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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, July 29, 2018
Overflows from the Fissure 8 lava channel may have ignited this fire -- producing dark smoke -- on Halekamahina, an older cinder-and-spatter cone to the west of Kapoho Crater. Poho`iki Boat Ramp...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, July 30, 2018
More cracks and the falling away of the sides of the crater at Kīlauea summit, taking out more park infrastructure,including this example of part of Crater Rim Drive falling into the caldera. See more,...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Volcano Rain Forest Runs, coming up in August, offers events for every age. It is one of the many activities availablein the Volcano area, promoted by the new Experience Volcano Hawai`i group. Photo...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Raina Whiting provided free school supplies, and talked to residents about agriculture, education in the trades,incentivizing more solar power, and clean air for schools and Ka`ū's disaster shelter....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, August 2, 2018
Image from NOAAHURRICANE HECTOR IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE NORTHWEST on Sunday as a Major Hurricane and head toward Hawai`i, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hector's winds were 15 miles...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, August 3, 2018
Kīlauea Caldera in November of 2017 (left) and August 1 of 2018 (right). The radical changes are due tothe evacuation of magma to the lower East Rift Zone. See Volcano Watch, below. USGS photoA DETOUR...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, August 4, 2018
County and volunteer fire departments fought a fire all day today that started last night in the South Point,Ka Lae area. This photo was taken from the Discovery Harbour home of photographer Peter...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, August 5, 2018
Fissure 8 is at a low flow today, after more than 72 hours without a summit collapse event, showing almost no incandescence. USGS photoNO KĪLAUEA COLLAPSE EVENT ROCKED VOLCANO IN MORE THAN THREE DAYS,...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 6, 2018
Impassable road damage on Crater Rim Drive, past Keanakakoi. Even if earthquakes and lava flows stop,it would take time to repair and reopen closed areas at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. HVNP...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Firefighters at a flare-up of the Mauna Loa fire in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park today, Aug. 6th. NPS PhotoAN UNCONTAINED WILDFIRE MOVES TOWARD KAPĀPALA after growing to more than 1,500 acres by 4...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Keauhou Ranch fire rages through more than 3,200 acres on Mauna Loa, above now-quiet Halema`uma`u Crater.Both are in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, the fire starting outside park boundaries and...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Thursday, August 9, 2018
Ed Rau of the Discovery Harbour CERT team was activated to help with possible affects of Hurricane Hector onWednesday. He took this photo at dawn and calls it Red Sky in Morning, Sailor Take Warning....
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Ka`ū News Briefs Friday, August 10, 2018
Fissure 8 is devoid of all easily visible lava. Though steam and gasses still escape in white plumes, SO2 levels are dramatically reduced. The lava pool is about 130 feet below the rim of the cinder...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Saturday, August 11, 2018
The night before the Primary Election, most Democratic candidates -- and a few not running -- make their way to Hilobandstand in a tradition that's lasted over 60 years: they come, in person, to state...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Sunday, August 12, 2018
The preservation of Waikapuna, under consideration by the County Council, faces opposition from Sandra Demoruelle,who wants the county to first consider part of the property for the Nā`ālehu wastewater...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 13, 2018
Waikapuna, a culturally and ecologically significant coastal property makai of Nā`ālehu, will be considered forpreservation by the full County Council next week. Aerial photo by Shalan...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Tuesday, August 14, 2018
The fissures in the lower East Rift Zone continue to emit steam, but activity is quiet. See story, below. USGS photoTHE `ŌHI`A CHALLENGE IS OFFERING CASH PRIZES to find a solution to destructive fungi...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Image from prh.noaa.govTROPICAL STORM LANE IS ON TRACK TO ARRIVE IN HAWAI`I next week, according to information from the NationalHurricaneCenter. Lane is traveling at 13 miles per hour, with winds at...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Thursday, August 16, 2018
Two shopping centers in Ka`ū, plus Nā`ālehu Theatre, will come under new planning, with new management, beginningin September and December at the Weinberg Foundation, which owns the properties. Photo...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Friday, August 17, 2018
Lava entering the ocean on July 12, captured from a scientific research vessel deploying submarine seismometers. See Volcano Watch, below. Photo by Jackie Caplan-Auerbach,...
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