Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016
Punalu`u Livestock Ranch between Makanau and Kawa raises ponies and horses for youth education.It also raises domestic goats for meat and animal husbandry programs.See more below. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
Ka`u and Hawai`i County are under a Hurricane Watch as Madeline heads west, with arrival expectedlate Wednesday. Map from University of Hawai`iA HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT for Ka`u and Hawai`i...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Ka`u Coffee growers John AhSan, Gloria Camba, Efren Abelleras and Kili Matsui met with U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbardat Ka`u Coffee Mill yesterday. Photo by Ron Johnson“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT is a...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016
Wind and rain associated with Hurricane Madeline have reached East Hawai`i and parts of Ka`u.See more below. Map from University of Hawai`iOCEAN VIEW RANCHOS RESIDENTS Peter and Ann Bosted have filed a...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
An unusual August into September snow blankets Mauna Loa this morning after the eye of Tropical Storm Madelinepasses to the south of Ka`u. NPS Photo by S. Geiger“WE PRETTY MUCH DODGED a bullet,” Ka`u’s...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Sept. 2, 2016
Ka`u's east-facing shores, including Punalu`u, are under a high surf warning until tomorrow at 6 p.m.See more below. Photo by Peter AndersonACTIVITY AT KILAUEA’S summit lava lake was again visible this...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016
Ka`u rancher Michelle Galimba asked U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to support preservation of the Ka`u Coast.See more below. Photo by Julia NealA HIGH-SURF WARNING continues through tomorrow afternoon as...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016
Last week’s hurricanes had no impact on lava deltas that have formed, and continue to grow, at ocean entries,Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported. Photo from USGS-HVOOCEAN USERS ARE URGED to use...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Sept. 5, 2016
Happy Labor Day! According to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, "charcoal is goodfor more than the barbeque." See below. Photo from WikipediaSHOULD HAWAI`I ERADICATE MOSQUITOES? A group of...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016
After rising steadily yesterday, Kilauea's summit lava lake offered visible volcanic activity this morning.Photo from USGS Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryAN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED underneath Moku`aweoweo,...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016
Pahala Town Square & Hawaiian Springs Facility is proposed for the former Ka`u Sugar mill site.Images from Hawai`i County Planning DepartmentA WATER BOTTLING PLANT with giant fountain and...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016
Incoming Mayor Harry Kim, who begins his term on Dec. 1, yesterday in Pahala greeted studentsand thanked constituents for voting for him. Above, he shakes handswith Ka`u High teacher David Brooks....
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Sept. 9, 2016
Ocean warming may be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation, according to a lead authorof a report on the subject. See more below. Photo by Deepak Apte from IUCNPAHALA TOWN SQUARE &...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016
According to developers' plans, the historic building on Maile Street "is to be removed." The former, bank, credit union, dentistry,training center, pool hall, store and radio station is shown here...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016
Kilauea's summit lava lake continues to maintain high levels. The black rim visible on the crater walloccurred when it rose to within 16 feet of the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater. Photo from USGS/HVO...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Sept. 12, 2016
The state of conservation in Hawai`i and what it means to have hosted the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congressare topics at After Dark in the Park tomorrow. Image from IUCNTHE IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016
Aquatic biologists research sever coral bleaching events in Hawai`i's ocean waters.Photo from Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural ResourcesFOLLOWING SEVERE CORAL BLEACHING EVENTS in 2014 and 2015...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016
A group of citizens is hoping to preserve a wall remaining at Pahala's Ka`u Sugar mill site in honor of past employees.Since the mill closed, the wall has been used for graffiti. See more below. Photo...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016
Unstable atmosphere puts Ka`u in a flash flood watch through tomorrow afternoon.Map from NOAAA FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT in Ka`u through tomorrow afternoon. Abundant tropical moisture and an upper...
View ArticleKa`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
Bay Clinic's Na`alehu facility is a model for others the nonprofit plans to build. Image from Bay ClinicKA`U FAMILY HEALTH & DENTAL CENTER in Na`alehu is the first of several that Bay Clinic is...
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