Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, December 1, 2017
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Major in the Hawai`i Army National Guard, says the U.S. should negotiate for peace through ending its policy of regime change to prevent a nuclear attack from North Korea. Above,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Saturday, December 2, 2017
Kilauea Military Camp lights up for Christmas with public voting for the best decorations. Kīlauea Military Camp lights up for Christmas holidays. Photo by David BerryADDICTION TO OPIODS IS THE TARGET...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Sunday, December 3, 2017
Writers of the draft plan for Pohakuloa Training Area, KMC and other Army Garrison sites in Hawai`i are accepting comments through Dec. 7. See story below. Photo from U.S. Defense DepartmentTHE LATEST...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Monday, December 4, 2017
National Marine Monuments like Papahānaumokuākea serve as nurseries and breeding waters forfish sought for home use and for commercial fishing. Pres Donald Trump plans to open commercialfishing in...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Ka`u Coffee season is coming to completion and University of Hawai`i has some recommendationsfor farmers. See story below. Photo from the Tenth Annual Ka`u Coffee Festival, April 21- May 6,...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Alapaki Nahele-a, of Kamehameha Schools, asked for deferment of the purchase of 42.2 acresat the corner of Maile Street and Hwy 11 for a wastewater treatment plant. Public meetings inPāhala are set for...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Thursday, December 7, 2017
Tickets are still available for A Gilbert & Sullivan's Christmas Carol, Dec. 14 - 17 atKMC's Kīlauea Theater. Cast members joined the Hilo Christmas Parade last weekend.Photo from KDEN FLAGS...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Friday, December 8, 2017
HO‘ŌPŪLOA VILLAGE next to Miloli‘i was wiped out by a Mauna Loa lava flow in 1926. This shows the village April 16, one day before it was covered. The 'a'ā flow advancing to Ho'ōpūloa is a reminder of...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Saturday, December 9, 2017
Eddie Andrade and his family and friends have produced the Pāhala Christmas Parade for 39 years. This year's event isSunday at 1 p.m. through the town to the hospital and on to the Holy Rosary Church...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Sunday, December 10, 2017
PĀHALA CHRISTMAS PARADE MAKES 39Eddie Andrade, Mary Jane Balio and Judy Andrade and families have produced the Pāhala Christmas Parade for 39 years. They hosted Sunday's successful parade through the...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Monday, December 11, 2017
Children of the Sakada was a theme in the Pāhala Christmas Parade on Sunday as the Filipinocommunity promoted Sakada Day for the public this coming Sunday at Pāhala Community Center.See more below....
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, December 12, 2017
A consulting engineer on the project from Brown and Caldwell explains the rationale for shuttingdown gang cesspools that can pollute groundwater and the ocean. Photo by Julia NealENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Wild turkeys live in the macadamia trees next to the proposed Pāhala sewage treatment site.Photo by Julia NealINTEREST IN PROTECTING THE PINE TREE AND MACADAMIA ENTRANCE TO PĀHALA came up Wednesday...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Thursday, December 14, 2017
The Honoka‘a wastewater treatment facility while it was under construction. A similar aeratedlagoon system is being considered for Pāhala. In addition, Pāhala would have acres of trees for screeningand...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Friday, December 15, 2017
The second $20 million capital improvement investment in Pāhala , following the recent completionof the Ka‘ū District Gym, will be the town's wastewater treatment facility. Five small gatheringsfor...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Saturday, December 16, 2017
Geologist examines spatter and ash deposits within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park along Kīlauea's southwestrift zone. New understanding of the age of the ash deposits, based on years of careful...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Sunday, December 17, 2017
The Camba Filipino Dance Troupe performed a variety of ethnic numbers. Joan Obra was the Emcee atSakada Day in Pāhala on Sunday. Photo by Julia Neal FILIPINO CONTRIBUTIONS TO KA‘Ū were on full display...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Monday, December 18, 2017
Humpback whale season in Hawai‘i has begun. The public is invited to sign up for upcoming whale count events at sanctuaryoceancount.org after the majority of humpback whales are expected to arrive in...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, December 19, 2017
The Old Office of Economic Opportunity Building, in front of the mango trees and old plantation camp housing, is on the 60 acres where the foreclosure auction scheduled for Wednesday has been...
View ArticleKa‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Nā‘ālehu Methodist Church invites the public to a musical Christmas Eve with a bell choir, singingand many musical instruments at 7:30 p.m. Photo by Julia NealTHE WALK FOR SENIOR HOUSING IN NĀ‘ĀLEHU IS...
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