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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, September 27, 2018
Keiki joined in a Hip Hop for Families event at Nāʻālehu Library. See story, below. Photo by Geneveve FyvieU.S. SEN. MAZIE HIRONO TOOK ON JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH today, during his nomination hearing in...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, September 28, 2018
Sen. Mazie Hirono joined Sen. Richard Blumenthal in walking out of the vote to send the nomination of BrettKavanaugh to the Senate floor for confirmation to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.Photo...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, September 29, 2018
Jaclanne Pagala, left, and Riley Viernes, right, practice their skills using classmate Dalyn Kupukaa as a subject, during an EMT course which has been added to curriculum at both the Hilo and Kona...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, September 30, 2018
Moonset over Mauna Loa and Kīlauea Caldera, the sulfur banks illuminated by moonlight. Tina Neal tellsKaʻū News Briefs of her excitement at the reopening of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Parklast weekend....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, October 1, 2018
One of the 11 ʻAlalā released last Fall is thriving in the forest where more ʻAlalā were set free last week.More are scheduled to be turned out into the wild later in October. Photo from San Diego...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, October 2, 2018
The robot launched from the ship Nautilus explored the seafloor of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments and found the seafloor was composed of pillow basalt with a manganese crust, a texture...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Leaving Punaluʻu Beach on Friday, a hawksbill hatchling seeks its future in the Pacific Ocean.Photo by Peter BostedHAWKSBILL TURTLE HATCHLINGS SCURRIED TO THE OCEAN Tuesday evening at Punaluʻu Black...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, October 4, 2018
It will take some time for wildlife biologists to learn of the damage to monk seal populations and their habitat at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The seven researchers evacuated from...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, October 5, 2018
Miss Kaʻū Coffee, Reishalyn Kekoa Jara, fired the pistol to start this year's Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run. The fifth annual race,beginning and ending at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, welcomed 211 runners in 5K, 10K, and...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, October 6, 2018
Kaʻū Cheerleaders rev up the fans as the Trojans win their homecoming game against Kohala, 58-14.See story, below. Photo by Julia NealMONEY FOR SCHOOLS TO BE COLLECTED FROM INVESTMENT PROPERTY TAXES is...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, October 7, 2018
Three swimmers from Volcano School of Arts & Sciences and one home schooled young lady join the islandwide swim meet at Pāhala pool on Saturday as members of Kaʻū's South Swell Novice Swim Team....
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, October 8, 2018
Polynesians first landed in Hawaiʻi at Punaluʻu or a nearby coastal location in Kaʻū, say historians, who honor them today, Discoverers' Day. The late Herb Kane painted this scene of Hawaiian Royalty...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Sea Mountain Golf Course, the southernmost golf course in the U.S., may be closed permanently. See story below. Photo by Julia NealSEA MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE remains closed, and there is no indication...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The 2018 Hawaiʻi Woodshow featured artists from Hawaiʻi and around the world, showcasing the art of woodworking and the positive role of forests in Hawaiian culture, economy, and ecology. This piece,...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, October 11, 2018
Eddie Andrade, left, points to a possible burial site near or on the land chosen for wastewater treatment. Hawaiʻi County Environmental Management Director Bill Kucharski, right, looks on. Photo by...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, October 12, 2018
Local construction contractors and other volunteers with ʻO Kaʻū Kākou continue to help to clear the old NāʻālehuFruit Stand site in hopes of creating senior housing on the property. To donate, call...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, October 13, 2018
Sunrise at South Point this morning, with stormy weather lighting up the skies in red.Photo by Richard TaylorCONSTRUCTION OF NEW NINOLE AND HILEA BRIDGES on Hwy 11 begins soon. The Hilea Bridge during...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, October 14, 2018
The Hawaiʻi Constitution, last updated in 1978, helped ensure access makai and mauka for the public,including access to the Kāwā surfing beach in Kaʻū. Surfers took the landowner to court and won in...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, October 15, 2018
A tiny hula dancer from Ocean View won the solo title at E Mālama Mau I Ka Hula Festival in Hilo this weekend."Hunnay" Rhyan Faith Anoʻi Demello is seven years old, the youngest of competitors who came...
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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The fifth annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, on Sunday, Sept. 9, drew a sold-out crowd to fundraise for The Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. From left: Joyce Kekahuna and the ‘ohana from...
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