Merrie Monarch Festival – May 2011
2011 Merrie Monarch Festival
The week long 2011 Merrie Monarch Festival came to a conclusion on Saturday evening, March 30th. And, after three nights of competition, the winner this year is…well, if you don’t already know, watch the video…
Merrie Monarch Festival Winner
This link will take you to Big Island Video News and an 18 minute excerpt […]
Kau Coffee Festival Draws Specialty Coffee Leaders From Mainland
Media release | Fern Gavelek Communications
Leaders of the specialty coffee industry are traveling to the stateʻs largest agricultural district this weekend to learn about award-winning Ka‘ū coffee.
Representing three areas of the US Mainland, they include specialty coffee guru George Howell of Terroir Coffee in Acton, Mass.; Skip Fay of Dunn Bros Coffee in Minneapolis, Minn. […]
Coffee Berry Borer Found on the Eve of Annual Kau Coffee Festival – May 2011
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has confirmed the detection of a coffee berry borer infestation at one farm in Pahala in the Kau District on Hawaii Island.
Kau is a major coffee-growing area and surveys are currently being conducted in Kau to determine the extent of the infestation. Some even hold the opinion that Kau coffee […]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park…What’s Happening Now?
Here’s a recent press release from the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory located within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park:
Volcano Watch | USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
The steady stream of lava cascading down the slopes above Kalapana village died out shortly after March 5 this year, when the spectacular Kamoamoa fissure eruption began. That fissure eruption lasted four days […]
Activity Begins Again At Pu’u ‘O’o Crater – Mar 26, 2011
Media release | USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Following an almost 17-day pause in eruptive activity, lava is once again visible on Kilauea Volcano’s east rift zone according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
At 10:09 a.m. HST on Saturday, March 26, 2011, lava returned to the Pu‘u ‘O‘o crater. HVO Webcam images (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/cams/POcam/) showed lava […]
Big Island Video News – Tsunami Mar 18 2011
Well, I found another video and report that give the best description I have yet to find on the damage that Kailua-Kona suffered from the recent tsunami. The media in general has down-played damages from the tsunami and the catastrophic events in Japan has overshadowed it as well, but for those who may be interested, […]
More Haunted Places in Hawaii
Honolulu is widely recognized as one of the most haunted cities in America and many consider the locals as some of the most superstitious people you will ever encounter, possibly with good reason.
Video of Last Week’s Volcanic Activity – 3/16/2011
I just came across this video of last week’s activity at the Kamoamoa fissure of Hawaii Volcanoe’s National Park. Here’s the link that will take you to the NVNP website and this video. You need QuickTime to view it, but you can follow the QuickTime link here or download it at the HVNP site, as […]
