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Ka`u News Brief Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016
Churches around Ka`u held services for Christmas last night and today, this one at Na`alehu Methodist.Photo by Julia NealKA`U FOOD PANTRY holds its next distribution this Tuesday, Dec. 27 at St. Jude's...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Dec. 26, 2016
Visitors enjoy a guided hike to Pu‘ū o Lokuana cindercone. See story on next year's Kahuku hikes below.NPS Photo/Janice Wei2017 PRESIDENT FOR OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION will be Ron Gall,...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016
`Alalā, are back in captivity after their recent reintroduction into the wild with two of the five surviving aftera short time in the forest near Volcano. Photo from National Park ServiceTWO YOUNG...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
Keiki on the rocks and limu practice a catch and release at the annual O Ka`u Kakou Keiki Fishing Tournament coming up Jan. 21.Photo by Peter AndersonTELEHEALTH AT KA`U RURAL HEALTH COMMUNITY...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
Pu`u O`o sends lava to the sea. Photo byAnn BostedTHE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START of Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone's Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption will be Jan. 23, 2017. In this week's Volcano Watch,...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Friday Dec. 30, 2016
Firework displays have toned down in Ka`u since more than a thousand people came to Pahala to see the spectacular Rodney Freitasshow in 2009. However, lots of backyard and street action is expected in...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016
Kilauea Military Camp offers a New Year's Eve Toast until midnight and a brunch on New Years Day. See more below.Photo from Kilauea Military CampNEW YEAR'S DAY MARKS A HIKE IN MINIMUM WAGES for anyone...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2016
This lava viewing area is closed after a large section of the 26-acre delta fell into the ocean. It was created by a lava flow, thenhardened, then undercut by ocean waves and crashed into the water...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
A ranger at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park helps educate visitors whose numbers surged in the park over the holidays. See story below.KA`U'S MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE AND U.S. HOUSE OF...
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Ka`u News Briefs, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017
Eruption crew rangers Rob Ely and John Moraes mark the closed area at the coastal cliffs with a white rope line. NPS Photo/Janice WeiA NEW LAVA VIEWING AREA AT KAMOKUNA was established by park rangers...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016
Pesticide buffer zones around schools and hospitals, and more monitoring of pesticide drift from farmsto waterways and people, are some of the expected proposals at the 2017 Hawai`i Legislature. Photo...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Dec. 5, 2017
A 66 year old albatross living in Hawai`i is making international news as the world's oldest-known breeding bird in the wild. See story below. Photo from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 6, 2017
Sen. Mazie Hirono meets with Secretary of Defense nominee General James Mattis today in Washington, D.C.Photo from the Office of Sen. Mazie HironoSEN. MAZIE HIRONO SECURED A COMMITTMENT from General...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 9, 2017
Coffee berry borers have gone beyond Ka`u and Kona. They were recently found on Maui and the state Department of Agriculture is encouraging all farmers to use safe practices to prevent further spread...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017
Hōkūleʻa will soon return to Pacific waters after its around the world voyage through Indian andAtlantic Oceans. Photo from Polynesian Voyaging SocietyA HOMECOMING DATE FOR HAWAI`I'S LEGENDARY SAILING...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 9, 2017
Stars over the crater on Kilauea. Photographer Eric Einwiller captured the fire of the volcano and the starry night skies.PROTECTING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID is a top priority for Sen. Mazie Hirono in...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017
Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Hirono, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) at Senator Mazie Hirono’s press conferenceyesterday as she attempted to protect Medicare and Medicaid. Photo from Office of Sen. Mazie...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017
Stewarding Kawa, from its archaeolgical to surfing sites, is the aim of four non-profit organizations. See story below. Photo by Julia NealSEN. MAZIE HIRONO MEETS WITH THREE NOMINEES FOR...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017
OHA is a new co-trustee of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, with ten islands and atollsand 583,000 square miles of ocean waters. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo from...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park celebrates 20 years of service this year, including the training ofmany Ka`u High School students in the Youth Ranger Program. See more below.Image by Susan...
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