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Ka`ū News Briefs Saturday, August 18, 2018
During a community outreach meeting last night, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park officials detailedthe challenges of reopening portions of the park, now that Madame Pele appears to have settled.Photo...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Sunday, August 19, 2018
Eucalyptus around Kapāpala Ranch is expected to be some of the first harvested on Kamehameha School lands. The plan is to ship it to Pepe`ekeo to burn for electricity. Photo by Julia NealHARVEST OF...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 20, 2018
Dietrich Varez, a resident Volcano artist since 1968, passed away on Tuesday. Read about his life, art, and influence, below.Image from Volcano Art CenterHURRICANE LANE DEFIED PREDICTIONS AND...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Hurricane Lane is forecast to affect all Hawaiian islands, beginning with Hawai`i Island, starting today.Image from prh.noaa.gov/chpcHAWAI`I COUNTY IS UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING, issued this evening by...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Category 4 Hurricane Lane at 5 p.m. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphcHURRICANE LANE WAS 212 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST of South Point as of 5 p.m.CentralPacificHurricaneCenter reported this morning that the...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Thursday, August 23, 2018
Photo from the International Space Station shows the size of Hurricane Lane on August 22. ISS photoBANDS OF STEADY RAIN FROM HURRICANE LANE fell on Ka`ū all day, filling gulches and making the...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Friday, August 24, 2018
Pa`a`au Gluch, flooding this evening, seen from the bridge at Pāhala on Hwy 11. Photo by Julia NealLANE LANDED LAST POUNDING PUNCHES ON KA`Ū with flooding rains this evening. Waters roared down Pa`a`au...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Saturday, August 25, 2018
Raging gulches made crossings along the mountain road, Ka`alaiki, between Pāhala and Nā`ālehu,dangerous on Friday, as rain bands from Lane flooded Ka`ū waterways. Photo by Shalan CrysdaleHURRICANE LANE...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Sunday, August 26, 2018
Pastoral life returns after Lane leaves needed rainfall in Kaʻū. Photo by Julia NealREOPENING OF SCHOOLS, PARKS, BANKS, CREDIT UNIONS, POST OFFICES, and other public facilities in Ka‘ū is expected...
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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 27, 2018
The annual Bon Dance, services, activities, and food come to Pāhala Hongwanji this Saturday, Sept. 1. See story below. Photo by Ron JohnsonELEVEN PEOPLE CAUGHT ON THE RIM OF HALEMA‘UMA‘U CRATER are...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, August 28, 2018
In a little under four months, Halemaʻumaʻu grew to over seven times it's original size. See story, below. USGS photoHAWAIʻI WILL HOST THE GLOBAL GREEN ISLAND SUMMIT IN 2020, following the attendance...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Third grade students from Volcano School of Arts and Sciences joined in the stewardship of Kāwā on Monday,Aug. 27, after Hurricane Lane passed by. See story below. Photo from James Awai AkauFINAL...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, August 30, 2018
Hurricane Miriam, center, is forecast to miss Hawaiʻi. Major Hurricane Norman is behind her.Image from nhc.noaa.govHURRICANE MIRIAM is on track to skirt the Hawaiian Islands. Behind her, Major...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, August 31, 2018
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will reopen many locations that have been closed since May 11, duringeruptions and earthquakes at Kīlauea, which has been quiet since Aug. 2. The opening is...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, September 1, 2018
Youth Rangers Brennen Nishimura, Jackson Hannah, Rose Provance, and Daryl Moreira. Missing is Revis Petitt.NPS photoYOUTH RANGERS became an invaluable asset to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park this...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, September 2, 2018
O Bon Dance season came to a close Saturday at Pāhala Hongwanji with celebrants dancing around the yagura, activities for keiki and adults, history lessons, and community coming together. Photo by...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, September 3, 2018
The 210 ft. research ship Nautilus is above Loihi Seamount, off the Ka`u Coast, sending down submersibles with robotics.The scientific study simulates future trips to Mars. Follow the expedition at...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Lonoikamakahiki ceremony at the Kahua ‘Olohu, Kaunamano, on the Makahiki Grounds. A $58,600 grant for Ho‘omalu Ka‘ū to steward the land is up for final approval at the County Council tomorrow.See...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Jaggar Museum and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory before numerous summit collapse events that left thebuilding too unstable to repair and Halemaʻumaʻu without a lava lake. Jaggar will install its displays...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, September 6, 2018
Humpback whales may be coming to Hawai‘i in smaller numbers, staying for shorter durations, and singing less inthe sanctuary See more about declining humpback numbers in Hawai‘i, below.Photo from Ed...
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