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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Keiki hike Kilauea Iki this summer. Camp Google's Nature Week experience connects and encourages children across the country to get outside, explore the great outdoors and keep asking questions. Photo...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, July 30, 2015
People and Land of Kahuku is the topic of a guided hike Saturday. NPS Photo by Julia EspinosaHAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE URGE MOTORISTS to drive with caution as school resumes. Motorists should expect an...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 8, 2015
National Park Service lead Na`alehu's Fourth of July Parade Saturday. Photo by Peter AndersonGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS came to Ka`u last weekend for the Fourth of July Parade sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou. The...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, July 31, 2015
Hurricane Guillermo, currently between latitudes 130 and 135, is forecast to strengthen and then weaken before reaching the vicinity of Hawai`i. Map from NOAAGUILLERMO IS ON HIS WAY TOWARD HAWAI`I....
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015
A guided hike of Kahuku's Palm Trail tomorrow offers expansive vistas. NPS Photo by Mark WasserHURRICANE GUILLEMO IS EXPECTED to weaken to a tropical storm as it travels toward Hawai`i, according to...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015
When it arrives in Hawai`i, Guillermo will still be a tropical storm, packing high winds and heavy rains. Map from Weather UndergroundROUNDUP AND OTHER HERBICIDES come before Hawai`i County Council...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 3, 2015
Boylan Slat raised millions to help clean up the ocean, and his mission is leading some 30 boats and crews to document plastic garbage between Hawai`i and California over the next three weeks. Photos...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015
Researchers return to Mars on Mauna Loa on Aug. 28 to spend a full year simulating long-term space exploration. Photos from HI-SEASTHE PLANET MARS SIMULATION SITE ON MAUNA VOLCANO IN KA`U will receive...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015
Cooler water and westerly winds are helping to weaken Tropical Storm Guillermo on its path north of Hawai`i.Map from Weather UndergroundKA`U AND VOLCANO CONSERVATIONISTS are at University of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
Kahuku Unit has many free programs on weekends this month, including The Birth of Kahuku this Saturday.NPS Photo by Michael SzoenyiFORMER HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT Bryan Harry told...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
Construction to minimize flooding at Kawa Flats can now begin, following release of funds by Gov. David Ige.TWO KA`U CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS are included in funding of more than $40 million...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015
Before becoming chief of Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural Resources, Suzanne Case headed The Nature Conservancy, which preserved Kamehame hawksbill nesting site. Photo by David RaynerSUZANNE...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015
Kilauea's Night Skies: An Artist's Perspective is the topic of Tuesday's After Dark in the Park program. NPS Photo by Janice WeiKA`U SCENIC BYWAY SIGNS are starting to go up along Hwy 11. Among those...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 10, 2015
Hurricane Hilda is expected to reach Ka`u as a tropical storm late Thursday, but rain and winds could begin earlier.Map from Weather UndergroundKA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN joined Ka`u residents...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH is in effect as Hurricane Hilda crawls toward Ka`u and Hawai`i Island. The 11 a.m. Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecast estimates the center of Hilda will pass south of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
Central Pacific Hurricane Center advises Ka`u residents to be vigilant as Tropical Storm Hilda weakens on its path south of Hawai`i Island. Map from NOAAHOW TO KEEP FARM LAND AFFORDABLE for agriculture...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015
More than doubling the number of monk seals on the main Hawaiian Islands is the goal of a newly released draft management plan. This pup was born in Ka`u in 2013. Photo by Justin ViezbickeKA`U...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Aug. 14, 2015
A member of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's trail crew repaves Thurston Lava Tube's exit trail. NPS Photo by Tom FosterHAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION has the authority to penalize utilities if...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015
Following Tropical Depression Hilda's drenching rains at Namakanipaio, the popular campground has reopened. Photo from NPSPARK RANGERS HAVE RE-OPENED all previous storm-related closures within Hawai`i...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015
Volcano Art Center offers guided walks through Niaulani Rain Forest each Monday. Photo from VACA PATCHWORK SOLAR ENERGY project proposed at Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos was the subject of much public...
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