Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, May 10, 2015
Preserving Ka`u's agricultural lands was the topic of a Ka`u Community Development Plan focused discussion yesterday.Photo by Geneveve FyvieSTRATEGIES FOR PRESERVING KA`U’S AGRICULTURAL AND COASTAL...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 11, 2015
Ka`u photographer Peter Anderson took this photo of Kilauea's lava lake last Thursday, prior to the lake beginning to slowly recede during a deflationary cycle.PRESERVING THE KA`U COAST was a major...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Helicopters joined ground crews to battle yesterday's fire at Green Sands subdivision. Photo by Pamela TaylorA BRUSHFIRE DESTROYED ONE HOME in Green Sands subdivision yesterday. Residents of that home...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The one home destroyed by fire Monday in Green Sands subdivision was vacant at the time. Photo by Daryl LeeGREEN SANDS SUBDIVISION RESIDENTS are back in their homes and the fire that burned through the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 14, 2015
A $2500 reward is offered for finding anyone who shot and killed three endangered nene goose and seriously injured another.Photo from Ka`u Coffee MillWHO SHOT THE NENE? A $2500 reward is being offered...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 15, 2015
G. Brad Lewis, whose fine art photographs of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park are shown daily at Volcano Art Center, will offer his own show in June. This image is called Lava River. Photo by G. Brad...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 16, 2015
The Southwest Rift Zone erupted on Sept. 24, 1971 for the first time in more than a half century. Spectators hiked into the Ka`u Desert and were kept back from spattering lava by rangers on horseback....
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 17, 2015
Poi pounding was popular with all ages at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Bioblitz and Biodiversity & Cultural Festival Friday and Saturday. Photo by Julia NealWHAT’S NEXT AT KILAUEA VOLCANO?...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 18, 2015
Walter Nishioka, founder of International Karate League, conducted classes at Pahala Dojo recently. Photo from Cliff FieldHAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE HAS APPROVED a bill that would broaden an...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 19, 2015
A proposed development at Discovery Harbour includes a small hotel, condominiums and shopping center. Map from South Point Investment GroupDISCOVERY HARBOUR RESORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS are part of the...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Hawai`i Health Systems Corp. East Hawai`i Region Board of Directors held a public meeting at Ka`u Hospital 10 months ago. The board recently announced that Ka`u Hospital is one of three facilities in...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 21, 2015
Visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park gather after dark at Jaggar Museum observation deck to observe the glow from a lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater. Photo courtesy of Alex WerjefeltHAWAI`I...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 22, 2015
Piton de la Fournaise volcano of La Reunion Island erupted as ambassadors for the park attended Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's BioBlitz and Biodiversity & Cultural Festival and signed a sister...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, May 23, 2015
Gov. David Ige has signed a bill creating an annual Sakada Day, Dec. 20. Pahala Filipino Club carries on ethnic traditions in Ka`u.Photo by Julia NealHURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1. The Central Pacific...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, May 24, 2015
Ka`u Roping & Riding Association has announced plans for its 38th annual Fourth of July weekend rodeo. Photo by Julia NealEARTH MATTERS FARM HOSTED more than 50 people yesterday at the monthly...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, May 25, 2015
Residents and groups have one more week to sign up to participate in Na`alehu's Fourth of July parade. Photo by Julia NealUNITED STATES AND HAWAI`I STATE FLAGS were flown at half-staff from sunrise to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Ka`u Community Development Plan discusses ways to strengthen agriculture. Photo by Geneveve FyvieECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE TOPIC of a Ka`u Community Development Plan focused discussion today at 5:30...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, May 27, 2015
According to NOAA, this hurricane season that begins June 1 is expected to be busier than last year, when Tropical Storm Iselle made Wood Valley fields look like rice paddies, according to photographer...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, May 28, 2015
Ka`u High School Trojan Kai Enriques is BIIF Volleyball Player if the Year. Photo from Taylor Sport PhotographyKA`U’S FORMER COUNTY COUNCIL member Brenda Ford has lost her lawsuit claiming that Bobby...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, May 29, 2015
Ka`u residents can apply for seats on Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary's advisory board. Map from HIHWNMSHAWAI`I COUNTY PROSECUTOR MITCH ROTH is dropping trespassing charges...
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