Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016
Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues free entry and programs in 2016. See more below.NPS Photo by Jessica Ferracane HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL REVISITS tax exemptions on ag land next...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016
Kilauea's Current Eruptions is the title of Tuesday's After Dark in the Park program. See more below. Photo from USGS/HVOKA`U’S STATE SEN. JOSH GREEN is considering running for higher office, Tom...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Jan. 4, 2016
Ka`u resident Dick Hershberger continues his portrayal of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar in 2016.Photo from KDENKA`U’S HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL member Maile David wants to help...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016
Recent rockfalls have enlarged the eruption vent at Halema`uma`u Crater. Photo from USGS/HVOHALEMA`UMA`U’S LAVA LAKE CONTINUES to rise. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the lake was 92 feet...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016
Hawai`i Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reports that growing numbers of the mammals are being sighted. Photo from NOAAHAWAI`I HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL Marine Sanctuary responded to recent news...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016
Signs along the Ka`u Scenic Byway portion of Hwy 11 will inform travelers of dates when lava flows occurred.Photo from Ka`u Scenic BywayAS KA`U NEARS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY of the last sugar company to...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
Ka`u Coffee lands at Moa`ula and Pear Tree have a new owner. Photo by Geneveve FyvieRESOURCE LAND HOLDINGS NOW OWNS Ka`u Coffee lands in Moa`ula and Pear Tree. The Colorado-based company closed the...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, January 9, 2016
Fragments of molten lava litter the rim of Halema`uma`u Crater following an explosion Friday morning. The blue bucket collects lava fragments and debris ejected from Kilauea summit for Hawaiian Volcano...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016
Mauna Loa and its current status are topics at After Dark in the Park this Tuesday. See more below. Photo from NPSUH COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE & Human Resources encourages Ka`u Coffee growers...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
Keiki return to Punalu`u this month for `O Ka`u Kakou's eighth annual Keiki Fishing Tournament. See more below. Photo by Nalani ParlinHAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE gets off to a fast start next week....
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016
Pali, the earliest hurricane on record in the Central Pacific, is far southwest of Hawai`i but could send swells toward Ka`u.Map from NOAAKA`U SHOULD BE THE FIRST PLACE to receive the south swell from...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016
Paul and Jane Field lead Stewardship at the Summit in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from NPSHAWAI`I’S STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN’S office filed a notice of appeal late yesterday...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016
Waipio Valley, along with Ho`okena and Miloli`i, has been closed due to dengue fever. See more below. Map from Hawai`i CountyHAWAI`I’S SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CARE could benefit from legalized gambling,...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar New Briefs Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
NASA's COral Reef Airborne Laboratory will study coral reefs worldwide, including in Hawai`i, to identify reef composition and model primary production. See more below. Image from NASA/CORALIN WHAT...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016
Participants learn about Hi`iaka and Pele and the natural phenomena they represent tomorrow at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. See more below. Photo from NPSNEW OWNERS OF KA`U COFFEE...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016
Speaking of Ka`u's Heritage was the title of a gathering that filled Pahala Community Center last night, led by Fred August Kalani Meinecke and sponsored by Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawai`i. Photo by...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Jan. 18, 2016
Lethal Eruptions at Kilauea: It’s Not the Volcano’s Fault is the title of tomorrow’s After Dark in the Park program. Photo from USGS/HVO“KA`U COFFEE FARMERS ARE STRATEGIZING how to stay on their farms....
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016
Ka`u's state lawmakers are heading to Honolulu for tomorrow's opening of the Hawai`i State Legislature. See more below.WENDELL KA`EHU`AE`A IS RUNNING for mayor of Hawai`i County Council for a third...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016
Researchers hope biocontrols can help growers fight the macadamia felted coccid. Photo from Hawai`i Department of AgricultureOPENING UP THE ORCHARD CANOPY and incorporating flowering plants near the...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016
A guided Centennial Hike: Into the Volcano takes place Saturday. Photo from NPSKA`U’S STATE LAWMAKERS are back to work on issues important to their constituents. The 2016 session of the 28th State...
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