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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, October 22, 2017
Isaiah Pilanca-Emmsely, No. 7, was leading passer/scorer in the championship game. Photo by Pam TaylorTROJANS ARE THREE-TIME ISLAND CHAMPIONS IN EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL. Ka‘ū High School took the title...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, October 23, 2017
Fire within the forest over the weekend above Pāhala in a eucalyptus tree farm. Photo by Doug PhillipsFIREFIGHTERS CONTINUED FIGHTING the fire above Pāhala from Friday into Saturday and overnight again...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Wood Valley Road overflowing with flood water today. The road was closed for hours. Photo by Julia NealHEAVY RAINS POUNDED KA‘Ū FOR HOURS TODAY, with floodwaters rushing down streams, creating...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Pig hunting in Ka‘ū is a long-standing multicultural and multigenerational event. See story below.Photo by Julia NealFILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II FINALLY RECEIVED CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS, a few...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, October 26, 2017
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-authored the OFF ACT, cosponsored by 14 members of Congress and supported byhundreds of environmental and social justice groups. Photo from Office of Tulsi GabbardOFF FOSSIL FUELS...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, October 27, 2017
Hilaria Panglao, President of the Pāhala Filipino Community Association, and Leoveguildo "Hildo" Mercado, lastof the living Sakada immigrants who led the way to Ka‘ū to work in the sugar industry....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, October 28, 2017
Glow from a Mauna Loa lava flow lit up the night sky above Hilo on April 4, 1984. In this photo, captured from nearthe Hilo airport, the flow front appears closer to the city than it actually was....
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, October 29, 2017
Calm days at Punalu‘u where local fishermen launch small boats at dawn from a small ramp. In lateJune, a planned lava tour boat operation for 24 passengers met opposition and the owner was citedfor...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, October 30, 2017
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor staff, as seen in a Big Island School, brought the thrill of flight to inspire science, technology, engineering and math at Pāhala Elementary School last week. See...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Volunteers brought discarded mattresses, large appliances and other trash to the Ocean View Deep Clean, withcontainers and shipping provided by Matson Navigation Co. Photo from Ocean View Community...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at the 2017 Hawai‘i Farmers Union United Convention. On Wednesday, Gabbard, Rep. ColleenHanabusa and Sen. Mazie Hirono were named top advocates for improving the nation's food...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, November 2, 2017
Julia Espaniola, a Ka‘ū High School graduate and former intern at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, is The Nature Conservancy's new KUPU Conservation Leadership Development Program intern. She stops to...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, November 3, 2017
Longline fishing boats provide most of Hawai‘i's sashimi tuna. Hawai‘i's Congressional Delegation introduced abill on Friday that would address the working condition and foreign worker status in the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, November 4, 2017
Hawaiian, Mexican and Japanese dancers and musicians shared their cultures on Saturday at Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival in Pāhala. Photo by Julia NealDANCE AND MUSIC BROUGHT the Ka‘ū...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, November 5, 2017
Kupuna and Keiki share in the pounding of poi at the cultural booth at Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival in Pāhala on Saturday, organized by Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawai`i andsupported by O Ka`u...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, November 6, 2017
Pre-register for the Nov. 25 Annual Floating Lantern Celebration at Punalu‘u by Monday, Nov. 20, to honor lovedones, friends, families and caregivers. See story below. Photo from krhcai.comUNIVERSITY...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Hawaiian, Okinawan and other sweet potatoes are targets of potential funding by the County Council to develop virus-free planting materials through University of Hawai‘i. The USDA is also providing...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Some of the veteran staff and volunteers at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park stand on the northeast rim of Kīlaueacaldera, behind Volcano House. From left to right, Chantel Weaver (Army National Guard);...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, November 9, 2017
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs presents this photo with its online explanation of opposition to the currentmanagement of Mauna Kea. OHA filed suit this week against the State of Hawai‘i in an attempt...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, November 10, 2017
A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist collects a sample of pāhoehoe lava on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. Steam rising from the flow resulted from heavy rain falling on the hot lava....
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