magnitude earthquake this morning with aftershocks.Image from Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryA MAGNITUDE 4.5 EARTHQUAKE centered five miles north of Na`alehu...
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