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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Don Elwing who makes art from local marine debris will come to Na`alehu School on Thursday to create a group art piece for the school with student help. Kamilo, Men in Black won Elwing first prize at...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 16, 2017
Kāwā has brackish waters where young fish and birds live, along with visitors enjoying springs and saltwater. Photo by Julia NealNATIVE HAWAIIANS WITH TIES to Kāwā, surfers, fishermen, families who...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 17, 2017
Teen Alert is one of the many programs represented at Ka`u Rural Health Community Association'sannual meeting on Friday. Photo from Teen AlertEXPERTS ON HELPING COMMUNITIES, VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 18, 2017
Only Kilauea Volcano and Nyiragongo Volcano in the Congo (shown above) have persistent lava lakes nine acres or larger. Other persistent lava lakes on the planet range from a volcanic island in...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, March 19, 2017
Lane Ueda runs the LIHEAP application program each summer in Pahala, Na`alehu and Ocean View.Photo by Julia NealLIHEAP FACES ELIMINATION IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET. The program which helps hundreds of...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, March 20, 2017
Sen. Mazie Hirono testified on Monday during the U.S. Senate hearing concerning the lifetime confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch.THE SUPREME...
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Kau New Briefs Tuesday, March 21, 2017
The new Ka`u District Gym hosted its first regional karate seminar last weekend, under the auspices ofPahala Dojo and the International Karate League. See story below. Photo from Dr. Cliff FieldTHE...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Ka`u Coffee Festival kicks off with the Miss Ka`u Coffee Pageant at Ka`u Coffee Mill on May 13.Photo by Pam TaylorKA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS have announced their ninth year of events. The 2017...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 23, 2017
A 4.4 earthquake struck in the Hilina Pali area of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Thursday.Photo from HVNPA MAGNITUDE 4.4 EARTHQUAKE struck the Hilina Pali area at 10:27 a.m. on Thursday beneath...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 24, 2017
Explosive eruptions, like this one from Halema`uma`u on May 23, 1924, produce downwind ash that can become rich soil if abundant enough. In Ka`u, it's called Pahala ash and also helped channel water to...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 25, 2017
The last 2017 Ocean Count of humpback whales was held in Ka`u and around the state on Saturday, sponsoredby Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.File Photo by Danielle...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, March 26, 2017
The community is invited to a meeting on the Preservation Plan for the Hawaiian hula site, ʻImakakāloa Heiau.The gathering will be held this Saturday, April 1 at 12:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center....
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, March 27, 2017
Ope`ape: The Hawaiian Bat is the subject of the talk at Kilauea visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday at 7 p.m. See story below. Photo from HVNPOne of more than 30...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Mauna Loa Baseline Atmospheric Observatory recorded an increase in carbon dioxide for 2015 and 2016 that reached an unprecedented level in the 59 years of recording at the observatory.Photo by LCDR...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Lava Ocean Tours and other operators of boats taking visitors past the Kamokuna entry of lava into the oceanare asking the Coast Guard to reduce the new restricted area that keeps them atleast 984 feet...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 30, 2017
Nā‘ālehu sixth-graders do the “dab” dance move with teachers Nellie Davis and Amber Keohuloa andPREPARES coordinator Kathy Bertram during their Spring Break trip to Alaska, representing Ka`u. See story...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 31, 2017
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences students warn, "Slow Down, This is Not a Racetrack," and "No Speeding" at theusually sleepy corner of Pikake and Kamane Streets in Pahala, The busstop becomes busy...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 1, 2017
A dedication ceremony for `Imakakoloa Hei`u high above the ocean between Pahala and Na`alehu.Image from Edith Kanakaloe Foundation film.THE HEIAU HULA BETWEEN PAHALA AND NA`ALEHU drew nearly two dozen...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 2, 2017
Kamehame is the hawksbill turtle preserve, makai of Pahala, managed by The Nature Conservancy.John Replogle will give an update on TNC's work in Ka`u and beyond at Na`alehu Library on Tuesday at 3...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 3, 2017
Sen. Mazie Hirono spoke at a We Object rally over the weekend in opposition to the Trump Supreme Court appointment. Photo from Senator HironoKA`U'S U.S. SENATOR, MAZIE HIRONO, VOTED NO on the...
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