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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
A guided hike at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Sunday explores the area's human history. See more below. NPS Photo by Julia EspaniolaAN ENTOMOLOGY TEAM from the Dengue Branch of the...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard met with Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island members and representatives yesterday. Zavi Brees-Saunders, the club's chief professional officer, is third from left. See more...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016
Keiki and their families lined the Ka`u Coast at Punalu`u yesterday for `O Ka`u Kakou's eighth annual Keiki Fishing Tournament.Photo by Peter AndersonRESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S KEIKI Fishing Tournament are...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Jan. 25, 2016
As part of Volcano Awareness Month in Ka`u, researchers discuss How Communities Protect Themselves from Vog Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. See more below. Photos from...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016
The late Sen. Gil Kahele emceed at Gov. Neil Abercrombie's 2010 inauguration event at Pahala Plantation House.Photo by Julia NealSEN. GIL KAHELE, a son of Miloli`i and Ka`u’s state senator in 2011 and...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whales National Marine Sanctuary's plans to expand in size and scope will not go forward, NOAA announced. Map from NOAAHAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE National Marine...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016
The first Ocean Sanctuary Count of 2016 takes place Saturday. See more below.Photo from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine SanctuaryHAWAI`I COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR Duane Kanuha is...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Jan. 29, 2016
Rapid `Ohi`a Death has come to Ka`u, spreading faster than expected. Map from Hawai`i DLNRRAPID `OHI`A DEATH HAS INVADED Ka`u, Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural Resources confirmed today. The...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016
Ka`u residents can hike to the top of Pu`u o Lokuana tomorrow. See more below. NPS Photo by Jessica FerracaneMICRONESIANS IN HAWAI`I were hospitalized at significantly younger ages and were often...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016
Volcano cavers gather in Ocean View next week for the 17th International Symposium on Vulcanspeleology.NPS Photo from Peter and Ann BostedNEARLY 80 VULCANSPELEOLOGISTS from 13 countries will gather in...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
Ka`ena Point on Crater Rim Drive in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is one site of the annual Sanctuary Ocean Count of humpback whales. HIHWNMS photo by Thomas C. SteinPROJECTS IN KA`U are on the...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016
Ka`u residents can sign up this week for Hawai`i Wildlife Fund's first 2016 Ka`u Coast Cleanup set for Sunday, Feb. 7. Photo from HWFKA`U’S `IMAKAKOLOA HEIAU, dedicated to hula, is under the...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
Four new species of algae have been discovered in Hawaiian waters. See more below. Photo from NOAAAN EMERGENCY DECLARATION regarding Hawai`i County’s dengue fever outbreak could happen soon, Civil...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016
Ka`u is clear of dengue fever risk, and Miloli`i's level has been lowered. Map from DOHLABELING OF COFFEE BLENDS is the subject of a bill introduced by Ka`u’s state Sen. Russell Ruderman. SB2519 would...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
Many events lead up to the Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a on Saturday, May 21. Photo from Ka`u Coffee FestivalWHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, the late Sen. Gil Kahele signed a bill he introduced that...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016
Mining operations in Ocean View can move ahead with their plans. Photo by Richard TaylorMINING OPERATIONS IN OCEAN VIEW can move forward with their plans, Hawai`i County Windward Planning Commission...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016
`Ohi`a lehua seeds are being banked in the face of threats to Hawai`i's native forests from rapid `ohi`a death.Photo from The Nature Conservancy by Rob SchallenbergerTHE THREAT TO `OHI`A TREES is so...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Feb. 8, 2016
An exhibit of works by members of Volcano Village Artists Hui opens this weekend. See more below. Image from VACELECTRIC UTILITY TRANSFORMATION is the topic of a bill under consideration at the state...
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016
Members of Kea`au High School's Peace for the Roots team traveled to Ka`u last weekend, staying at Pahala Plantation Cottages and volunteering at Hawai`i Wildlife Fund's first 2016 Ka`u Coast Cleanup....
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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016
President Obama's 2017 budget provides funds for Ala Kahakai Historic Trail land acquisition. See more below. Photo by Julia NealBILLS OF INTEREST TO RURAL KA`U residents receive hearings at the state...
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