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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, June 3, 2017
More than 4,500 attended the ninth annual Ka`u Coffee Festival, according to organizers who arewrapping up the three weeks of activities. Photo by Jesse Tunison/Ka`u Coffee FestKA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, June 4, 2017
Mosquitoes reflect the changing world as they move territory as climate warms. After Dark in the Parkon Tuesday at Kilaeua Visitor Center presents a USGS research biologist with predictions for...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 5, 2017
Farms in Hawai`i like this one can not only grow healthy food but promote carbon sequestration and improve soil health.Gov. David Ige plans to sign a bill on Tuesday to create a Carbon Farming Task...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Josh Stanbro, who heads the new Office of Climate Change, Resiliency and Sustainability, joined Gov.David Ige and Mayor Kirk Caldwell in Honolulu to sign commitment in support of the Paris...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Andres Magana Ortiz could be deported as early as June 10. Photo by David Corrigan. See Big Island Video NewsLEGISLATION TO HALT DEPORTATION OF A BIG ISLAND COFFEE FARMER was introduced into the U.S....
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, June 8, 2017
A 5.3 earthquake shook Ka`u and Puna this morning and was widely felt across the island.Image from USGSA 5.3 EARTHQUAKE ROCKED Ka`u and Puna today and was experienced islandwide. The epicenter was...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, June 9, 2017
Gov. David Ige today released this image and vowed to continue to align Hawai`i with the Paris Accords.Image from Gov. David Ige"PRESIDENT TRUMP MAY NOT THINK OUR CLIMATE IS WORTH PROTECTING, but we...
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, June 20, 2017
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory broadband-seismic stations located at the summit of Kīlauea have beensignificantly upgraded over the past three years. During the upgrades, HVO field engineers (inset)...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, June 11, 2017
The winning catch at the Ulua Challenge was 86.2 lbs. pulled in by Brandon Rainey.Photo by Dave Corigan/Big Island Video NewsUlua Challenge photo from Tokigawa Store.THE RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE ULUA...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 12, 2017
Managing Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Tue, June 13, 7 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Ecologist David Benitez shares lessons...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Kona Honu Divers came to Ka Lae last weekend to clean up underwater rubbish by the sea cliffs.See story below. Photo from Kona Honu DiversFEDERAL NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS would be eliminated...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Ka`u's U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono welcomed business leaders from Hawai`i to meet with members of Congress andfederal officials at her annual Hawai`i on the Hill Policy Summit in Washington, D.C....
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, June 15, 2017
Six aspiring Hawai`i Police Department cadets were honored as they completed the academy withceremonies today. Photo by David Corrigan of Big Island Video NewsSIX NEW POLICE RECRUITS WERE acknowledged...
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, June 16, 2017
Da Box coordinator Chelsea Takahashi shows off a few items in this week's Da Box.FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL GO TO THE FOOD BASKET, INC., this island's Food Bank. The funding covers four years...
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Ka`u Calendar Saturday June 17, 2017
Six miles of Ala Kahakai Trail goes past Pohue Bay in the 16,000 acres for sale for $18 million on the Ka`u Coast.Photo by Peter BostedSIXTEEN THOUSAND ACRES ADJACENT TO TINY POHU`E BAY with six miles...
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, June 18, 2017
Na`alehu Anthony captured this photo of Hōkūleʻa returning to Hawai`i this weekend.Photo from Polynesian Voyaging SocietyWITH THIS WEEKEND'S HOMECOMING OF POLYNESIAN CANOES, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia,...
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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 19, 2017
Senators Mazie Hirono and Elizabeth Warner at Hawai`i on the Hill last week, where local products from Hawai`i were shared. The two also joined together Monday in an ethics inquiry regarding White...
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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Hawai`i has the highest homeless rate in the U.S. per capita, with a highest percentage amongHawaiians, Pacific islanders and people escaping the mainland to live in paradise. See story below.THE...
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Office of Hawaiian Affairs has released a major study on the health of Hawaiian men. See story below. Image from OHAA 4.5 EARTHQUAKE SHOOK KA`U TODAY. The epicenter was northeast of South Point, 23...
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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, June 22, 2017
Ship and submarine repairing and building for the military could become a much bigger industry in Hawai`i, if plans to increase the U.S. military fleet from 305 to 355 go through, says Sen. Mazie...
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