The Nature Conservancy is seeking to acquire 1,960 acres of former sugar cane land in Hilea to protect Kaʻū’s coastline and mountain slopes from future development, in alignment with the Kaʻū Community Development Plan.

Boost your physical and mental well-being with these simple, everyday wellness tips from Kaʻū’s own Mrs. Aloha, Pamela Lara. Learn how hydration, five-minute resets, and basic exercises can transform your daily routine.

Four candidates competing for the Hawaiʻi County Council District 6 seat met at an Ocean View forum to debate critical community issues, including the future of Punaluʻu Beach development, local water access, and public safety.

A Kaʻū Mele feature showcasing the poem "The View of the World Depends on Where You Stand," reflecting on perspective, natural beauty, and the quiet magic of a rare snowfall.

The Kaʻū Coffee Festival celebrated local growers, honey-processed beans, and the region's agricultural resilience with packed hoʻolauleʻa events at the Pāhala Community Center.

Skaters, families, and community members gathered in Ocean View on May 2 to celebrate the grand opening of the Kahuku Grind Skatepark with live music, food, and skateboarding.

A delicious recipe for Tropical Mulberry Banana Bread, combining locally grown mulberries, bananas, coconut, and toasted macadamia nuts for a sweet and tart Kaʻū treat!

Drew Foster reviews Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares’ sobering new nonfiction work on artificial superintelligence and the existential choices facing humanity.

Since 1995, Friends of the Kaʻū Libraries has supported the Nāʻālehu and Pāhala branches. Learn how this volunteer-led nonprofit operates, how to join as a lifetime member, and ways to support local literacy and community programs.

Drew Foster reviews Gary Shteyngart’s newest novel, “Vera, or Faith,” a humorous, cutting depiction of a near-future, totalitarian-leaning America observed through the eyes of a precocious youngster trying to make sense of a rapidly changing society.

Review of the 1958 classic "The Polynesian Family System in Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi." This essential work by E.S. Craighill Handy and Mary Kawena Pukui provides a profound window into ancestral Hawaiian worldviews and traditional customs of the Kaʻū district.

Raylene Auliʻi Moses is hoping to start a Hawaiian immersion school in Kaʻū this fall. The family program in Waiʻōhinu focuses on Hawaiian language, culture, and ʻāina. Organizers hope to establish a charter school to restore vital Hawaiian studies.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) secured up to $2M in state grants toward purchasing the nearly 2,000-acre Hīlea property in Kaʻū. The acquisition will protect vital native forest, watershed, and cultural sites from potential development.

Kaʻū resident Ron Ebert (80) received the Hawaiʻi County Outstanding Older American Award. A Vietnam veteran and volunteer firefighter, he was honored for decades of community service and public safety advocacy, setting an inspiring example of aging.

The 16th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Festival was a success, culminating in a Ho’olaule’a in Pāhala with cultural performances. The 7-day event, coordinated by Kaʻū Coffee Growers Cooperative, celebrated local growers and the area's rich agricultural history.

Percival Everett's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "James," reimagines Huckleberry Finn from the slave's perspective. It explores language as power and survival, though the reviewer questions the ending's violence.

This review of Suzanne Collins's prequel, "Sunrise on the Reaping," follows Haymitch Abernathy's Hunger Games victory. It praises the social commentary but notes a lack of suspense and thin characterization.