Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park license plate can be purchased through the Department of Motor Vehicles andraises money for the operations of the park.HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK LICENSE PLATES are...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Aug. 4, 2017
A decade ago, this perched lava channel, which was as much as 150 feet (45 meters) above the ground, carried lava downslope from the Pu'u 'Ō'ō Fissure D vent during episode 58 of Kīlauea Volcano's...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017
A 2009 photo of an axis deer killed by a Big Island Invasive Sepcies Committee marksman.Photo from BIISCNO AXIS DEER IN KA`U is the declaration of Big Island Invasive Species Committee. A story by Tom...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday Aug. 6, 2017
Internationally acclaimed musicians and singers come to Pahala to honor its diversity and historicproperties with a concert on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at Pahala Plantation House.HAWAI`I INTERNATIONAL MUSIC...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 7, 2017
Making fresh foods more available to residents through the SNAP program received $1 millionin funding, announced Sen. Mazie Hirono today. Photo from The Food BasketFUNDING OF $1 MILLION TO BUY FRUITS...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017
Kamehame is one of the hawksbill turtle preserve owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.Photo by Geneveve FyvieTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY, which owns and manages thousands of acres in Ka`u, including...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017
Distance from North Korea to Guam, Alaska, Hawai`i and the mainland.PRES. DONALD TRUMP CALLING OUT NORTH KOREA drew quick response from Hawai`i Sen. Brian Schatz on Tuesday and Wednesday. Responding to...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Thursday, July 10, 2017
Rodrigo Romo, PICES program manager ,will give a talk on using Hawaiian basalt as constructionmaterials simulant for use on the moon and Mars. Photo from PICESHAWAIIAN BASALT VOLCANIC ROCK could be...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
Sen. Mazie Hirono attended the graduation of the Naval Shipyard Apprentices on Friday and said she willadvocate for shipyard improvements across the country, including Pearl Harbor. US Navy...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017
After the violent white supremest rally and murder today on the mainland, Hawai`i U.S. Rep.Tulsi Gabbard recommended watching a unifying Prince Ea video. "TERRIFYINGLY TRUE," tweeted Sen. Brian Schatz...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017
Kawika Akana Matsu, of Volcano, survived a great white shark attack and a Go Fund Me campaign is helping him to recover. Photos from Kai Matsu.GREAT WHITE SHARK VICTIM KAWIKA AKANA MATSU, of Volcano,...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 14, 2017
Hawai`i Solar Energy Association objects to proposed tariffs on Chinese imported solar panels,saying that 1,200 jobs of those installing them in Hawai`i would be threatened.Photo from Hawai`i Solar...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017
The last haul sugar truck rolled along Hwy 11 in Na`alehu for Ka`u Plantation Days lastSaturday, organized by Ka`u Multicultural Society. See more photos below. 2015 Ka`u Queen Lori-Lee Lorenzo...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Wednesday, Aug 16, 2017
Extreme high tides like this one reaching high into the skeleton of the old Honu`apo Pier, are expectedto continue through the weekend and the National Weather Service has issued a warning.Photo by Ron...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017
Volcano Rain Forest Runners get ready with packet pick-up and late registration Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.at Cooper Center. The races take place on Saturday. See below. Photo from Sharon FaffIN...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Friday, Aug. 18, 2017
The Hawaiian and U.S. flags fly together at most public places in Hawai`i as Statehood Day is a holidayleading into a long weekend. Photo from WikipediaTODAY, FRIDAY, IS HAWAI`I STATEHOOD DAY, FORMERLY...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017
"PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN REARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TRUMP TITANIC all he wants but the problem is him and his inability to focus, his continuing attacks on everyone who disagrees with him, so I am...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017
Bon Dance at Pahala Hongwanji this evening, with the bell at the Buddhist church overlooking the venue.Photo by Ron JohnsonTHE BON DANCE SEASON around Hawai`i Island came to a close, with a service,...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 21, 2017
Ka`u Calendar Astronomy editor Lew Cook sent these eclipse shots from the mainland today. Only a tinyfraction of solar eclipse was visible in Hawai`i. Photo by Reed YurmanHAWAI`I IS IN THE TOP DOZEN of...
View ArticleKa`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017
HELCo has spent more than $14 million to remove and trim trees to prevent them from falling,as they did on Wood Valley Road in 2014 during Iselle. Photo by Royden OkinishiHAWAI`I ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.,...
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