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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
Volunteers have completed repairs on Ka`alaiki Road, above the waterfalls. Ka`u residents and visitors use the road when flooding closes Hwy 11 during heavy rains. Photo by Julia NealA BAND OF...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015
Ka`u High Trojan Rowlie Flores participated in a meet at Hawai`i Preparatory Academy Saturday. Photo by team assistant Jay-R AbalosHAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK has a new centennial logo. Founded on...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015
Ka`u residents can sign up through tomorrow to help Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park remove invasive weeds from the park on Friday. FHVNP Photo by Elizabeth FienPUBLIC OPPOSITION TO A...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 7, 2015
The number of yellow tang in West Hawai`i waters has increased in Fish Replenishment Areas as well as open areas.Photo from wikipediaSUCCESS OF WEST HAWAI`I’S Fish Replenishment Areas is considered in...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Although Tropical Storm Jimena is well north of Hawai`i, the storm will pull moist air up from the south, creating hot and humid conditions this week. Map from NOAAMORE HAWAI`I PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park personnel will work to control silk oak in the Hilina Pali area later this month. Photo from NPSA SECOND ROUND OF ARRESTS took place this morning on Mauna Kea, where...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Ka`u Multicultural Society holds its first organizing meeting for next month's Ka`u Plantation Days today. Everyone interested in making the event a success is welcome to attend. See details below....
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
Stewards of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's rainforest take a break on historic Crater Rim Trail, one of the focal areas for Stewardship at the Summit, which is seeking volunteers for programs...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015
Ana Cariaga, left, with Edwina, Jessica and Molly Akana, manage a Hawaiian Kingdom voting booth at the Olson Trust Building today in Pahala. Photo by Julia NealNO SHOW AT THE HAWAI'I RANCHOS SOLAR...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015
Registration is still open for the second annual Ka`u Coffee Trail Run coming up on Saturday. Photo from Taylor's Treasures PhotographySEN. MAZIE HIRONO EXPLAINED her support of President Obama’s...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
Coral bleaching is occurring throughout the Hawaiian archipelago due to high ocean temperatures compounded by El Nino.Photo from Hawai`i DLNR HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
Humpback whales and other marine mammals will have quieter waters to explore with the U.S. Navy agreeing to end its sonar testing program in key habitats of the Pacific, including the coast of Hawai`i...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Registration is now open for Ka`u Rural Health Community Association's fifth annual Floating Lantern Ceremony at Punalu`u in November. Photo from KRHCAI“HAWAI`I IS A MICROCOSM of what’s going on in...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are closely monitoring recent signs of unrest on Mauna Loa, the largest activevolcano on Earth.In this 1985 aerial photo, Mauna Loa looms above Kilauea's...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Thirty Meter Telescope opponents have agreed to remove structures erected at right, near Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station.Image from MKVISTHIRTY METER TELESCOPE OPPONENTS and the Department of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015
Runners head through coffee tree fields and into the forest during this morning's Ka`u Coffee Trail Run.Image from video by Vernon HarveyKA`U COFFEE TRAIL RUN saw worldwide competition today with Half...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015
Removal of invasive ginger opens up space for native plants such as `ohelo. Participants can help during Stewardship at the Summit on National Public Lands Day this Saturday. See story below. Photo...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
Ocean View woodworker Mats Fogelvik won Best of Show at Hawai`i's Woodshow with Roots of Inspiration. See story below.Image from show catalog provided by Ann BostedKA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015
Visitors admire the newly restored Herb Kane mural, A Pantheon of Volcano Spirits, in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Jaggar Museum. See story below. NPS Photo by Stephen GeigerREGENERATIVE AND...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
It's currently unclear if a tropical disturbance southeast of Hawai`i will strengthen or impact the islands. See story below.Maps from Weather UndergroundUNCERTAIN FUTURE: HOW MANY KA`U COFFEE FARMERS...
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