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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, March 11, 2018
One of the first federal government involvements in Ka Lae was tending and improving the lighthouse and quarters for its keeper, after Hawaiʻi became a U.S. territory in 1898. Ka Lae Lighthouse is now...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, March 12, 2018
1945 photo of Ka Lae, showing the layout of Morse Airfield. Photo from totakeresponsibility.blogspot.comSOUTH POINT'S OCCUPATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT began with Ka Lae Lighthouse and expanded to...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Pacific Missile Range Facility used Ka Lae for tracking its missile launches. Photo from AFTKA LAE AS CAPE CANAVERAL WEST? Ka Lae and its Morse Field, with some 700 acres active in World War II,...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Proposed roads and trails would skirt historic sites within the South Point National Landmarks Complex. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands aims to provide more protection with its new South Point...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, March 15, 2018
Students from Kaʻū High, and Pāhala Elementary and Middle Schools stood in solidarity with students across the nation to protest gun violence. See story, below. Photo from Kaʻū High TwitterKAULANA BAY...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, March 16, 2018
Extinct, endangered, and rare plants and animals inhabit the Ka Lae area. From top left to bottom right: Hawaiian rail (extinct), Hawaiian pueo (endangered), Hawaiian Monk seal (endangered), Hawaiian...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, March 17, 2018
An endangered sea turtle, overshadowed by a piece of polystyrene foam rubbish. Photo from @erinmdillon TwitterA STATEWIDE BAN ON SELLING PREPARED FOODS IN STYROFOAM CONTAINERS is moving through the...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, March 18, 2018
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund volunteers in front of the Matson container used to haul out 11.6 tons of marine debris on March 4. Photos from Hawaiʻi Wildlife FundMORE THAN ELEVEN TONS OF MARINE DEBRIS were...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Monday, March 19, 2018
Slingatron, a technology for launching small packages into space, received some funding from the U.S. Army. A different technology is proposed by SpinLaunch, with one of the potential sites above...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Nā‘ālehu Theatre, the historic building on a more colorful day, years ago. Now deteriorating in the heart of Nā‘ālehu, it might be getting a lifeline. Photo from tohawaii.comMAYOR HARRY KIM HAS JOINED...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Miloliʻi is the first stop this Sunday, when Hōkūleʻa returns to Hawaiʻi Island, following three years of sailing aroundthe world. Above, the women chant, sailing into Miloliʻi in 2013. Photo from...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Thursday, March 22, 2018
Opihi picking is a traditional Hawaiian practice, with the limpets living on rocks in the surf zone a treasured delicacy in Hawaiian cuisine. Art by Deitrich Varez, whose work can be seen at Volcano...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Friday, March 23, 2018
Miss Ka‘ū Coffee pageant takes place on Saturday, April 21, at Ka‘ū District Gym. See story below. Photo from Trinidad MarquesA BILL TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILY LEAVE for all employees...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Saturday, March 24, 2018
Dr. Nial Peters from the University of Cambridge sets up the prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea in January 2018. Microwave pulses are transmitted from one dish towards...
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Ka‘ū News Briefs Sunday, March 25, 2018
Midway Island, host to an estimated 3 million seabirds, is suffering under a House mouse infestation - andthey are attacking the nesting birds. See full story, below. Photos from NOAA"YOU MARCHED. NOW...
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Ka‘ū News Brief Monday, March 26, 2018
Estimated at 40 tons, this mass of nets and other marine debris reflects nearly half of the makeup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - which has recently revealed some surprises. See story, below....
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Ka‘ū News Brief Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Family at Nāʻālehu Elementary's EXPLORE! Fair on March 8, playing a board game design to educate about Hawaiʻi's watershed. See story below. Photos from Na`alehu SchoolHAWAI‘I COUNTY HIT 200,000...
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Ka‘ū News Brief Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Hōkūle‘a has rescheduled its Miloli‘i visit to Saturday, April 28, after visiting Kona and Hilo. The crew planned to make Miloli‘i its first stop on its MahaloMahalo Sail, but bad weather last weekend...
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Ka‘ū News Brief Thursday, March 29, 2018
Miss Kaʻū Coffee Flower, shows off entries at the 2017 Ka‘ū Coffee Recipe Contest at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill. Registration is now open for the 2018 contest on Sunday, April 29. See story, below. Photo by...
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Ka‘ū News Brief Friday, March 30, 2018
The Ka‘ū Valley Farm team invites the public to visit during Ka‘ū Coffee Festival Week on Thursday, May 3. Front and centeris President and CEO Xiaoyuan Liu. Among others shown are VP Louis Leong,...
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