Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, May 1, 2016
Hawai`i County Civil Defense Chief Darryl Oliveira, whose retirement is effective today, helped Hawai`i Island through Hurricane Iselle, which caused trees to topple onto Wood Valley Road. See more...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, May 2, 2016
As part of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's centennial celebration, Ka`u resident Dick Hershberger presents A Walk into the Past every Tuesday. See more below. Photo from KDENEXPANSION OF WATER...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Hawai`i Wildlife Fund held its seventh annual cleanup at Manuka on Saturday, April 30. See more below. Photo from HWFOPPOSITION TO HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO.’S merger with the utility giant NextEra is the...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Ka`u volleyball players attending Kamehameha-Schools-Hawaii led their team to the BIFF championship last weekend, and their game at state finals will be televised this evening. See more below. Photo by...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, May 5, 2016
Lands from Kapua Bay to Hwy 11 will be preserved under a resolution at the stateLegislature. See www.instagram.com/hawaiikaunews. Photo by Kaiali`i KaheleKAPUA LANDS near Miloli`i will be preserved,...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, May 6, 2016
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is home to more than 7,000 marine species, including the Bluefin Trevally. See Instragram. Photo by James Watt from PMNMSUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA to expand...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, May 7, 2016
Ka`u residents and visitors can still sign up for Ka`u Mountain Water System Hikes set for May 18 and 19. See more below.Photo by Jesse TunisonMORE THAN 50 PERCENT of residents consider Hawai`i Island...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, May 8, 2016
Ka`u Coffee Festival's inaugural Lobsterpalooza is a week from today on the lawn at Punalu`u Beach House. See more below. Photo from Jim DahlbergGOV. DAVID IGE VETOED a bill relating to access to...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, May 9, 2016
Deadline to enter Ka`u Coffee Festival's Recipe Contest has been extended from today to Friday. See more below.Photos from Ka`u Coffee FestivalKA`U CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS are included in Mayor...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Exploring Pu`u o Lokuana at the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is one activity of the park's free Summer Junior Ranger Program. See more below. Photo from NPSHAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE’S...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a attendees are encouraged to Buy Local: It Matters before Saturday, May 21 and bring their receipts, product labels or business cards to enter a prize drawing. The more...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, May 12, 2016
Participants view cattle in the foreground and coffee in the background. The year's Coffee & Cattle Day is a week from tomorrow. See more below. Photo from Ka`u Coffee Festival. A PROJECT TO...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, May 13, 2016
Star Gazing atop Makanau is a week from today as part of the Ka`u Coffee Festival. See more below.Photo from Ka`u Coffee FestivalHAWAIIAN AIRLINES’ WILL OFFER nonstop service between Japan and Hawai`i...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, May 14, 2016
Dancers fill Pahala Plantation House's foyer during Ka`u Coffee Festival's Pa`ina to swing to the Kachi Kachi music of El Leo, with Ka`u's state Sen. Russell Ruderman on guitar. Photo by Ron JohnsonA...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, May 15, 2016
Miss Ka`u Coffee Pageant participants gather on stage after receiving scholarships, crowns, lei, flowers balloons and gifts.Photo by Pamela TaylorMISS KA`U COFFEE 2016 is Rochelle Koi, 22, daughter of...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, May 16, 2016
Ka`u residents visited the huge`Imakakoloa Hula Heiau yesterday on Olson Trust lands in the mountainsbetween Pahala and Na`alehu, at the invitation of Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation representatives. See...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Seventeen Ka`u students received Ken Wicks Ka`u Chamber of Commerce Scholarships yesterday.See more below. Photo by Julia NealLEAOKALANI HASHIMOTO won the 2016 Ka`u Chamber of Commerce Essay contest,...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Lobsters found their way to Punalu`u Black Sand Beach for the inaugural Ka`u Coffee Festival Lobsterpalooza on Sunday. See more below. Photo by Julia Neal“HAWAI`I EXPERIENCED A GREAT first quarter of...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, May 19, 2016
Hawane Rios & Band serenaded diners at I Ola na `Aina Momona's Locavore Benefit Dinner. See more below.Photo by Ron JohnsonHAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK entrance fees increase on June 1 as part...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, May 20, 2016
Hikers explore the Ka`u Mountain Water System as part of the Ka`u Coffee Festival. The annual Ho`laule`abegins at 9 a.m. tomorrow with Emcee Skylark, live entertainment all day, coffee tastingsand...
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