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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, December 21, 2017
Nā‘ālehu School Gym filled with joy as children prepared for the winter break from Friday, Dec. 22, through Monday, Jan. 8. Photo from Nā‘ālehu School Council. RETIRING ALL CESSPOOLS IN HAWAI‘I to...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, December 22, 2017
Lava is breaking out at the bottom of the pali on the coastal plain. A geologist marks a G.P.S. waypoint.USGS photoTHE NEW FEDERAL TAX BILL, signed into law Friday, Dec. 22, by Pres. Donald Trump,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, December 23, 2017
Hannah's Mahana ‘Ohana Hālau from Ocean View danced for the Christmas Concert at Ocean View Community Center on Friday night. Photo by Ann BostedTHE FIRST SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES in Hawai‘i have...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas Eve celebrated by villagers inside and outside of Holy Rosary Church in Pāhala, following the Pope's message supporting understanding, tolerance and help for immigrants. Photo by Julia...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, December 25, 2017
Christmas Day snow on top of Mauna Loa Volcano, the long mountain that makes up most of Ka‘ū. The photowas taken Dec. 25 at Moku`aweoweo caldera's South Pit. Image from USGSHIGH IN THE SNOW ON...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, December 26, 2017
An historic Pāhala wooden clapboard cottage at Ohia and Pikake Streets with its tin roof, Christmas decorations.Photo by Julia NealA SENIOR HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY FOR KA`U IS DUE FEB. 1: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou is...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Rep. Richard Creagan listens to residents in Ocean View. Photo by Ann BostedREP RICHARD CREAGAN IS SETTING PRIORITIES for the Hawai‘i State Legislature which opens Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Capitol in...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, December 28, 2017
Keiki are invited to sign up now for the annual ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou Fishing Tournaments taking place Saturday, Jan. 27,at Punalu‘u Beach Park. Photo by Nalani ParlinTHE FIRST ACT OF CONGRESS in the new year...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, December 29, 2017
Neighborhood fireworks are popular in Ka‘ū. Photo by Julia NealA SURVEY ON CITIZEN OPINIONS has been posted for residents to fill out online, sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono. She also weighs in on her...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, December 30, 2017
Glow from an active ocean entry on Kīlauea Volcano’s Kamokuna lava delta was visible on the evening of Sept. 27, when the 2017 delta was near its maximum size of eight to ten acres. Since then, the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, December 31, 2017
In the street and in the air, fireworks lit up the sky, celebrated with sound and exploded on the streets and yardsthroughout Ka`u, starting just after sunset on New Years Eve. Photo by Julia...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, January 1, 2018
Abandoned nets and trash collected by Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund employees and volunteers at Kamilo. A volunteer dayat Waiohinu Transfer Station will be held on Sunday, Jan 14 to load nets previously...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Astronomer Dean Regas, of Star Gazers on PBS, will host two events at the end of this month in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. See story below. Photo by Janice Wei/ National Park ServiceTHE MOA`ULA...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Taiko drummers encourage Wayne Kawachi as he walks from Honoka‘a to Nā‘ālehu to raise moneyfor senior housing. Photo from OKKCounty Council member Maile David, who represents allof Ka‘ū, catches up...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, January 4, 2018
Bound for the home stretch, 72-year old Wayne Kawachi, center, is surrounded by Ka‘ū people supporting his 100-mile walk from Honoka‘a to Nā‘ālehu to raise money for senior housing. He stopped after...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, January 5, 2018
Long road through Ohia Forest, across the Ka`u Desert to Pahala into Na`alehu, marked the final day Fridayfor the 100 mile walk by Wayne Kawachi, 72, to raise money for senior Housing in Na`alehu.Photo...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, January 6, 2018
Expanding telehealth services has reached veterans served at Ocean View Community Center and is receivingmore support from the bill that just passed Congress, co-introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono and...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, January 7, 2018
A new H.V.O. webcam provides improved views of Mauna Loa's summit caldera, Moku‘āweoweo, from the northwestrim. See the time-lapse sequence showing a full day on Sunday, Dec. 3, starting and ending at...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, January 8, 2018
U.H. C.T.A.H.R. Extension Agent Andrea Kawabata suggests using Ken Love's Big Island Avocados poster to help identify the fruits of unknown avocados varieties. Kawabata offers more resources...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Berta Miranda waits anxiously to find out if her prize winning Ka‘ū Coffee farm was destroyed, during the 2012wildfires that burned around Pāhala, threatening the entire village and damaging macadamia...
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