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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, May 30, 2015
Ka`u High School valedictorian Jennifer Tabios, with her famous Ka`u Coffee grower parents Will and Grace Tabios, receivedseveral scholarships and grants. Jennifer will attend St. John's University in...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, May 31, 2015
Feedback on the draft Ka`u Community Development Plan is due tomorrow. Photo by Julia NealHAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR became the first in the country to pass a bill to raise the legal smoking...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 1, 2015
Today is the final day for Ka`u residents to give feedback on the draft Ka`u Community Development Plan, with land use maps from the County General Plan.OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. has...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 2, 2015
University of Hawai`i officials have announced plans to improve stewardship of lands UH leases at the summit of Mauna Kea.Photo from UHYESTERDAY, ON THE FIRST DAY of hurricane season, the Central...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Big Island Invasive Species Committee is battling albizia trees which, in Ka`u, dot the landscape in coffee and other agriculture fields. Photo by Geneveve FyvieSENDING UP ROCKETS SOUTH OF KA LAE from...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, June 4, 2015
New technology called WindFloat would allow wind turbines with towers as high as 300 feet to float in the ocean near Hawai`i,connected to cables that would send electricity to land, according to Alpa...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, June 5, 2015
A talk story session about Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's draft general management plan, wilderness study and environmental impact statement is coming up next week. NPS Photo by Jay RobinsonWINDWARD...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, June 6, 2015
Sen. Russell Ruderman discussed the 2015 state Legislature at Cooper Center in Volcano Thursday. Photos by Ron JohnsonKA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN reviewed the 2015 Legislature during a talk...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, June 7, 2015
Bobby Gomes and the Pahala Kupuna hula group entertain for the new cookie kitchen grand opening at Punalu`u Bake Shop.Photo by Julia NealA NEW COOKIE KITCHEN for Punalu`u Bake Shop opened to the public...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 8, 2015
Hawksbill nesting season is underway, with many sites along the Ka`u Coast monitored by Hawksbill Recovery Project personnel. Photo by Dave BerryHAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTING SEASON has just begun and...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Researchers are studying the effects of marine debris, such as plastic and fishing line, on monk seals and other sea creatures.Photo by Julia NealGOV. DAVID IGE YESTERDAY SIGNED into law four energy...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Ka`u fishermen are ready to participate in the S. Tokunaga Ulua Challenge beginning tomorrow. Photo from Hawai`i Fishing NewsULUA FISHING, celebrated by the annual S. Tokunaga Ulua Challenge taking...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 11, 2015
Pa`u riders and horses bedecked in lei, like these during Merrie Monarch, are popular in many Hawai`i parades, including ones celebrating Kamehameha Day today. Photo by Julia NealTODAY IS KAMEHAMEHA...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, June 12, 2015
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park received a federal award for its many environmentally responsible efforts, including recycling.NPS PhotoAN EXAMPLE OF SAVING THREATENED agricultural land is rolling out...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, June 13, 2015
Ka`u residents can join Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and participate in a hike of Kilauea Iki Trail tomorrow.Photo by Elizabeth FienIN WHAT COULD BE THE FIRST of multiple bills...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, June 14, 2015
Hawai`i's green sea turtle population has less occurrence of a lethal tumor disease than other populations around the world.Photo by William NealHI-SEAS MAUNA LOA MARS researchers came back to...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 15, 2015
Ka`u livestock producers next year could have an option to hauling their animals to distant processing plants. Photo by Julia NealLIVESTOCK PRODUCERS FROM KA`U gathered at Pahala Community Center...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service manage Palmyra Atoll, which TNC calls "a treasure chest of biological riches and a natural marine laboratory."Photo from TNCKA`U RURAL HEALTH...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Ka`u's food growers can find out what crops grow well on their property through an online tool developed by The Kohala Center.Photo from Earth Matters FarmA NEW ONLINE TOOL MATCHES CROP varieties to...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, May 18, 2015
Volunteer divers gather debris from the ocean at Ka Lae during Hawai`i Wildlife Fund and friends' first-ever diving cleanup on Hawai`i Island. Photos from Cynthia Hankins PhotographyVOLUNTEERS REMOVED...
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